Name: {Instant Pot} Pressure Cooker Spaghetti
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 28 min
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 yellow onion (diced); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 24 oz jar spaghetti sauce; 1 14.5 oz can petite diced tomatoes; 2 c. water; 8 oz spaghetti noodles

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{Instant Pot} Pressure Cooker Spaghetti ~ Quick, Easy Homemade Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Made in Your Pressure Cooker!

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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 to make {Instant Pot} Pressure Cooker Spaghetti!

Ground beef
Yellow onion
Garlic
Spaghetti sauce
Petite Diced Tomatoes
Water
Spaghetti noodles

Now, let’s talk about this Instant Pot a bit. Do you have one? Do you love it or do you hate it?

I’ve decided it’s kind of a love/hate relationship with the pressure cooker. Some people swear by them and some people wonder what the hype is about! I was wondering what the hype was about until awhile ago.

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Tips for Making {Instant Pot} Pressure Cooker Spaghetti

Use Whole Wheat Spaghetti! I cook this on manual for 8 minutes instead of 6 minutes with regular spaghetti.
Not a fan of hamburger? Leave it out!
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.

I preferred my Crock Pot to the Pressure Cooker while I was working full-time outside the home. The fact that dinner was ready when I came home from work was what I wanted. With the pressure cooker I stilled had to make the meal. Not what I was looking for.

Now, looking back I kind of am wondering what the big deal was because the Instant Pot is totally hands off. You just stick all the ingredients in and then you set it to the time you want and LEAVE IT ALONE. Amazing.

Simple.

That’s what I’m looking for. The Easy Button!

When I first started using a pressure cooker I didn’t know why it was any different than a one pot stove top meal, but after using it for a while I did get the difference. First of all the flavors seem to be way better and second of all you don’t have to stir or anything.

You just dump everything in and set the time and walk away. With three littles needing Momma constantly I can truly tell you this is a life saver!

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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!