INSTANT POT® SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Instant Pot® Sausage and Peppers image

There's something comforting about sausage and peppers ... maybe it's a favorite during the fall or served on a bun with tailgating, regardless you can go wrong cooking this classic in the Instant Pot®!

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Sausage

Time 45m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 green bell peppers, seeded and cut into strips
2 red bell peppers, seeded and cut into strips
1 onion, sliced, separated into rings
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon salt
1 (20 ounce) package turkey Italian sausage links

Steps:

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Once pot is hot, add oil, green and red bell peppers, and onion. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Lightly prick sausage casings with a fork and add to pot. Brown sausages on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce, garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt. Close and lock the lid.
Turn off Saute function and select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 8 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Cut sausages on the diagonal into small pieces. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12.2 g, Cholesterol 85.5 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 23.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 1411.8 mg, Sugar 6.8 g