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
- 1/2 Teaspoon EACH Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Italian Seasoning
- 1 Pound Spaghetti Noodles
- 1 (24 Ounce) Jar Spaghetti Sauce
- 36 Ounces Water, 1 1/2 Jars
- 1 (14.5 Ounce) Can Diced Tomatoes
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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If I don’t use the canned tomatoes how much and what liquid do I need to add? NO ONE in my family will eat it if there are tomatoes in it. Yes I know that sounds crazy but they don’t like tomatoes but sauces made with them are fine!!
Will the amount in the recipe work in the 6 qt instant pot, or be too much? Thanks!
Yes, it works in a 6 quart
Thank you! 🙂
Love it!!! I always double the meat but keep the rest the same and it still works out perfectly for me 🙂
Great recipe for spgett! {that’s what we call it).
The kids love it, getcha pull!
Three tweaks that brought this recipe from good to great for me. Use beaf broth instead of water, replace spaghetti noodles for elbows, top it off with 1 cup of Colby jack cheese. Mix well. Boom get ready for flavor explosion. On a side note I did drain the tomatoes and could have gotten away with cooking 7min instead of 8min but it still turned out great. Thanks for the recipe. This will be a back pocket go to.
This is my families FAVORITE spaghetti recipe. I tried your’s first, tried a couple of others next, and hands down came back to yours. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together.
Thank you for providing a wonderful recipe for 8 qt. Instant Pots! All of my friends – who got their 6 qt. pot right when it came out – said to get the bigger pot – you just can’t get it too big. What they didn’t realize was that most all of the recipes out there are for a 6 qt pot. For a newbie like myself, I’m not great at knowing how to adjust the water for noodles, rice, etc. Every recipe I’ve made from you has been PERFECT! This one was super easy and delish!
Can you blend the tomatoes down so the kids don’t know they are there?
Yes! My family doesn’t like chunks of tomatoes, but I wanted the favor so I put the spaghetti sauce, the can of tomatoes (I used roasted) , and a handful of fresh basil leaves in the blender. Poured that over the meat, added bow tie noodles and used beef broth instead of water. Flavor EXPLOSION! indeed!
I’ve made this multiple times for my spaghetti loving family and it never disappoints. It’s great as is, sometimes I layer Kirkland meatballs on the bottom instead of ground beef and it’s still perfect. Thanks for the crisscrossing tip, it helps a lot!
Great tip with the meatballs!
If I double the recipe do I double the liquid? I literally got got a pressure cooker and there’s no manual button either. It’s the power pressure cooker xl. Please help.
Yes, you do need to double the liquid. I am not familiar with that model, but it should have a “high pressure” button, that’s the one you want to use.
Do I drain the tomatoes before adding them?
No 🙂
Nichole love you your recepities are wounderfull instapot is the Bomb and I look for your suggestions first. Spaghetti is a house fave especially baked awesome you are the best!!!
This turned out so good!! I used ground chicken and excluded the tomatoes. I made the sauce more of a sloppy Joe sauce as opposed to a marinara sauce. A total hit for my family of five!