Easy recipe for sausage and chicken casserole in the Instant Pot. Low carb chicken casserole that makes a healthy dinner and a cheesy comfort food.
This sausage and chicken casserole is a low carb dinner my family enjoys from time to time. It's one of those meals we can pretty easily throw together, walk away from it, and let it cook.
Even though it's an Instant Pot casserole, it still requires just a little bit of prep work, like cooking the chicken and browning the sausage. I love that everything is mixed together, though, vegetables and all.
That's what makes this recipe so delicious. The meats, vegetables, cheeses, and seasonings just all mesh together to form this yummy low carb chicken casserole everyone in our family enjoys.
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WHERE CAN I FIND THE SAUSAGE AND CHICKEN CASSEROLE RECIPE?
If you’d rather skip all of my cooking tips, important cooking info for this recipe, and similar recipe ideas – and get straight to the delicious chicken casserole recipe – just scroll down to the bottom, where you’ll find a printable recipe card.
CAN I USE CAULIFLOWER RICE FOR THIS RECIPE?
You can definitely use already riced cauliflower to make a sausage cauliflower bake in the Instant Pot.
However, I don't recommend using frozen cauliflower rice, because that will add extra water, ultimately changing both the texture and consistency of the casserole.
I do recommend using either fresh cauliflower or a fresh cauliflower rice over using frozen.
TIPS FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS LOW CARB CHEESY CHICKEN CASSEROLE
Gather your ingredients, per the printable recipe card below.
PREP THE VEGETABLES FIRST…
You'll need to prep first by washing and chopping (or mincing) the celery, onion, and garlic. Also, wash and chop the cauliflower if you're not using cauliflower rice.
Then pre-heat the Instant Pot in sauté mode.
ASSEMBLE INGREDIENTS IN THE INSTANT POT
- Add the butter to your Instant Pot, and let it melt.
- Sauté the celery, onion, and garlic for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the sausage in with your veggies and allow it to brown, crumbling it up with the veggies.
- Add the cream cheese and shredded chicken in with your vegetable mixture, and mix together well.
- Put the cauliflower, shredded cheeses, salt, pepper, and paprika on top of the vegetable mixture in the Instant Pot.
- Then add a cup of water, and place the lid on your Instant Pot.
COOK YOUR INSTANT POT CASSEROLE
Turn off the sauté function, press Manual, and set your timer for 8 minutes. Be sure to allow a natural pressure release.
When it's done, stir the casserole together… If there's extra water, you may need to turn the sauté function back on and let it cook down just a little bit.
You can top it off with chopped fresh basil or parsley if desired.
LOOKING FOR MORE LOW CARB DINNER IDEAS?
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SHOP KITCHEN TOOLS FOR THIS RECIPE:
Ninja Food Chopper Express or Cutting Board and Chef’s Knife
Instant Pot – We’ve used both our 6-quart and our 8-quart Instant Pot.
Wooden Spatula – We use a wooden spatula when we need to sauté something.
Glass Measuring Cup – Oh how I love my measuring cup for measuring liquids… I use it every single time I cook or bake anything.
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Instant Pot Sausage and Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 stalks celery
- 1/2 large yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 head cauliflower *
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 pound chicken cooked and shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup Colby Jack cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and chop or mince the celery, onion, and garlic; also wash and chop the cauliflower.
- Pre-heat the Instant Pot in sauté mode.
- Add the butter to your Instant Pot, and let it melt.
- Sauté the celery, onion, and garlic for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the sausage in with your veggies and allow it to brown, crumbling it up with the veggies.
- Add the cream cheese and shredded chicken in with your vegetable mixture, and mix together well.
- Put the cauliflower, shredded cheeses, salt, pepper, and paprika on top of the vegetable mixture in the Instant Pot.
- Add a cup of water.
- Put the lid on your Instant Pot.
- Turn off the sauté function, press Manual, and set your timer for 8 minutes; allow a natural pressure release.
- When it's done, stir the casserole together… If there's extra water, you may need to turn the sauté function back on and let it cook down just a little bit.
- You can top it off with chopped basil or parsley if desired. Serve and enjoy!
I followed this recipe exactly and my instant pot still said burn :( Any thoughts or ideas? I don’t understand why the instant pot doesn’t seem to work well for me.
Jessica, this can happen sometimes. In this case, I’d stir it a bit and maybe add a bit more water. Or you could even try putting it in a pan inside the Instant Pot.
Instructions are a little confusing on when to add veggies. Veggies are listed in 2 different steps. Steps 6 and step 8. Also what is a salute pot?
Cynthia, I’m sorry you found them confusing. I’m not seeing where you’re seeing the words salute pot? I’ve combed over the recipe.
I am betting it is on instruction line #2 where you say saute, you know how you look at a word one way and your brain just sees another word. I have to say I had to look at the directions a couple of times also due to the fact you mention “the vegetables” two times. When you say add the shredded chicken in with your vegetable mixture. It is possible many people dont really think of onion/celery as vegetables – even though they are, in a way. Maybe it would help if you refer to the first ones as onion mixture and then specify put the cauliflower in with the chicken/onion mixture. Because when you say put the cauliflower in with the vegetable mixture, I thought wait a minute, the cauliflower is THE vegetable. I realize this is just my opinion. Just thought it may make it easier for someone that is browsing the recipe to see what steps are included in this recipe
Thanks for the tip, Carol. I will keep this in mind with future recipes.