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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I just made this recipe. Very easy and good. I browned the meat with a quarter chopped onion, added 3 cloves of grated garlic, a package of sliced baby portabella mushrooms and seasonings. When meat was cooked, I decided to add more seasoning, so I ended up doubling the salt, onion powder, garlic powder and the Italian seasoning. I only had angel hair pasta. I used the jar and a half of water per instructions. I had some of the pasta that clumped and was undercooked, but easily removed from the pot while stirring. I served it right away and I would suggest waiting 10 minutes for the pasta to absorb the sauce a bit. It’s delicious!! I served w salad and garlic bread. I will definitely make again. I’ll use regular spaghetti pasta next time. Thank you very much!!!!
Hi, love this spaghetti! How much is a serving though? A cup?
We loved it! Best part was that it stayed warm as everyone seems to eat at diff times. The kids said best spaghetti I’ve ever made.
This recipe is the best not only because of how delicious the spaghetti turned out–but also because it was so stinkin’ easy!! My husband found the noodles to be a bit overcooked for his liking, but I prefer my noodles softer. Also, will have to play with the amount of water next time, as I felt I had too much water even after cooking and had to add more pasta sauce to thicken it back up.
I made this. Very good. I would go for 9min next time.
Made this last night. It turned out great. Didn’t have any diced tomatoes so we added another jar of sauce. Next time I might add just a touch less water with 2 jars of sauce & more seasoning to taste.
PERFECTION!!!! I was panicking cause i had this recipe in my foodi at the time there was a convo in a group that it came out watery!! WELL! it was the BEST pasta i have made from a jar. I even added some meatballs that i pre-sauted before i poured the sauce and macaroni on it. I used rigatoni instead. I was very skeptical of this pot but i use it every day now! LOVE IT!!!!!!! and yes i put that much water into it. PERFECT!!!
This is love! I love the one pot vs pot for noodles, pan & colander and my family loved it – bonus for me! I followed the directions to a T and it was perfect- no noodles clumping and not extra saucy. I did swap 1.5 lbs of ground turkey for ground beef.
If I wanted to half the recipe (I’m only making for myself) would I need to adjust anything like the time cooked? Or can leftovers be frozen? Thanks!
This was my 2nd recipe in the instant pot and I was a bit afraid of all of the water. When it was finished it was VERY liquidy and I took a couple noodles out to test and some were undercooked, some were okay. I stirred it, put the lid back on and let it sit about 10 minutes and then all of the noodles were perfect and the liquid thickened up quite a bit so it was just very SAUCY. It turned out really good!