Instant Pot Spaghetti – The easiest spaghetti recipe ever! A quick recipe for spaghetti made right in the instant pot. Get a family favorite meal on the table even faster on busy nights!
Ok, you guys. I resisted as long as I could.
It was definitely time for me to get myself an Instant Pot, and see what all the fuss is about!
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll already know I bought one.
You may have been waiting and wondering what kind of dinner concoction was going to come out first.
Well, spaghetti it is!
It might SEEM boring, and unoriginal, but….c’mon, spaghetti is a total crowd pleasing, family favorite, classic.
Why not start there?
I was sitting around reading the manual for said Instant Pot and contemplating what to try first, when my son suggested spaghetti.
He loves spaghetti. Could eat it for breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack, and dinner. Not kidding.
Do any of you have an Instant Pot already? Thinking about getting one? I’d love to hear what you think!
For now, here are my first impressions.
Before I even used the thing my initial reaction was that this thing is BIG. Way bigger than my crockpot, and much heavier.
I got the 8 quart, which I’m happy about. Just saying, if you’re going to get one, make sure you have the room for it!
Definitely read the manual. If you don’t, you’ll probably feel stressed out and confused at all of the different buttons and parts.
My impression during and after making the spaghetti (which I did a few times to make sure cooking time would be accurate for you).
It was strange at first not being able to peek in the top like you can with a slow cooker. Ummmm, is this thing on?
But, you can definitely hear that there is some boiling going on inside.
It really did cook the spaghetti just perfectly!
The noodles weren’t “gummy” being cooked all together with the meat/sauce/water, which was something I was worried about.
I may actually like spaghetti cooked in the Instant Pot now, more than the typical boiling the noodles and putting it all together after!
My last but not least favorite thing is that this is a true one pot recipe. Spaghetti is always easy to make, but it also usually requires a pan for the meat, a pot for noodles, a pot for sauce, and a colander for draining.
One pot, and no colander needed here.
The meat cooks (I get super lean meat so I don’t even need to drain grease) then you toss in your pasta, sauce, water, and seasonings.
Dinner served in about 8 minutes!
How cool is that?!
Enjoy! Check out our video for this recipe below!
~Nichole
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Instant Pot Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Lean Ground Beef, OR ITALIAN SAUSAGE
- 1/2 Teaspoon EACH Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Italian Seasoning, OR MORE TO TASTE
- 1 Pound Spaghetti Noodles
- 1 (24 Ounce) Jar Spaghetti Sauce
- 36 Ounces Water, 1 1/2 Jars
- 1 (14.5 Ounce) Can Diced Tomatoes, OR TOMATO SAUCE
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to saute' and add the ground beef. Add the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasonings. Cook the meat and seasonings, breaking the meat up until it's completely browned. Turn the Instant Pot off. Drain any excess grease from meat if necessary.
- Break the spaghetti in half and place on top of meat in the Instant Pot. Pour over the spaghetti sauce, diced tomato, and water. Push the spaghetti down with a spoon if necessary to make sure it is completely covered in liquid.
- Seal the instant pot and set it to manual mode, high pressure, 8 minutes cooking time. When the time is up, use manual quick release to open the Instant Pot. Stir the spaghetti well. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Note: I use the 8 quart Instant Pot which you can find by clicking the link (affiliate) below.
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My favorite IP spaghetti recipe, hands down!! This is going to become a regular dish at my house.
I really NEVER leave reviews, but your recipe is amazing! I am not a pasta fan, but my husband loves pasta, so I tried your recipe with great hesitation and doubt as I needed to make him something easy and quick.
For the first time in my life, I love a pasta dish! There is something so warm and homey about the recipe. I have now made the recipe three times, each with varying ingredients.
In my first recipe, I used lots of veggies, beyond sausage as my protein, and Trader Joe’s yellow lentil brown rice spaghetti. I simply added a few minutes to the cooking time and it turned out perfectly!
Today, I made the recipe for my husband only, using roasted red peppers, grass-fed bison, and Costco’s organic Casarecce pasta. He was in heaven! He claims not to even enjoy his fancy Italian restaurant dishes as much as IP pasta 🙂
I have used a variety of organic tomato sauces, Rao’s Marinara being my favorite.
Thank you so much for your creativity and testing and patience in developing such a tasty and versatile recipe!
You need a “buy me a coffee” link!!
This was awesome. Family loved it.
Really great IP spaghetti recipe! It seemed a little watery at first but once I mixed it up and let it cool down a bit the sauce seemed to have thickened and the consistency of both the noodles and sauce is excellent. I used ground turkey instead of beef for a healthier version.
Love love love!! It was so easy! Used angel hair pasta because it’s my favorite and only half the amount. I listened to another post and used beef broth as a water replacement. Could eat this every day! Thanks for the recipe!
Did you alter the time using angel hair instead?
Hubby declared this best IP spaghetti ever. I’ve been using a different recipe that doesn’t have the extra diced tomatoes, but tried this one because he likes saucy spaghetti. I had 1# ground beef and two artisan Italian sausage links, added green pepper, mushrooms and fresh basil and oregano from the garden.
