Instant Pot Cajun Sausage and Potatoes
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
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Chop, drop and go!! That’s how this amazing dinner works...chop up the bell peppers and sausage, drop it into the instant pot with the other ingredients and go about your afternoon. A few minutes later and dinner is ready and waiting for you. Enjoy this amazing Cajun dinner with a side of veggies or salad!

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 6 - small andouille sausage
  • 1/2 - cup(s) hot water**
  • 1 - green bell pepper(s)
  • 1 - red bell pepper(s)
  • 1/2 - cup(s) chicken stock
  • 3 - lb(s) gold potatoe(s)
  • 2 - Tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 1 - tsp garlic powder
  • - Salt and pepper
  • Garnish: - sliced green onions**
  • Side: - veggies**
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Slice the andouille sausage links.
  2. Seed and chop the red and green bell peppers.
  3. Add the chicken stock into the insert of the electric pressure cooker. Add the gold potatoes into the chicken stock, then sprinkle the sausage slices and chopped red and green bell peppers over the top. Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning and garlic powder over the top.
  4. Steam valve: Sealing.
  5. Cook on: Manual/High for 18 minutes.
  6. Release: Natural or Quick.
  7. Strain potatoes, bell peppers and sausages and spoon onto serving plates. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Prepare veggies.
  9. Serve Instant Pot Cajun Sausage and Potatoes with sliced green onion garnish and side of veggies.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

  1. Slice 12 andouille sausage links.
  2. Seed and chop 2 red and 2 green bell peppers.

To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie in a round bowl/dish, add the following ingredients:

  • Half of the sliced andouille sausage
  • Half of the chopped red and green bell peppers
  • 3 lbs. gold potatoes (uncut)
  • 2 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • Do NOT add the chicken stock to the freezer baggie.

Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.

Freeze & Thaw Instructions

Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before adding contents of bag plus water to electric pressure cooker insert. Pressure cook as directed.

Special notes

See myfreezeasy.com/EPC for more tips and tricks.
Add 5-10 minutes of pressure cooking time, if cooking from completely frozen or mostly frozen. Note that preheat time and release time may vary by appliance.

Dairy-Free Modifications

Recipe is dairy-free when served with dairy-free sides.

Gluten-Free Modifications

Recipe is gluten-free if you use gluten-free soy sauce.

Printable Label Recipe Title

Instant Pot Cajun Sausage and Potatoes

Printable Label Instructions

Thaw, add hot water to Instant Pot and then add contents of baggie. Cook on high pressure for 18 minutes with sealed valve; then natural release.
Serve with veggies.

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