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Nostalgia Casserole


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 24 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Description

A quick and easy Instant Pot dinner featuring seasoned ground beef, cavatappi pasta, and sloppy joe sauce, finished with melty pepper jack cheese and tangy dill pickles for a fun, flavorful twist.


Ingredients

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  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 8 ounces cavatappi noodles
  • 1 (15 oz) can sloppy joe sauce
  • 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup diced dill pickles

Instructions

  1. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Stir in the salt, pepper and garlic powder.
  2. Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot. 
  3. Sprinkle in the noodles. Dump the sloppy joe sauce over the pasta evenly. 
  4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes. Move valve to venting and remove the lid.
  5. Stir in the cheese and pickles. Serve and enjoy!
  • Category: Beef
  • Method: Instant Pot