Instant Pot Spaghetti
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Posted: 09/06/20
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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!
Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @julieseatsandtreats or #julieseatsandtreats so I can see your yummy treat!
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.
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.
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Nutrition Information
Calories: 361kcal (18%), Carbohydrates: 41g (14%), Protein: 21g (42%), Fat: 12g (18%), Saturated Fat: 4g (25%), Cholesterol: 51mg (17%), Sodium: 741mg (32%), Potassium: 916mg (26%), Fiber: 4g (17%), Sugar: 9g (10%), Vitamin A: 640IU (13%), Vitamin C: 16.1mg (20%), Calcium: 67mg (7%), Iron: 4.2mg (23%)
Gary says
Well, after 77 years, I have found that me and my tummy have been leaning to more ‘vegan’ recipes. I have a Ninja Foodi, and find it to be a god-send! Julie, I can take your recipes and use Beyond Meat beef crumbles or italian sausage crumbles and the spaghetti comes out magnifete. There are also frozen veggie meat balls that work well and are tasty. Veggie options have become a tasty option these days. My 1 variation to your recipe is I will break noodles in half so I can practice my dexterity by being a spaghetti spinner. Keeps me young you know, and I am sticking to my story
Michelle Sperr says
Thanks for sharing Gary! Glad you enjoyed this recipe.
Ruth says
Have not tried this recipe yet. It looks great! I do not see where the points for a serving are. My husband and I are counting points and he keeps mentioning that he misses having spaghetti. Please share the points for this recipe and then we will fit it into our plan. Thank you!
Michelle Sperr says
Hi Ruth – nutritional information is found on/below the recipe card! Hope this helps and hope you give it a try! Let me know what you think!
Tim Howson says
Hahahahaha yeah that is me too Julie!!! I won my instant pot from my bosses son’s Stag and Doe so I got it home and I cooked once in it then to save space I put it back in the box to free up space but with you new recipes here I’m going to try a few and I will rate them for you hun!!
So stay tuned okay???
Michelle Sperr says
Glad to hear that you’re going to give it a whirl! Let me know how it goes Tim! I hope you love it!
Shannon says
Delicious, fast, and best of all — easy! I appreciate this recipe. I don’t like spaghetti and didn’t feel like cooking, but my boys do like spaghetti and since I’m using my new Ninja Foodi XL pressure cooker, I need some good, simple recipes for it (hoping to show these boys how easy it is so they will cook something themselves??!). This did not disappoint. I doubled this, didn’t use onion or garlic, and no diced tomatoes. Those will not get past Mr. Picky here. Instead, I used onion and garlic powders and used beef broth instead of water, and used sea salt & black pepper in the ground beef. Even I ended up eating it. Thank you very much for making my night easier.
Michelle Sperr says
Thank you for sharing your comment Shannon! I’m so glad that you gave this recipe a try and it was a success at your home! Hope you enjoy using that new pressure cooker!
Skylar says
Can I add mushrooms and use fresh tomatoes instead?
Julie says
Yes, that will be fine!
linda dulin says
It was very flavorful and delicious. The only problem I had is my husband HATES diced tomatoes. So I ran them throu the blender. It was still Very good, but I did have to simmer it for a few minutes to thicken it up!
Julie says
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Christy says
Yum! Added a tablespoon of soy sauce and it gave it a nice umami flavor!
Julie says
Sounds delicious! Glad you enjoyed it!
Mike Baldwin says
Best spaghetti I ever made, by far! And so quick and easy.
Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Julie says
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you loved it!
Linda Albelo says
I have got to try this recipe! I love spagehetti & could eat it everyday!
Julie says
You’ll love it!
Susan P says
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.
Julie says
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.
Dale says
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?
Julie says
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.
Jules says
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.
Julie says
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.
Vicky says
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!
Julie says
Wait until the pressure is reached, then cook 8 minutes, then quick release pressure.
Milinda says
I tried this recipe last night. Worked out great. Would add more seasoning next time! So fast and easy, thanks for sharing!
Julie Evink says
Glad you enjoyed it Milinda! I’ve found that the spaghetti sauce you use really matters on the how much seasoning you need!
John says
This is so easy and so good, it’s the only way to make spaghetti!
Julie Evink says
Glad you enjoyed it!