This tasty Instant Pot gnocchi with meat sauce is a hearty one pot dinner.
Prep Time17 minutesmins
Cook Time3 minutesmins
Reach/Release Pressure15 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
1poundground beef
10ouncesmushroomssliced
1green pepperchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
1cupbeefor chicken broth
2teaspoonsItalian seasoning
1/2teaspoonsalt
16ouncespotato gnocchi
14ounce1 can of diced tomatoes
4Tablespoonsmarscapone cheese
2cupsbaby spinach
Instructions
Turn the Instant Pot to Saute. Add the ground beef and cooking, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until there is not much pink left, about 6 minutes.
1 pound ground beef
Add the mushrooms, green pepper, garlic, Italian seasoning and salt. Cook, stirring, for another 4 minutes.
10 ounces mushrooms, 1 green pepper, 2 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Turn the Instant Pot off and add the broth to deglaze. Stir, scraping the bottom of the Instant Pot and make sure there are no browned bits of meat or vegetables stuck to the bottom.
1 cup beef
Add the gnocchi, followed by the tomatoes. Don't stir the mixture.
16 ounces potato gnocchi, 14 ounce 1 can of diced tomatoes
Put the lid on the Instant Pot, making sure the seal is in place and valve is closed. Set for Manual, high pressure, 3 minutes.
It will take about 10 minutes for the Instant Pot to reach pressure. After it is done cooking let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes.
Release any remaining pressure manually and remove the lid. Stir in the spinach and marscapone cheese. Replace the lid and let the meal rest for 5 minutes.
Serve, topped with Parmesan cheese and parsley or basil.
Notes
You can substitute other vegetables like carrots or onions for the mushrooms and green pepper.
Cream cheese works as well as marscapone cheese.
Other types of ground ground meat work well, like sausage, ground pork, turkey or chicken. If you use a low fat ground meat like ground chicken you might need to add 2 Tablespoons of oil to the Instant Pot to brown the meat.