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Instant Pot Southwest Breakfast Bake - Breakfast Casserole

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Who doesn't love a delicious Instant Pot breakfast casserole? The combination of sausage, eggs, and potatoes, all in one place. Yum! The only problem is that most breakfast casseroles take so long to put together and even longer to bake.

Between work, family, and fun, who has time? Enter the Instant Pot Breakfast Casserole Southwest Style recipe. This hearty casserole takes very little time to assemble and, with the Instant Pot, even less time to cook!

A serving of Instant Pot Southwest Breakfast Bake in a white plate with blue and yellow charger

What is Southwest Style?

Southwestern cuisine is largely known for its use of spices, particularly peppers.

You can find countless Southwest-style products on the market, including the tasty breakfast potatoes in our recipe, which are seasoned with a zingy blend of green and red bell peppers, jalapeño peppers, and garlic.

Why You Will Love the Instant Pot Breakfast Casserole Southwest Style

Because it's so easy! No slicing or dicing vegetables, no frying bacon. Just brown the sausage in your Instant Pot (quick and simple), layer with of the rest of the ingredients, and you're ready to go.

Using your speedy Instant Pot allows you to prepare a hearty and delicious breakfast casserole in just minutes! No more waiting for a weekend or a holiday.

The spicy pork sausage and Southwest flavored potatoes will add a little kick to your morning. Move over dry toast, bland oatmeal and sugary cereal.

There's nothing ho-hum about this breakfast! You and your taste buds will be wide-awake after this tasty casserole.

And truthfully, it's not just for breakfast! It is stick-to-your-ribs enough to pull its own weight as a dinner entrée. Pair it with some Drop Biscuits and a Wedge Salad. 

And to really complete your evening meal, add our sweet and moist Pineapple Poke Cake for dessert. It's fun to switch things up and eat breakfast for dinner.

If you're looking for another breakfast idea, you can try our Steel Cut Oats in the Instant Pot.

How to use the Pot-in-Pot Cooking Method for the Instant Pot

This recipe uses the Pot-in-Pot cooking method, which means your ingredients are placed into a separate container (in our recipe, we use a springform pan) that is then inserted into the Instant Pot stainless steel inner pot.

This prevents items like cheese or thick sauces from scorching on the bottom of the pot, and makes your cleanup a breeze!

When using the Pot-in-Pot method, it is important to follow these steps:

  • always put the stainless steel inner pot inside the Instant Pot.
  • place the trivet inside the inner pot.
  • make sure to always add water to the inner pot.
  • set the container with your food on trivet.
  • close the lid and seal the release valve before setting the cook function.

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How to Make Instant Pot Breakfast Casserole Southwest Style

Step #1: Set Instant Pot to sauté mode and add in breakfast sausage, crumbling it up and cooking it. Drain the grease from the sausage.

cooked ground pork sausage being stirred with wooden spoon in instant pot for instant pot breakfast casserole southwest

Step #2: Prepare a casserole dish or a 7-inch springform pan. We lined the pan with parchment paper, but you could also use non-stick cooking spray.

Step #3: Add black beans to pan.

springform pan lined with parchment paper being held with blue and white clips and filled with black beans

Step #4: Add cooked sausage, potatoes, cheese to pot on top of black beans.

Step #5: Mix the eggs together with the milk.

springform pan in background lined with parchment paper held by blue and white clips with grated cheese on top. foreground has white ceramic bowl with beaten eggs

Step #6: Pour egg and milk mixture over the ingredients in the pan.

Step #7:  Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot.

Step #8: Place casserole dish or springform pan on trivet in the pressure cooker.

Step #9: Turn pressure valve to sealed.

Step #10: Set manual pressure for 6 minutes and allow for a quick release.

Step #11: Once pressure has released, carefully remove the casserole or springform pan using the handles on the trivet.

springform pan with white parchment paper casserole inside. Springform pan is sitting inside instant pot

Step #12: Serve and enjoy!

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breakfast in white bowl with blue and yellow plate liners

Recipe

Yield: Serves 4-6

Instant Pot Southwest Breakfast Bake — Delicious Instant Pot Breakfast Casserole Southwest Style

Instant Pot Southwest Breakfast Bake — Delicious Instant Pot Breakfast Casserole Southwest Style

Delicious and Easy Instant Pot Breakfast Casserole with Southwest flair.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Instructions

  1. Set Instant Pot to sauté mode and add in breakfast sausage, crumbling it up and cooking it. Drain the grease from the sausage.
  2. Prepare a casserole dish or a 7-inch springform pan. We lined the pan with parchment paper, but you could also use non-stick cooking spray.
  3. Add ingredients to the pan in this order: black beans, cooked sausage, potatoes, cheese.
  4. Mix the eggs together with the milk and then pour over the ingredients in the pan.
  5. Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot.
  6. Place casserole dish or springform pan on trivet in the pressure cooker.
  7. Turn pressure valve to sealed.
  8. Set manual pressure for 6 minutes and allow for a quick release.
  9. Once pressure has released, carefully remove the casserole or springform pan using the handles on the trivet.
  10. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

  • Accompany this delicious breakfast with some freshly made corn tortillas, or you can change it for some toast.
  • Also, accompanying it with avocado is a good idea. Avocado is an ideal fruit to take at any time of the day.
  • If you don't like spicy, you can skip the sauce or choose a non-spicy one.

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Author

  • Jessica McCoy

    Jessica McCoy is a seasoned food blogger with 14+ years of experience in the industry. As a self-taught home cook, she enjoys creating and finetuning easy recipes that are fool proof and simple for anyone to make. Her expertise is in all things kitchen: cooking tips, air fryer recipes, Instant Pot and other pressure cooking recipes, and slow cooker recipes. Jessica was the previous owner of AllSheCooks, where she focused on easy every day recipes including budget friendly dinner recipes and desserts.

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