Instant Pot Egg Stuffed Peppers
Breakfast Stuffed Peppers in the Instant Pot are a quick and delicious meal any time of the day. Perfectly cooked peppers are loaded with soft scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, peppers, onions, and just enough cheese. A quick and delicious meal the whole family will love. Ready in 30 minutes. Makes 4 servings.


These Instant Pot stuffed peppers are an easy recipe that work well for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Egg stuffed peppers are quickly cooked in the Instant Pot for a healthy and delicious meal that is on the table in no time!
This recipe is sponsored by Iowa Egg Council. All opinions, recipe and photographs are my own.
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. If I could have breakfast all day long, I would love it. With three girls, weekday mornings are usually pretty chaotic at breakfast, so to even it out I always make sure that we have great breakfasts on the weekends. And I love adding breakfast type dishes to our dinner meal plan as well.
Other recipes with eggs that are great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner:
- Shakshuka – Shakshuka is a flavorful Middle Eastern breakfast recipe that is perfect for dinner. Eggs poached in a homemade tomato sauce and topped with crumbled feta cheese and cilantro, and served with crusty bread. This easy shakshuka recipe is a flavorful and quick meal that uses eggs for dinner!
- Tex Mex Migas – Tex-Mex Migas are a great easy breakfast recipe that your family will love. Soft scrambled eggs cooked with salsa, plenty of cheese and a surprise crunch from tortilla chips, this breakfast bowl recipe is great any time of day.scription
- Costa Rican Gallo Pinto Breakfast Bowls – Gallo Pinto is an easy and delicious Costa Rica rice and beans breakfast bowl with loads of flavor! This easy 30 minute skillet meal is a great Costa Rican Rice and Beans Recipe that uses a combination of leftovers and fresh produce to make a lovely meal for any time of the day!
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How to make breakfast stuffed peppers
This meal is so great because you can really use it for any meal of the day. Its great for a weekend breakfast, or when you need an easy lunch, or for a fast weeknight dinner! For complete directions, please scroll down to the recipe card.
- Cut the tops off the peppers and clean out the insides. Make sure all your peppers can stand up evenly. You might need to slice a small amount off the bottom of the peppers to help them stand straight.
- Cook the sausage filling with the breakfast sausage, sliced onions, diced peppers, and italian seasoning. You can cook this in your instant pot on the sautee setting or in a skillet on the stovetop.
- Add in the cherry tomatoes and spinach and saute until the spinach is wilted.
- Divide the sausage mixture between the peppers, filling each half way with the sausage mixture.
- Divide half of your shredded cheddar cheese amongst the four peppers, adding it in an even layer over the sausage mixture.
- Continue filling the peppers with the spinach mixture, leaving room at the top for the egg mixture. Depending on the size and thickness of your peppers, you might have some left over.
- Whisk together the eggs and milk.
- Carefully pour the egg mixture into each pepper, over the sausage mixture. Pour slowly, as it will need some time to settle. Do not overfill.
- If you cooked the sausage mixture in the instant pot, wipe the pot out and replace it. Place a trivet into the pot of the instant pot. Pour 1 cup of water inside the pot.
- Very carefully place the stuffed peppers onto the trivet in the instant pot.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the vent it set to “sealing”.
- Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
- Allow to naturally release pressure for 5 minutes, and then very carefully quick release.
- Remove the lid to the instant pot and set aside.
- Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese on top of the stuffed peppers. Make sure there is no condensation on the lid of the instant pot, and then place back on for a few minutes to melt the cheese (you don;t have to seal it, just place it on).
- Serve the stuffed peppers with chopped fresh parsley and green onions. Enjoy!
How to prep this meal ahead of time
This stuffed pepper recipe is already pretty quick thanks to using the Instant Pot! But if you need it even quicker, here are some ways you can cut down on cook time:
- Wash and prep all the produce ahead of time.
- Remove the tops off the peppers and store them in a glass container in the fridge.
- Cook the sausage filling and when cool, store it in the fridge in an air tight container.
How to serve this meal to your family
This meal is pretty easy to serve to your family. Serve with fresh fruit and maybe something sweet like a muffin.
