Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Casserole

This Instant Pot stuffed pepper casserole is so flavorful and simple to make! Like deconstructed stuffed peppers in your pressure cooker but way easier!

So we love stuffed peppers here at the house…yes even my kids. They are a little labor intensive since you need to blanch peppers, stuff them, precook the rice etc..

I thought I’d make a deconstructed version as an easy Ninja Foodi recipe the other day. It came out great!! All the wonderful flavors you love in one pot and no precooking or boiling required to make this easy

Instant Pot Unstuffed Peppers

If you’ve never had stuffed peppers may I say I hadn’t either before I married my husband.

• It is something he remembered his grandma making so he taught me this easy stuffed green peppers recipe she used and I made them as often as I had time.

I knew there was a much easier way to get the same flavors, but a lot less tedious prep time. This is how to do it for sure. You literally throw it all in and cook in under 20 minutes.

The only thing you need to ensure with this method is that you do NOT stir in the rice. Just sprinkle in at the end and gently submerge. If not your pot may display the burn message. NO good.

Instant Pot stuffed pepper casserole

Here are a few questions you might have before you get started. Believe me, you won’t be disappointed. Yes it will look different from your childhood but is a game changer because it tastes the same!

Here’s what it looks like, yummy right??!! The kids love it!

Instant Pot bell pepper casserole

Too many steps can make me just not want to make something when I barely have an hour at home to cook. 

I wasn’t sure exactly how this one was going to turn out but the rice was cooked perfectly the first time around.

This deconstructed stuffed pepper recipe is packed with flavor!

When adding additional seasonings I do so gently because we love the flavors as is and the HemisFares pasta sauce itself. Of course you can amp it up with more by adding a bit more chili powder if you like a little heat. 😉

That part is totally up to you……

One Pot Stuffed Pepper Casserole

1. Instant Pot or pressure cooker – I have this basic 6 qt version
   1. I HIGHLY suggest you get a non stick pot too!
2. White rice – we like Jasmine rice
   1. I haven’t tried it with brown rice yet but believe others have
   2. NO need to precook white rice beforehand, that’s handy
3. Bell peppers (we like a few colors)
4. Onion

Ground beef – you could use ground sausage too – This is how to defrost Instant Pot frozen ground beef in case you forgot to thaw it out the night before. 😉

We have made air fryer ground beef for prep before too.

1. Mozzarella cheese (optional but a definite must for us here)
2. Jar of spaghetti sauce
3. Can of petite diced tomatoes
4. Beef broth or water but broth is so much tastier
5. Spices
   1. I’d season with salt and pepper at the end
   2. Adding cheese on top at the end is a must for us too

Pressure Cooker Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole

Here is a quick step by step of how I made this. I would recommend watching the video I made in this post before starting. It will give you a good idea of exactly what I did.

Saving leftovers: Make sure it reaches room temperature before transitioning what’s left into airtight containers. I like to store as much as I would reheat at a time. Transfer to microwave safe dish and warm.

Below is a printable version of this unstuffed pepper recipe. Throw it into your recipe box or just come back and see us every time you want to make it.