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Instant Pot Pizza Casserole

I love recipes my whole family will eat. Pretty much anything with “pizza” in the title is a sure-fire winner! This Instant Pot Pizza Casserole is no exception. Freezer to Instant Pot Pizza Casserole #freezermeals101 #freezercooking #pastarecipes #instantpotrecipes #freezermealsMy kids like pizza casserole so much that I make several varieties of it so that I don’t get bored. They never seem to tire of it though!

We started with this crockpot pizza casserole and sometimes vary things with our Tater Tot Pizza Casserole.

close up of Instant Pot pizza casserole with pastaOne of my daughters prefers this version because of the beef in it. I, of course, like that it combines two of the easiest methods of cooking: freezer meals and the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Pizza Casserole Recipe:

  • 2 tsp. olive oil
  • 2 tsp. butter
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1 lb. garlic sausage, sliced
  • 2 tsp. garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 jar pizza sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 25-30 slices of small pepperoni
  • 8 oz. uncooked pasta
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
  • salt and pepper to taste

For the day of cooking:

  • 1 cup water

Set your Instant Pot to sauté and add the butter and olive oil.

Add the ground beef and sausage and cook for about 4-5 minutes or until the beef is no longer pink. Stir with a wooden spoon to break up the chunks of beef so that it cooks evenly.

Alternatively, you can brown the beef in a skillet.

Allow the meat to cool slightly. Place the cooked ground beef and sausage in a large resealable freezer bag.

Add the onions, garlic, tomato sauce, pizza sauce, Italian seasoning, pepperoni, and beef broth to the bag. In a medium-sized bag, add the pasta. Place the shredded cheese in another medium bag.

Take any extra air out of all three bags and close. Staple the bags together above the seal.

On the day of cooking:

Take the meal out of the freezer. Thaw. Place the contents of the large bag into the Instant Pot®. Add the pasta. Stir to make sure the pasta is covered with liquid. steps for making Instant Pot Pizza CasserolePut the lid on the Instant Pot and set it to high pressure for 8 minutes. Release the pressure and wait for the steam to completely stop before opening the lid. Stir in the shredded cheese. Allow it to sit for 1 minute before serving. close up of instant pot pizza casserole with cheese on topServe with garlic bread.

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Instant Pot Pizza Casserole Recipe
Course: Main Course
Keyword: Instant Pot Pizza Casserole
Servings: 8
Calories: 560 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 tsp. olive oil
  • 2 tsp. butter
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1 lb. garlic sausage sliced
  • 2 tsp. garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 jar pizza sauce
  • Tbsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 25-30 slices of small pepperoni
  • oz. uncooked pasta
  • cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • salt and pepper to taste
For day-of cooking:
  • 1 cup water
Instructions
  1. Set your Instant Pot to sauté and add the butter and olive oil. Add the ground beef and sausage and cook about 4-5 minutes or until the beef is no longer pink. Stir with a wooden spoon to break up the chunks of beef so that it cooks evenly.

  2. Alternatively, you can brown the beef in a skillet.
  3. Allow the meat to cool slightly. Place the cooked ground beef and sausage in a large resealable freezer bag.

  4. Add the onions, garlic, tomato sauce, pizza sauce, Italian seasoning, pepperoni, and beef broth to the bag. In a medium sized bag, add the pasta. Place the shredded cheese in another medium bag.

  5. Take any extra air out of all three bags and close. Staple the bags together above the seal.

On the day of cooking:
  1. Take the meal out of the freezer. Thaw. Place the contents of the large bag into the Instant Pot. Add the pasta. Stir to make sure the pasta is covered with liquid.

  2. Put the lid on the Instant Pot and set it to high pressure for 8 minutes. Release the pressure and wait for the steam to completely stop before opening the lid. Stir in the shredded cheese. Allow it to sit for 1 minute.