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Instant Pot Pasta E Fagioli

This Instant Pot Pasta E Fagioli is hands down the easiest recipe ever! This delicious soup is made from scratch in one pot, kid-approved, and takes less than 30 minutes to get dinner ready!
Servings 6
Author Karen @ The Tasty Bite

Ingredients

  • 1 lb mild or spicy Italian sausage casings removed
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 celery stalks diced
  • 2 carrots peeled and diced
  • teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2/3 cup ditalini or any small-shaped pasta
  • 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1 15-ounce can great northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 15-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 4 cups chicken broth or water
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Turn on the electric pressure cooker and select the Sauté mode. Heat the olive oil and cook the sausages for about 5 minutes until browned, breaking up large pieces into small crumbles. Add the onions and garlic, and cook for 2 minutes until onions are soft. Turn off the Sauté mode.
  • Add the celery, carrots, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, ditalini, diced tomatoes with their juices, tomato sauce, beans, and chicken broth, and stir to combine.
  • Secure the lid. Select the Manual mode, and set the cooking time for 4 minutes under High Pressure. When the cooking cycle is complete, quick release any remaining steam.
  • Discard the bay leaves.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.