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Instant Pot Spaghetti

Instant Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

cozy, one-pot spaghetti with rich meat sauce made in the Instant Pot — perfect for busy weeknights
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American, Italian
Calories: 450
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • 1 lb ground beef or turkey
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 can 28 oz crushed tomatoes or marinara
  • 3 cups beef broth or water
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Fresh basil and Parmesan for serving

Method
 

  1. Set Instant Pot to sauté. Add olive oil, onion, and garlic; cook until fragrant.
    Onion and garlic sautéing in Instant Pot for spaghetti with meat sauce
  2. Add ground beef; cook until browned, breaking into crumbles. Drain excess fat if needed.
    Ground beef cooking in Instant Pot for spaghetti recipe
  3. Stir in Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and crushed tomatoes.
    Tomato sauce and Italian seasoning stirred with beef in Instant Pot
  4. Break spaghetti in half; layer crisscrossed over sauce (do not stir).
    Uncooked spaghetti layered over sauce in Instant Pot before cooking
  5. Pour broth over pasta, pressing gently to submerge.
  6. Close lid, set valve to sealing, cook on high pressure 8 minutes.
    Broth being poured over spaghetti in Instant Pot before pressure cooking
  7. Quick release pressure, stir to combine, let sit 5 minutes before serving.
    Cooked spaghetti mixed with meat sauce in Instant Pot
  8. Top with basil and Parmesan.
    Instant Pot spaghetti with meat sauce served in a bowl with basil and Parmesan

Notes

Add extra cooking time for whole wheat pasta.
Letting it sit helps the sauce thicken.
Leftovers taste even better the next day!