Instant Pot Philly Cheesesteak Pasta

5 from 3 votes

This Philly cheesesteak pasta doesn't drip down your hand like a cheesesteak would, but the flavor is amazing and it is a one dish meal!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

pressure build and release25 mins

Total Time45 mins

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Instant Pot, pasta, Philly cheesesteak, Philly Cheesesteak Pasta

Servings:

Calories: 678kcal

Author: Dawn

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil extra virgin
1 lb ground beef lean
1 yellow onion chopped
3 cloves garlic chopped
4 baby bella brown mushrooms chopped
1/2 green pepper chopped
1/2 yellow pepper chopped
1/2 red pepper chopped
1/2 tsp paprika ground
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
4 cups beef broth low sodium
12 ounces au jus gravy
16 ounces pasta
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups shredded cheese 6 cheese Italian is recommended

Instructions

Turn the Instant Pot to saute normal temp and heat up. Once hot, add in the olive oil and ground beef. Cook for 3 minutes stirring to break it up. Add in the onions and cook until the beef is cooked.
Stir in the garlic, mushrooms, paprika, red pepper flakes and the Italian seasoning. Hit cancel on the Instant Pot. If you need to deglaze do so with a little broth, but we didn't have to with the beef fat in there.
Add in beef broth and stir to combine. Pour the pasta in and pack it down gently so it is almost completely covered with broth.
Place the chopped peppers on top and then pour the au jus gravy on top of the peppers. Do not stir this in.
Put the lid on and turn the valve to sealing. Push the Pressure Cook/Manual button and set for 6 minutes(see notes about times.) It took ours about 20 minutes to build pressure.
When done do a manual release and carefully remove lid when the pin drops.
Stir in the sour cream and then stir in the cheese. Let stand for about 5 minutes and enjoy!

Notes

Your pasta dish might be slightly runny more like a thick soup at first. Upon sitting after adding the sour cream and cheese, it will thicken up.

About cooking times - If you are not using medium shells, you may need to slightly adjust cooking time. No worries, it is easy with this cheat method! Take the longest cooking time on the box of pasta and divide in half. If it is 10-12 minutes, set it for 6. This has worked for me with various pastas.

For the cheese we buy the 6 cheese Italian which has provolone, mozzarella, asiago, romano, parmesan and fontina. But you can use other cheeses if you are unable to find this one. We have a store brand and Sargento here that has it. I think Kraft has a 5 cheese blend.

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