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Instant Pot Meat Sauce And Pasta Recipe

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As a traditional Italian girl, I have been brought up that the best meal of the week, even it is an everyday meal must be the Pasta on your plate. Cook pasta too much and you have a mushy mouthful of goo, cook it too little and you have a crunch, no thanks.  The best of both worlds is Al Dente pasta, meaning that it is cooked just right, not too soft and not too hard (starting to feel like Little Red Riding Hood).  My family craves meat sauce and pasta and generally, this has to be a weekend meal because there has never been a way to shortcut the process.

From the moment my Instant Pot arrived at my doorstep cooking has changed! Today it is time to lavishly live food out loud as I share with you my Instant Pot Meat Sauce and Pasta Recipe.  ,

Instant Pot Meat Sauce and Pasta Recipe

I have tried this over and over until I got it right, then I published it. Instant Pot has made it possible to prepare this great meal in about 12 minutes flat from browning the meat to cooking the pasta.

RECIPE

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Meat Prep

2 Tbsp Of Minced Garlic
1 Tsp of Salt
3 Tbsp Of Olive Oil
One Pound of Ground Beef

Sauce Prep

A 28 Oz Can of Tomato Puree (or sauce)
Water 1 C 

Pasta

2 C of Water (to cover pasta)
A Pound of Pasta
1/2 C Shredded or Grated Cheese (optional)

HOW TO 

Meat Prep

Place Instant Pot on Saute setting.
Drizzle Olive Oil, then minced garlic, then meat.
Brown the meat until it is no longer pink. (this takes under 5 minutes)

Sauce

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Add Sauce to meat mixture and an additional Cup of water.

Pasta

Put Pasta into the mixture and add 2 cups of water.
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Mix the pasta in well and try to bring the meat up from the bottom to cover pasta a bit.
Cover Instant Pot
Steam Release Should be Sealed
Set to High Pressure for 7 Minutes (Manual)
Quick Release when done cooking
Add on optional Cheese
Serve warm and refrigerate any leftovers.

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Instant Pot Meat Sauce and Pasta Recipe

Instant Pot Meat Sauce and Pasta Recipe

Ingredients

    For The Meat
  • 2 Tbsp Of Minced Garlic
  • 1 Tsp of Salt
  • 3 Tbsp Of Olive Oil
  • 1 Pound of Ground Beef
    For The Sauce
  • 1 28 Oz Can of Tomato Puree (or sauce)
  • 1 C of Water
    For The Pasta
  • 2 C of Water (to cover pasta)
  • 1 Pound of Pasta
  • 1/2 C Shredded or Grated Cheese (optional)

Instructions

    For The Meat
  1. Place Instant Pot on Saute setting.
  2. Drizzle Olive Oil, then minced garlic, then meat.
  3. Brown the meat until it is no longer pink. (this takes under 5 minutes)
    For The Sauce
  1. Add Sauce to meat mixture and an additional Cup of water.
    For The Pasta
  1. Put Pasta into the mixture and add 2 cups of water.
  2. Mix the pasta in well and try to bring the meat up from the bottom to cover pasta a bit.
  3. Cover Instant Pot
  4. Steam Release Should be Sealed
  5. Set to High Pressure for 7 Minutes (Manual)
  6. Quick Release when done cooking
  7. Add on optional Cheese
  8. Serve warm and refrigerate any leftovers.
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Cook’s Notes:

Make sure to use Quick Release on this as it will overcook the pasta if you do not.  I always use a pot holder to let the steam spatter onto rather than having it hit the cabinet area.

The food will continue to cook, even once the pressure is released and the pot is turned off, remember it is very hot and the stainless bowl retains the heat. This is good to know because if you have any liquid left it will absorb (about a 1/2 c or so)

The inner pot is dishwasher safe so this makes cleanup a snap.

Do make sure to brown your meat until no pink shows.

You do not need to cook pasta separate from the meat sauce, just combine it all. I do suggest trying to scoop some of the meat atop the pasta before cooking, it seems to help with the cooking and not overcooking.

If you find the pasta is too soft, back the time down by a minute.

Here is the How To Instructional video and this will also show you the proper water content for pasta, so you see how submerged or not it should be.

Lavishly live this traditional awesome recipe out loud and enjoy the Italian Feast any day of the week rather than just on Sundays.  The Instant Pot Meat Sauce and Pasta Recipe makes a fabulous weekday addition and yummy leftovers for lunches.  Cheers ~

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  2. I tried this recipe for my friends and husband. The taste is awesome. By the way, I planned to add some more ingredients like increase chili and pepper. Do you think it is a good idea to do so? Thanks.

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  3. Could you make this dish in the instant pot it the night before you need it and keep it warm in the instant pot for a few hours without overcoming the pasta efore lunchtime?