- For younger kids, scoop the insides out and serve as regular scrambled eggs, with the pepper sliced up and on the side.
How to make stuffed peppers kid friendly
Stuffed peppers might not seem like a very kid friendly meal, but this egg stuffed version is a fun and easy way to branch kids beyond their normal scrambled egg routine. Not only does this recipe gently stretch their boundaries, but getting them involved and interested in the meal helps them actually want to try a bite.
Dinner conversations with kids
Dinner time should be a time when we connect with our family and have a little recharge before our evening activities. Use the following conversation starters as a way to open up a conversation about the food you are enjoying:
- Texture – what is the texture like? What is the difference in texture between the eggs and the peppers?
- Smell – what does your food smell like? Does it smell sweet or savory?
- Taste – What does your food taste like (sweet, sour, bitter, umami, salty)? What flavors can you identity?
- If we made this again, what changes would you make?
- What was your favorite part of this meal?
Read more about dinner table conversations starters for kids.
Kids in the kitchen: How your kids can help you cook
Getting your kids in the kitchen is an easy way to help them be more open in trying new foods and confident in their own abilities. This breakfast stuffed pepper recipe is great because it helps kids practice their knife skills, stirring, measuring, scooping and more. This recipe is perfect for beginner cooks because it is so easy! And it is a great recipe for kids to experiment and become more comfortable with new flavors – which means they are more likely to eat it!
- Kids aged 1-3 can help you wash all the produce, and measure the ingredients.
- Kids aged 4-6 can do everything above, plus help you crack and whisk the eggs, and help cut the produce with supervision.
- Kids aged 7-10+ can help you do everything above, plus help you cook the sausage and spoon the mixture into the eggs.
*Please note that these recommendations are generalized, and to please use your personal discretion with your child’s skill level. And always, always supervise! Read more about how to have your children help you in the kitchen.
Other breakfast recipes your family will love:
- Spiced Apple Dutch Baby Recipe – This Spiced Apple Dutch Baby Pancake is an easy to make skillet pancake recipe is perfect for brunch or a weeknight dinner studded with apples and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.
- Decadent Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins – These ultra moist and decadent double chocolate zucchini muffins scream dessert, but they are secretly healthy! No one will ever guess!
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Instant Pot Egg Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 Bell Peppers various colors
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup spinach
- ½ cup sliced cherry tomatoes
- 6 eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 Tablespoons sliced green onions
- 2 Tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Cut the tops off the peppers and clean out the insides. Make sure all your peppers can stand up evenly. You might need to slice a small amount off the bottom of the peppers to help them stand straight.
- In your Instant Pot on the "Sautee" setting, or in a skillet on the stovetop, cook the breakfast sausage, sliced onions, diced peppers, and italian seasoning, stirring frequently, until the sauasge is cooked through and the onions are transulent.
- Add in the cherry tomatoes and spinach and saute until the spinach is wilted.
- Divide the sausage mixture between the peppers, filling each half way with the sausage mixture.
- Divide half of your shredded cheddar cheese amongst the four peppers, adding it in an even layer over the sausage mixture.
- Continue filling the peppers with the spinach mixture, leaving room at the top for the egg mixture. Depending on the size and thickness of your peppers, you might have some left over.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk.
Carefully pour the egg mixture into each pepper, over the sausage mixture. Pour slowly, as it will need some time to settle. Do not overfill. - If you cooked the sausage mixture in the instant pot, wipe the pot out and replace it. Place a trivet into the pot of the instant pot. Pour 1 cup of water inside the pot.
- Very carefully place the stuffed peppers onto the trivet in the instant pot.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the vent it set to “sealing”.
- Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
- Allow to naturally release pressure for 5 minutes, and then very carefully quick release.
- Remove the lid to the instant pot and set aside.
- Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese on top of the stuffed peppers.
- Make sure there is no condensation on the lid of the instant pot, and then place back on for a few minutes to melt the cheese (you don’t have to seal it, just place it on).
- Serve the stuffed peppers with chopped fresh parsley and green onions. Enjoy!
This looks delicious! We are always hunting for new recipes! Adding this to the menu plan this week! I cannot wait for my family to try it! YUM!