Instant Pot Spaghetti – The easiest spaghetti recipe ever! Â A quick recipe for spaghetti made right in the instant pot. Â Get a family favorite meal on the table even faster on busy nights!
Ok, you guys. Â 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. If you’re craving more pasta, try out our Stuffed Shells too!
Do any of you have an Instant Pot already? Â Thinking about getting one? Â 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. Â Way bigger than my crockpot, and much heavier.
I got the 8 quart, which I’m happy about. Â Just saying, if you’re going to get one, make sure you have the room for it!
Definitely read the manual. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Note: Â I use the 8 quart Instant Pot which you can find by clicking the link (affiliate) below.
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Love this recipe! Drizzle a little olive oil on the noodles before adding all the liquids and they won’t clump at all!!!!
If I wanted to use more sauce can just adjust the amount of water so the total amount of liquid remains the same? Also has anyone tried gluten free noodles?
Hi! Yes, you can use gluten free noodles. As far as the sauce goes, I wouldn’t recommend using more and decreasing the water. You need that amount of sauce/water to make sure that the pot comes to pressure and so that the spaghetti doesn’t scorch. Hope that helps! 🙂
Sounds great. Can use more 2 jars of sauce and decrease the water accordingly? Also has anyone tried using gluten free noodles?
This recipe sounds wonderful and wonderfully easy!
I make my own spaghetti sauce. I use tomato puree since my kids don’t like seeds. Is is okay to use 28.5 ounces of my sauce rather than the 24 ounce jar and the 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes?
First time making spaghetti. I can’t get timer to go past 2 min. What am I do I g wrong, there is no manual button.
What brand of cooker do you have?
It is called Crockpot, but has all the options of instant pot, except for the manual button.
Can thin spaghetti noodles be substituted instead?
I am a novice and followed directions as written. Perfect! I cross hatched the spaghetti noodles to eliminate clumps or stuck together pasta as suggested. No problems. Thank you so much for the recipe.
This is my favorite way to make spaghetti! Thank you for sharing! I loooove my instant pot. I’m considering getting rid of my crockpots and just keeping my instant pot!
Just made this delicious dish. First meal in my new InstaPot. AMAZING! I did cook it 2 minutes longer after the first 8. Then it was perfect! Family loves it and I love my InstaPot! Thanks for the recipe!
I followed the instructions to a tee and it was a hit!! Thank you for sharing.