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!
~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.
Instant Pot Spaghetti is a great easy weeknight dinner for families! The ground beef, sauce, and noodles are cooked together right in the instant pot pressure cooker for a quick and budget friendly dinner recipe.
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I’ve made this 6 times since I got my instant pot at Christmas. I love this recipe! I have used it with my own additions, like mushrooms and onions and chopped onions etc.. and it is consistently delicious! I add my own extra seasonings because we like it that way, and Chris-cross the spaghetti when I layer it in. Comes out perfect every time! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
This is hands down my favorite instant pot recipe. I recommend it ALL the time when people ask about purchasing an Instant Pot. I’ve been using this recipe for a year, and never wrote a review. I just looked it up again to copy and paste it to the facebook post where someone asked and thought I should write a review.
I use GF noodles for my recipe and it turns out great! We eat this at least once a week!!
My first Instant Pot recipe. The husband wasn’t sold on cooking the pasta with the sauce. He was impressed. It was easy and quick (I don’t like to cook). This will be added to the dinner rotation (when I need to cook).
Thank you this was great for a fast dinner tonight the whole family enjoyed!
Made it the first time and it came out great, but it was such a large amount and there’s only two people in our house. If I wanted to half the recipe would I half the water amount and just maybe put 2 and 1/2 cups of water in then still do it the whole 8 minutes?
Thanks for this recipe, it’s a keeper! I added a little onion when sauteing the beef. Will definitely make this again.
I tried this tonight using penne pasta and my homemade turkey sausage sauce that I freeze. Came out very watery, even after stirring in some cheese and letting it rest to thicken.
How much could I safely cut the water before risking a burn? My frozen sauce is usually on the thinnner side, using tomato sauce and soup, but no added water.
I’d love to master this for a super quick and easy family favorite.
Made tonight for dinner. Was very good.
Doesn’t look like my 5-star rating is registering? No Instant Pot but easily translated to stovetop pressure cooker. Love only using 1 pan! Used ground buffalo and whole wheat noodles. Added some cayenne and Herbes de Provence, along with 1/2 cup red wine. After cooking, the noodles were more al dente than we prefer so simply added 1 cup water, covered, and waited 5 minutes. Excellent!
Hi all..not sure why my question didn’t get posted!!
Has anyone tried to add veggies to this recipe..spinach, broccoli etc?
If so, please let me know if water amount, pressure time need to be changed!
Thanks!!
Gonna make this doubling the recipe tonight!!!
turns out fine everytime in my 6 or 8 quart IP. I usually add my own spices and it’s never bland nor over spiced. sometimes, some noodles stick together but thats to be expected when cooking pasta.
Really good! I didn’t have tomato’s so I added more sauce and then a little tomato paste after it was done to thicken it up a bit! Noodles were perfect! Thanks for the yummy recipe! My whole family loved it!
OHHH MM GEE! Super impressed. Noodles were amazingly flavored and I couldn’t eat enough (Trying to lose weight lol but I have a 4 year old… spaghetti is life). Recently purchased an Instant Pot, googled recipes and yours showed up. SO GLAD IT DID! Thanks again for such a great tasting meal! WAY BETTER THAN THE CONVENTIONAL WAY OF COOKIJG NOODLES SEPARATELY AND SUCH! You rock!
We love this recipe. Everything turned out great. Cooked in 8qt.
Can I substitute the canned tomatoes for more spaghetti saucd? If yes, how much could I use?
TIA ~ Michelle
I’d say yes. I make sure my noodles are covered in the liquid and that there is enough water to cook properly. I am constantly adjusting this for that (tomato sauce, pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, etc) in this recipe for my IP spaghetti depending on what I have in my cupboard. It always turns out great. Good luck.
PS: I make this in a 6qt and it works fine!
Hi! Can this recipe be made in a 6qt instant pot?
Yes 🙂
Thanks!! Can’t wait to try it!
I did, and it came out perfect!
Delish recipe, I only had linguine noodles and it worked perfectly, I did add Tony’s Cajun seasoning and some more sugar at the end, but that’s a matter of taste bc we like bold flavors here, will definitely make again! Thanks!
I made it and followed the directions closely as I’m an instapot newbie, but my pasta was too firm.
I’ve had that happen a few times with other recipes, so I just cooked mine for 10 mins and make sure to have all of the noodles covered by liquid.