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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OMG – The best spaghetti I have ever had. My wife couldn’t stop eating it and she is a spaghetti critic. Ended up having to add more water to submerge the noodles… I think it was because I crissed-crossed all the noodles to prevent clumpiness which probably stacked them up higher. A little watery once complete but I simply strained and put back in the pot. Wow, so good!!!
My insta pot arrives today. I’m so excited. I am going to try this first substituting mild Italian sausage will let you know how it works out! Thanks for the recipe. We love spaghetti and with the hours I work cooking dinner is always hard.
I recently made this dish but substituted it with Prnne pasta. Added onions and Red Peppers. Will let you know how it turns out as this Insta Pot is still new to us.
This worked very well, and was super-fast. However, it definitely needs more seasoning. I would also add mushrooms (sauted with the meat).
I used my 6 qt IP and same ingredients PLUS Bell peppers, onion, minced garlic, and sliced fresh mushrooms. It turned out great! I will definitely make it again. My only NOTE: Sautéing the meat and veggies take about 10 minutes at least, plus about 10 minutes to pressurize, plus about 10 minutes to quick release. So you are looking at a total of about 38 minutes from start to finish. I think it is important to let people know that is the reality, NOT 8 minutes to a delicious meal.
Quick release doesn’t take 10 min, just seconds
I don’t know if I did this quite right, but it did not turn out well for me. I have spaghetti soup, with noodles that have the same consistency as canned chicken noodle- mushy. And also no flavor, tastes very watery. I followed everything scrupulously, but I live in the mountains. Should I have changed anything due to that? I really want to love Instant Pot spaghetti!
I am certain being that far above sea level is a factor that must be taken into consideration with regard to cooking times. Instant Pot has information for adapting recipes on Youtube, online and in some of their printed materials. I’d give them a call for assistance and not give up. There are a lot of users in Denver Colorado!
Great recipe!! I used previously frozen, already cooked ground beef. My kids don’t like large chunks of ground beef, so I usually run it through a food processor just for a few seconds. I find it makes a big difference! I also used home made tomato sauce, a can of Italian peeled tomatoes instead of diced and water. Same proportions as recipe suggests. Turned out so good!! I found that it took a long time to build the pressure, probably 25 or more minutes, perhaps because of the frozen ground beef? But the 8 mins of pressure cooking was perfect. Thank you!!
Question, I use home canned sauce. Could i omit the water and just make sure the sauce covers the noodles?
No. You need a thin liquid to build steam
Hi, what kind of spaghetti sauce do you mean, I’m not in America and I’ve found the definitions for tomato sauce and things like that vary. Thanks
Spaghetti sauce is also called pasta sauce here in the us. Tomato sauce is the base and you can add whatever you like to make your own “spaghetti sauce”, including cut up veggies, cheeses, spices and seasoning. Typically they come premade with things like bell peppers, mushrooms, ground sausage, ground beef, onions, etc. I hope that helps!
Can I make this without the meat following the same instructions?
Yes