These Instant Pot Sausage and Rice Stuffed Peppers are the perfect easy to make comfort food, good any night of the week! And, you won’t make a sink full of dishes preparing them!
Turn the Instant Pot on to sauté and brown the Italian sausage with the onion. Add in the tomatoes and continue to sauté for 2 minutes.
Wash and cut top off of the bell peppers. Scoop out seeds.
Mix together rice, sausage mixture, half the cheese and seasonings. Stuff peppers with rice/sausage filling.
Top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
Place peppers in an oven-safe casserole dish that fits into the Instant Pot. Depending on the size of your peppers and casserole dish, you can either add a couple peppers in a top layer or cook 3 at a time.
Add 1 ½ cups of water to the Instant Pot.
Put dish/pan on top of trivet and lower into the inner pot of the Instant Pot.
Turn pressure valve to sealing and set manual pressure on high for 5 minutes.
Do a quick release when pressure cooking time has elapsed.