Instant Pot Spaghetti

I love the InstaPot so much because of its ability to make easy one-pot meals. Instant Pot Spaghetti is so great because the noodles, sauce, and all are made in one go around. This is a super quick and easy way to get a good spaghetti dinner on the table fast.  As in under 10 minutes! You don’t even have to drain anything!

A few tips with this recipe: To avoid sticky noodles, scatter or cross them when you add them. basically you want some air pockets instead of having them all together without spacing.  Also, use lean meat so that you will not have to drain any grease. Finally, be sure to stir this well before serving. Liquid tends to rise to the top, and it needs to be reincorporated with the noodles.

If you like a richer spaghetti sauce, replace one cup of the water with red wine. To make it fancy, garnish with fresh basil.

This recipe can be made just fine in other pressure cookers, including the Ninja Foodi, although you might need to make slight timing adjustments.  If you want a Ninja Foodi specific recipe, check out this recipe for a great  ninja foodi bolognese. That too can be cross adapted back over to the Instant Pot. 

Adapting For Other Spaghetti Recipes

What if you want to make a different spaghetti recipe and utilize the Instant Pot? It is actually quite easy to adapt other recipes for use in your Instant Pot. For example, if you wanted to make something like this delicious greek spaghetti utilizing your Instant Pot, it is possible!

Another great recipe is this pasta with olive oil and parmesan. It is a simple but tasty pasta dish with garlic and olive oil that is great for a quick dinner.

What if you want to make it vegan? Well you can do the same thing by making your spaghetti in the Instant Pot and then adding a different sauce.  This vegan Alfredo sauce would be a good one to try!

To do either of the above, you can either (1) cook your spaghetti in the pressure cooker and use the stove for your sauce or (2) use the pot for your sauce in the same manner as here with your substitute ingredients as long as you use enough liquid (1.5 cups of liquid).

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Instant Pot Spaghetti

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Super easy InstaPot Spaghetti that is done in 10 minutes.

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Ingredients

• 1 Pound Lean Ground Beef
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
• 1 Pound Spaghetti Noodles
• 1 (24 Ounce) Jar Spaghetti Sauce
• 4.5 Cups Water (or 1 1/2 Jars) (Alternative 3.5 cups water, 1 cup red wine)
• 1 (14.5 Ounce) Can Diced Tomatoes

Instructions

1. Set the Instant Pot to the saute setting
2. Add the ground beef, salt, garlic powder, onion powder,and Italian seasoning.
3. Saute, stiring until the meat is completely broken up and browned.
4. Drain any excess grease if necessary
5. Break the spaghetti in half and place on top of meat in scattered or criss cross pattern.
6. Add the spaghetti sauce, diced tomato, and water.
7. Push the spaghetti down with a spoon as needed to ensure that it is completely covered with liquid.
8. Seal the instant pot and set it to manual mode with, high pressure
9. Cook for 8 minutes
10. Use the manual manual quick release to open the Instant Pot.
11. Stir well and serve