Italian Sausage Rice Pot

It has been a very long time! I recently made a new purchase and I LOVE it! I bought the 6qt. Instant Pot. This thing has changed my life! I have used it everyday and sometimes twice a day for the last two weeks! I already started making recipes for it!

My first recipe is an Italian sausage rice pot meal. It only took about 30 minutes between tossing in the ingredients, cooking, to eating time.

Italian Sausage Rice Pot
1 1/2 c. long grain white rice
2 1/2 c. chicken broth/stock
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried basil
5 Italian sausage links whole and frozen works great
2-3 tbs. pepperoncini and juice
1/3 c. frozen or fresh bell peppers
3 tbs. giardiniera (I used mild but your choice)
salt and pepper to taste

1. Add all ingredients to instant pot and seal.
2. Set manual time to 10 minutes.
3. After 10 minutes hit the Warm/Cancel button to turn off the IP and do Natural Pressure Release (NPR) for 10 minutes.
4. Remove sausages and use kitchen scissors to make into slices. Once back into pot stir until everything is mixed.

***Variation: The second time I made this I used thawed sausages and sliced before cooking. This made the rice have more grease mixed in from the sausage fat. I also added baby carrots to add some extra vegetables.