Baked Pasta and Smoked Sausage with Instant Pot version!

YUMMERS this is a family favorite. I got the recipe from a package of Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage years ago and it became an instant favorite. I have tweaked it a bit for our tastes.
1/25/2019--  Still one of our FAVORITE meals 9 years later. I decided to try it out as an instant pot recipe and I think it was quite successful! See new instructions at the bottom of the post!









12 oz shell or penne shaped pasta*(see note below for a gluten free variation)
16oz smoked sausage, (a local farm store makes and EXCELLENT nitrate free chicken based one that we enjoy)
1 cup milk
1.5 cup shredded mozzarella
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1.5 cups cheddar cheese flavor french fried onions(regular work fine if you can't find the cheese ones) You can even do homemade ones if you have the time!(LINK)
1 can Cream of Celery soup (homemade recipe)

Boil Noodles according to package directions

Preheat oven to 350

If you are making it prepare your celery soup now


Slice the sausage into bite sized pieces and brown them over medium heat

Combine Soup and Milk in a 3 quart casserole, add in 1/2 of cheese and 1/2 cup French Fried onions. Add in sliced sausage and peas , combine well.

add in drained noodles and mix until well covered.


Bake in preheated oven for 20-30 until bubbly. Top with remaining onions and cheese and bake for 3-5 minutes more!




We recently decided to go gluten free for my middle son. This is the first dish I attempted.
I used gluten free pasta and homemade french fried onions and cream of celery soup(both have GF variations on the links above)

Instant Pot changes/instructions:

Place the pasta in your pot, add 2 1/4 cups chicken broth, 1 -12 oz can evaporated milk and the cream of celery soup. Add in the thawed peas and sliced smoked sausage(no need to brown it first but you can if you want). Stir very gently to combine.

Set your pot to high pressure for 6 minutes, natural release for 6 minutes then quick release the rest. 

It will look "curdled" but just give it a good stir while adding the cheese and french fried onions and then serve it up! 

Delish!