INSTANT POT PASTA | EASY AND SAUCY!
INSTANT POT PASTA | EASY AND SAUCY!
This is an easy peasy recipe for pasta and sauce that is cooked together in the Instant Pot!
It comes together in about 30 minutes, making this pasta your new “go to” recipe!
Ingredients:
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1 box linguine pasta or other long pasta (375-450 grams)
1 jar spaghetti sauce (640-700 mL jar)
1 1/2 cups of canned diced tomatoes and juice with herbs and spices
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dried bay leaf
1 teaspoon Worchestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 jar full of cold water
garnishes:
grated cheddar cheese
chopped flat-leaf parsley
Method:
1. Press the sautè button on your Instant Pot, and wait for it to get hot. Then put the extra lean ground beef in the Instant Pot. Break the ground beef into little pieces with a wooden spoon as it browns.
2. Once the ground beef is browned, add the garlic powder, dried oregano leaves, dried basil leaves, salt, pepper, bay leaf and Worchestershire sauce, and mix it into the ground beef.
3. Break your linguine pasta in half, and layer it in the Instant Pot, making sure to spread the pasta out so that it does not clump when it is cooking.
4. Carefully pour the canned diced tomotos on top of the pasta, then pour the spaghetti sauce over the diced tomatoes. Do not mix the ingredients up.
5. Fill the empty spaghetti jar with cold water, and carefully pour the water down the side of the instant pot so that it goes to the bottom of the Instant Pot.
6. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar on top of the spaghetti sauce.
7. Set your Instant Pot on high pressure for 4 minutes using the manual button. It will take about 10-15 minutes for the Instant Pot to come up to high pressure.
8. Once the 4 minutes is done, do a quick release, carefully open the Instant Pot. Mix the pasta and sauce with a pair of tongs.
9. Plate the pasta and garnish with some grated cheddar cheese and parsley. Enjoy!!