by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Instant Pot spaghetti is a fast & easy One-Pot Meal. After cooking the meat, just pressure cook for 8 minutes & allow to rest for 10. No danger of pasta water boiling over & making a mess on your stove. Just delicious spaghetti supper FAST. 

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How To Make Instant Pot Spaghetti With Meat Sauce?

Wondering how quickly this one-pot meal really comes together? Well here’s how fast: 

• • Sauté beef and onion, deglaze pan with a little broth.

  • Add pasta sauce, seasonings, spaghetti and more broth.

  • Pressure cook 8 minutes, release pressure and fluff with tongs.

  • Allow to sit about 10 minutes to soak up remaining sauce.

Really – that’s IT! Intrigued? Well read on, dear friends!

Spaghetti Is A One-Pot Meal!

I love how this Instant Pot Spaghetti recipe means only one pot needs to be washed! I cook the meat and the pasta noodles in the same IP insert pan.

And since I’m only adding the amount of broth needed to cook those noodles no straining is needed. Not only does that keep me from wasting one precious drop of my Homemade Broth, but I don’t even need to wash a strainer, y’all.

After cooking the meat, a short 8 minutes of IP pressure cooking and a quick 10-minute rest time is all it takes to whip up this meaty Instant Pot spaghetti dinner.

Cooking Ground Meat & Onions At The Same Time

Unless I’m using my Homestead Hack of using pre-sautéed and frozen chopped onions, I typically cook the ground meat and onions / garlic together instead of sautéing the onions first, removing them and then cooking the meat. Less time in the kitchen is the whole point of a one-pot meal #amiright??!

So I chop the onions, mince the garlic and toss ‘em in at the same time I add my ground meat.

I don’t usually add any oil since I know the meat will produce some oil on its own.

Then I cook the meat until no pink remains being sure to keep it stirred. If needed I’ll drain any grease from the meat after it’s cooked. 

Why Do You Have To Deglaze The Instant Pot?

Deglazing is simply splashing in a little liquid and then scraping any stuck bits off the bottom of the pot. This keeps those small bits from burning as they’re pressure cooked.

So after cooking/draining the ground beef I deglaze the pan by splashing in about 1/2 cup of the broth and deglazing the pan by scraping the bottom with a wooden spatula to dislodge any stuck meat from the bottom of the pot.

Once I’m assured nothing is stuck to the bottom of the insert pan, it’s showtime!

I just start layering the remaining ingredients.

Layering Instant Pot Spaghetti Ingredients

It’s important to add liquid not only beneath the dry spaghetti noodles but on top too. That puts the pasta between layers of liquid to help everything cook evenly.

Since I already have 1/2 cup of the broth on the bottom from deglazing the pan, I snap 8 ounces of raw spaghetti noodles in half and fan them in a cross-cross manner across the top of the meat, being sure to expose as much pasta surface as I can.

IMPORTANT: Don’t stir the ingredients from here on out. Just layer and cook!

I pour the pasta sauce and the rest of my broth on top of the raw spaghetti noodles. Again – no stirring here. You’re just layering the ingredients to cook.

Now I lock the lid on top of my Instant Pot, press +/- to reach 8 minutes cook time, make sure the vent is on ‘SEALING’ and walk away.

Cooking Spaghetti In The Instant Pot

It will take a few minutes for the IP to come to pressure before beginning pressure cooking. Then I just let it cook for 8 short minutes.

When cooking time is up I flip the switch to ‘venting’ and release all the pressure before carefully removing the lid from the IP. 

Now I’ll warn ya, when you open the lid & peek inside the IP inner pan you may be initially concerned. Your spaghetti probably looks way too juicy.

No worries y’all. Use a pair of tongs to fluff the pasta and just let it rest in the inner liner with the lid removed for about 10 minutes.

All the juices will be soaked up perfectly by the pasta and it will be ready to serve!

How To Serve Instant Pot Spaghetti FAST!

I placed hearty servings of spaghetti into wide-rimmed bowls.

When my oregano is still producing in my Edible Landscape I oftentimes harvest a small portion and mince the fresh leaves to sprinkle over the top.

Sometimes I also sprinkle a little cheese on top for good measure. Most people like parmesan cheese but RancherMan’s not a parmesan cheese fan. At all!

So if I’m adding cheese I’ll use grated Mozzarella or Monterrey jack cheese – but truth be told any white cheese will do here.

Now all that’s left to do is to dig in and ENJOY!

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Did you make this Instant Pot Spaghetti? Please rate the recipe in your comment below!

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~TxH~

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