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Instant Pot Spaghetti
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Love Spaghetti? It just got easier with this easy Instant Pot Spaghetti recipe. It’s made in one pot and is completely hands off. Tender spaghetti noodles in a meat sauce. Pair with a tossed salad and garlic bread for a complete meal.
I have finally fallen in love with my pressure cooker! I was the one that left it in the box and only made a few recipes like this Hamburger Stroganoff and Instant Pot Beef Taco Soup then stuck it away until I made the specific recipe again! That’s until I tried this Pressure Cooker Spaghetti recipe! It’s the BEST spaghetti I’ve ever had!
In fact I often times use whole wheat spaghetti and you know how sometimes whole wheat pasta is a bet “chewier” it totally comes out PERFECT with the pressure cooker! My family has no idea that I use whole wheat noodles most of the time! Win!
At first, I didn’t include the diced tomatoes, but I added them a few times ago and I love tomatoes in my spaghetti and it made me feel like I was eating at an Italian restaurant so I decided they are a must in this recipe. Now, if you’d like you can leave them out. You can also leave the hamburger out if you don’t like hamburger in your sauce.
I love hamburger in my sauce and when you cook the sauce, hamburger and pasta in the pressure cooker the flavor is unbelievable!
Ingredients Needed
- Ground beef
- Yellow onion
- Garlic
- Spaghetti sauce
- Petite Diced Tomatoes
- Water
- Spaghetti noodles
Steps to Prepare
This is prepared in a 6 quart pressure cooker and has not been tested in any other size.
- Turn pressure cooker to saute. Place ground hamburger, onions and garlic in pressure cooker. Saute for 5 minutes or until beef is almost cooked through and onions are translucent.
- Drain grease off of hamburger.
- Break noodles into thirds and place on top of hamburger making sure they are evenly placed. Pour spaghetti sauce, petite diced tomatoes and water on top. Do not stir.
- Turn pressure cooker to manual and set timer for 8 minutes.
- When pressure cooker is done cooking, quick release the pressure. Stir and serve.
Expert Tips
- Sneak in whole wheat pasta. When you use your pressure cooker to cook it your family will never know.
- Not a fan of hamburger? Leave it out!
- You could also use ground turkey or ground chicken instead of beef.
- Not a fan of diced tomatoes? Leave it out!
- Cook for six minutes for an al dente noodle and 8 minutes on manual for a softer noodle.
- Make sure to arrange the noodles in alternating directions to prevent them from sticking together.
- Get a good quality marinara sauce to provide it plenty of flavor.
- To thicken the sauce after it cooks turn on the saute function and simmer for a few minutes.
Helpful Tools
If you are the one that still has their Pressure Cooker in it’s box I urge you to pull it out and try it. Give it a whirl Try this Instant Pot Spaghetti first, then I recommend my incredibly popular Instant Pot Ribs, Hamburger Stroganoff and also these Mashed Potatoes! Or, check out my Goulash, traditional Spaghetti and Meatballs or One Pot Skillet Spaghetti!
Instant Pot Spaghetti
Quick, Easy Homemade Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Made in Your Pressure Cooker!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 24 oz spaghetti sauce
- 14.5 oz petite diced tomatoes
- 2 c. water
- 8 oz spaghetti noodles
Instructions
- Turn pressure cooker to saute. Place ground hamburger, onions and garlic in pressure cooker. Saute for 5 minutes or until beef is almost cooked through and onions are translucent. Drain grease off of hamburger.
- Break noodles into thirds and place on top of hamburger making sure they are evenly placed. Pour spaghetti sauce, petite diced tomatoes and water on top. Do not stir.
- Turn pressure cooker to manual and set timer for 8 minutes.
- When pressure cooker is done cooking, quick release the pressure. Stir and serve.
Notes
- Sneak in whole wheat pasta. When you use your pressure cooker to cook it your family will never know.
- Not a fan of hamburger? Leave it out!
- You could also use ground turkey or ground chicken instead of beef.
- Not a fan of diced tomatoes? Leave it out!
- Cook for six minutes for an al dente noodle and 8 minutes on manual for a softer noodle.
- Make sure to arrange the noodles in alternating directions to prevent them from sticking together.
- Get a good quality marinara sauce to provide it plenty of flavor.
- To thicken the sauce after it cooks turn on the saute function and simmer for a few minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 361kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 21gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 741mgPotassium: 916mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 640IUVitamin C: 16.1mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 4.2mg
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I have got to try this recipe! I love spagehetti & could eat it everyday!
You’ll love it!
I understand that you need ads to support your blog, however, I couldn’t read you blog as the constant pop up constantly blocked the screen.
I’m sorry to hear that, Susan! One option to try is click on Print Recipe and it will take you to an ad free printable version.
I have a ?
I am new to instant pot cooking, do I cook the hamburger and onion with cover off, then drain grease and add all other ingredients then put the cover on and set the timer to cook for 8 minutes?
You want to cook the hamburger with the cover off on the saute setting, it will be like browning the hamburger, onion and garlic on the stove. Drain the grease, then continue with the steps to pressure cook with the cover on and the pressure valve closed.
If I use Angel Hair pasta instead of regular spaghetti noodles do I need to adjust the cooking time? Angel Hair pasta takes 4 minutes to cook in a pot of boiling water.
Yes, you’ll want to do a reduced pressure cook time with angel hair. You could try somewhere between 2-4 minutes. I haven’t tested this with anything other than spaghetti noodles so I’m not positive on cook time for angel hair.
I’ve made this a few times and it’s been pretty good. Thanks for the simple recipe. One question I have is it when to release the pressure.
So, the displays reads, “On” until the pressure is reached. Do I release once pressure is reached, or do I then wait eight minutes after pressure is reached before releasing?
Thanks for the recipe!
Wait until the pressure is reached, then cook 8 minutes, then quick release pressure.
I tried this recipe last night. Worked out great. Would add more seasoning next time! So fast and easy, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it Milinda! I’ve found that the spaghetti sauce you use really matters on the how much seasoning you need!
This is so easy and so good, it’s the only way to make spaghetti!
Glad you enjoyed it!