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California Casserole


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 3 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 servings 1x

Description

Penne pasta with tomatoes, spinach, corn, mushrooms, peppers, cheese and more! Make it fast in one pot, your Instant Pot.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
  • 1 1/2 tsp celery salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground mustard
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 8 ounces uncooked penne pasta
  • 1 red bell pepper, cored and diced
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen sweet corn
  • 1 (8 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 (4 oz) can diced green chiles
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 cups chopped spinach
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the ground beef and break it up. Add in the onions and mushrooms and brown for about 5 minutes. Stir in the celery salt, garlic powder, ground mustard, chili powder and pepper. 
  2. Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
  3. Evenly sprinkle in the penne. Dump in the red bell pepper, corn, tomato sauce, green chiles, tomatoes and salt. Don’t stir.
  4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 3 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  5. Stir in the heavy cream, spinach and cheese. Serve and enjoy!

Stovetop Instructions:

  1. In a large skillet cook the beef, onions, mushrooms, peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Stir in the celery salt, garlic powder, ground mustard, chili powder and pepper. 
  2. In a separate pot cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain.
  3. Stir the pasta into the skillet with the meat. Stir in the corn, tomato sauce, green chiles, tomatoes and salt. Let simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in the cream, spinach and cheese. Serve and enjoy! 
  • Category: Pasta
  • Method: Instant Pot