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    • Great question. Since it is so fast to make, I never make anything ahead, I just let it work right on demand. Personally, if you make it the night before and properly cool it and refrigerate you should be able to just warm it up and serve the next day?
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  5. OMG! This made me crave for some pasta really bad. It looks so delicious. Will make sure to go out today to grab some ingredients. We will certainly have this for dinner.

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  8. I’m nervous to cook pasta in my instant pot because the first time I did, it spit and foamed out of the valve when I did a quick release. Any tips?

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  10. Sorry if I missed this, but about how many servings does this make?
    (Could it be doubled and fit in an 8 at, do you think?)

    Thanks so much!

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  11. Could you make this dish in the instant pot it the night before you need it and keep it warm in the instant pot for a few hours without overcoming the pasta efore lunchtime?

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  12. I’m so happy to have found your recipe, it’s just what I was looking for to make meat sauce and pasta together in my Instant Pot. Ground beef has been defrosting on my counter for several hours and I’ve been googling away. Thank you!
    Btw, I have some leftover red wine from a party I had last night – do you think I could use a cup in place of one of the cups of water?

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  13. I just got an Instant Pot and have been scouring the web for recipes to find out if I can make pasta and meatsauce and chili with it (I am a pressure cooker newbie). I’m so happy to have found your recipe. And I was thrilled to see that you’re from Pgh., which is my hometown! Too cool! Can’t WAIT to try your recipe! Thank you for sharing it!

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    • This is just one of many recipes. Check my Asparagus out, Pasta cooks in the Instant Pot pretty consistently at about 5 minutes per box. Never cover the pasta more than right to the top of it and Immediately release steam with the end of the cook cycle. Hams are perfection, see that recipe as well and The cakes are awesome.
      Enjoy! Yes Pittsburgh is a nice place
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  15. Maybe someone already mentioned this, but you forgot to tell us that the Instant pot needs time to get up to pressure. For me it was almost 30 minutes. Need to remember this when you are trying to time dinner to be ready when everyone gets home.

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    • sorry Bob.. I just kind of figure if you have Instant Pot you know.. sometimes readers don’t read unless it is of interest, but I will make sure to add that in there for anyone needing exact timing 🙂 for pressure cookers..thanks for the add-on..
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      • Sorry, I meant to mention the fact that this was only my second day with the Instant Pot. Thank you for your recipe, it turned out great!

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        • wait till you start using it everyday I have a ton of recipes upcoming I am SO glad the recipe was success, it is just the best Pressure Cooker I have used to date! I love singing its praises, but I do need to be mindful of all the newbies with these appliances and mention cook times.. 🙂 and heat up time..
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        • Just used my Instant Pot for the first time yesterday and we had the same problem (we used a different recipe – it, too, failed to mention the extra time for getting up to temp/pressure). All our sides were ready but no main course! Glad I’m not the only one that has had this problem. 🙂 I’ll factor that in when I try this recipe.

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  17. Omg how yummy is this?!?! Pasta is always a hit in this household so I will have to make this!

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  19. I’m so intrigued with these instant pots, especially since a recipe like this can be made in one. It looks so good!

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  20. I love pasta and a good meat sauce! This recipe, and using this pot, makes this dish super easy to make. I can almost smell the deliciousness from here!

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  22. I love quick and easy meals, instant pot certainly makes it happen. My friend has one and she uses it daily, she is totally in love. She used it to make a potato, string bean one pot dish that tastes good, she brought it in the Instant Pot and plugged it in my kitchen for a potluck at my house.

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  25. i am not familiar with an instant pot but it sounds perfect to make this delicious pasta recipe! i could easily eat pasta everyday if i could get my doctor on board
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    • Emma — I don’t generally like to cook pasta in a slow cooker or a stove top electric cooker because the pasta in my experience has been MOOSHIE— however.. I have found this Instant Pot to be the answer to it all: )Fast, easy and delish
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  34. I’m with you! I used to have pasta like every night of the week, but I’ve tone it down a little. It’s still my absolute favorite no matter what the sauce.

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  35. I have never heard of an insta pot. Is it like a pressure cooker? Those are hard to come by and are very expensive. I would love it if the insta pot works in a similar way.

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  37. That looks so good. I love one pot recipes because they are perfect for making meals when you’re too busy to prepare! Thanks for sharing this recipe, this will be a hit at home!

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    • No Linda I do not. I feel that all meals get enough spices in them and the basic-ness of this recipe makes it taste delicious. We also do put a grating cheese that I hand grate on, Locatelli is our personal favorite, it truly adds the taste that you might be craving. After spending time nice amounts of time in Italy with my family, and my husband’s, we have learned that the food flavors are not about ‘adding in’ it is about keeping it basic to enjoy all the flavor that the food has. The olive oil you use should have a nice, rich flavor, bold, which will also offer a seasoning of sort and the garlic lets the meat reach its range of perfection. Basic is delicious, I can’t wait to hear how yours turned out. ~DANA
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