Instant Pot Sage Sausage Stuffing Recipe (2024)

Instant Pot Stuffing

Hearty and flavorful, my sage sausage stuffing recipe is a perfect choice for Thanksgiving or any holiday. It’s easy, quick, and saves room in the oven for your main course.

Every bite of this dish is overflowing with flavor. This stuffing easily stands on its own, but also makes the perfect complement to any holiday meal! In just 7 easy steps with under 10 simple ingredients, this recipe could not get any easier.

After prepping your stuffing, it takes just 15 minutes on high-pressure cook. You can have this dish ready to plate in 30 minutes or less! It’s a perfect Thanksgiving side dish!

I guarantee this will be your new favorite pressure cooker stuffing to serve along with creamy mashed potatoes!

Instant Pot Stuffing Ingredients

• Sage sausage
• Onion, chopped
• Celery, chopped
• Hawaiian rolls, chopped into large chunks
• Butter
• Turkey or chicken broth
• Poultry seasoning
• Garlic powder
• Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
• Optional: parsley and sliced green onions for garnish

How to Make Stuffing in the Instant Pot

1. Set your Instant Pot to saute mode. Melt butter, then add onion and celery and cook down for 2-3 minutes until soft.
   
2. Add your sage sausage to the pan. Cook until it browns, stirring continuously to break it up into chunks, about 4 minutes.
   
3. Once browned, season with garlic powder and poultry seasoning. Mix through, then pour in your chicken broth and stir again.
   
4. Add chunks of Hawaiian rolls to the pot and gently stir to mix through.
   
5. Once mixed, spoon your mixture into a greased dish small enough to fit into your Instant Pot. Cover the dish tightly with foil. Create an aluminum foil sling by folding one long piece of foil into a long strip. This will make it easy to lift the dish out of the pot when done cooking.
   
6. Pour 1 cup of water into your Instant Pot and add your trivet. Place the dish with the stuffing on top with the foil sling wrapped around it. Close the lid and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes.
   
7. Quick release, then remove from the pot and remove the foil. Top with sliced green onions, parsley, and Slow Cooker Beef Gravy if desired.
   
8. For a crunchy top on your Instant Pot Stuffing, heat under your oven broiler for 1 minute!

Instant Pot Sausage Stuffing Tips

• Creating a sling out of foil makes it much easier to lift your dish out of the pot once it’s done cooking. Fold a piece of foil into a long strip to create the sling, then wrap it under the bottom of the foil-wrapped dish before placing it into the pot to cook.
• Gently stir when adding the Hawaiian rolls. You don’t want it to mix through so that it crumbles too much or becomes mushy!
• I like to place my sage sausage stuffing under the broiler when it’s done to give it a little bit of crunch, but it’s delicious fresh out of the pressure cooker, too.
• For a crunchy top on your Instant Pot Stuffing, heat under your oven broiler for 1 minute!

The best part about this easy stuffing recipe is that it goes well with everything! I serve it up for every holiday meal, along with my favorite Chorizo Stuffing for a little variety.

Instant Pot Stuffing Variations

• You can substitute sourdough bread for the Hawaiian rolls.
• If you can’t find sage sausage, you can use pork sausage in this recipe.
• I have added cranberries and walnuts or pecans in the past and it adds a fun twist to this recipe.
• If you are looking for a good gluten-free option, my gluten-free stuffing is amazing!

What to Serve with Sausage Stuffing

• Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe
• Instant Pot Turkey Breast
• Homemade Turkey Gravy
• Grilled Turkey Recipe
• Air Fryer Turkey Breast

For tips on thawing the turkey in time for Thanksgiving, take a look at my guides on How to Thaw Turkey and our Turkey Temperature Chart!

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