So, here’s just how good this is….
1st-I was very skeptical about the added diced tomatoes.
2nd- I RARELY eat leftovers.
3rd- I don’t like dinner food for breakfast, no biscuits and gravy, no pork chops and eggs, no steak and eggs.
That said, I heated up leftovers of this spaghetti for breakfast this morning 🤣😋❤️
Had a not-so-great day and needed a quick, recommended meal and a laugh. Your post provided both. Thank you.
We have made this spaghetti a few times now… I love it..my husband prefers more sauce so I just heated a little extra
sauce and add it to his plate. now he loves it too. It is so easy and only one pot!!!
This was really good
This is my go to recipe everytime…I love it…I do use beef stock instead of water it give it a more rich flavor & also use 50/50 for meat half ground chuck & half ground pork its so good 🙂 thank you for this recipe 🥰
I purchased my Instant Pot a couple of months ago. It took me about 5 days of reading and research before I was brave enough to use it the first time. Since that first time I haven’t used any other method of cooking dinner, only my amazing Instant Pot. I’m beginning to think it’s impossible to mess any recipe up with my Instant Pot. The first thing I made was a beef roast with potatoes carrots onions and celery. I even made gravy. And to my amazement everything was delicious and the beef was fork tender. Since that first time I’ve made too many dishes to list. I’ve made everything from chicken and dumplings to chili and sauerkraut with kielbasa. Each dish being better than the last.
Needless to say I’m in love with my Instant Pot it’s made me a better cook and I’m always excited to try a new dish.
Keep your amazing recipes coming.
Oh I just bought my first Instant Pot today and finding many recipes I can’t wait to try. With that being said, I read your post and saw you made Chicken and Dumplings!! A favorite of ours and wondered if you wouldn’t mind sharing that recipe 🙂 TIA
The only spaghetti recipe I use. It is versatile and easy to change or add things if you want. Once I used vodka sauce and it was amazing! Another time I used canned whole tomatoes because I ran out of diced and it was fine. We love to add Parmesan on top too. Sometimes the noodles stick together but if you mix them up well, they pull apart and are fine. Thanks for the recipe!
I’ve made other spaghetti recipes for the Instant Pot and this one is the absolute best. The noodles come out great.
Thank you for the yummy recipe!
Excellent recipe ! Make it a lot but I do also add real sweet onions also !
AMAZING!! PERFECT FOR NEWBIES TO THE INSTANT POT!! TO MAKE My mother directed me to this site for this recipe. She and my dad gave me an instant pot for Christmas and she’s always making new stuff with it. I was kind of intimidated by it (even though Ive wanted one for a year) so when she told me that my son (the picky eater) just loved this spaghetti, I had to make it.
It was the perfect recipe to start with your IP because it’s something familiar to the family but in record time! Once you see how easy it is then making new recipes is even more exciting. Thanks again for the recipe.
As far as anything I would do to improve is increase the meat a bit, ALWAYS SERVE WITH SHAVED PARMESAN (but that’s a pereonal thing) and it’s honestly better after it’s had some time to sit after you stir. We can eat this for days and it’s even good without heating up but that’s spaghetti for you. It’s always yummy. Fantastic site!! Thanks again!!
Love it! I make it often for my wife and I. Plenty for leftovers, which in most cases tastes even better the next time or two!
I have made this several times for our family and it’s a hit!! The only change that I make is to use beef broth for the majority of the water. I have also used this recipe for the 3 quart instant pot but with only half the amounts. Where that’s the perfect size for 2 people traveling in our motor home!
My go-to recipe! I make this sans meat and it tastes like next day spaghetti. And I mean that in the best way possible! It’s so tasty I could eat the whole pot!
I made this for the first time today. Turned out perfectly. I am sure it will serve more than 6 servings.
Added more mushrooms and onions.
I just got my 8 quart Instant Pot and used it for the first time for dinner last night. I made a London broil with potatoes, carrots, onions,and celery. Sauteed my roast, put the rack in added 1 1/2 cups of water and sprinkled a little more than 1 packet of dry onion soup mix over the meat. Set the manual timer to 30 minutes. When done I put my vegetables on top of the meat sprinkled with salt and pepper cooked again for 13 minutes. It came out fork tender and delicious veggies were perfectly cooked. I made a little gravy with the awesome broth remaining in the bottom. I was so pleased with a first attempt that made me feel like a pro.
I’m going to make goulash (American style) tomorrow. It’s just me and my husband but I wanted the 8 quart for when we have family and friends and also to freeze half for another meal.
One question how do you set it on high, mine cooked on medium and I can’t figure out how to change to high even reading the manual?
I’m going to try your spaghetti recipe soon with the addition of diced onion,and double the tomatoes, i like fire roasted diced tomatoes.
I’m so happy with my new Instant Pot
Thank you, I’m going to check out all of your recipes.
I’ve used your recipe for this for nearly a year. It’s perfect every time. Thank you- so much!!!
I added red onion, garlic, chopped up fresh mushrooms. Other than that I followed it exactly and it was amazing! My new way to cook spaghetti for sure!