Instant Pot Spaghetti

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Instant Pot Spaghetti is an easy and delicious weeknight meal the whole family will love! Just as good as the classic recipe, this spaghetti cooks in under 20 minutes and makes great leftovers.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: instant pot, instant pot spaghetti, instant pot spaghetti recipe

Servings:

Calories: 752kcal

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 pound spaghetti
24 ounces spaghetti sauce, or 1 jar
36 ounces water, equaling 1½ jars

Instructions

First, set the Instant Pot to sauté and add the ground beef and the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning.
Cook the meat until it's completely browned, breaking up with a wooden spoon for about 5-7 minutes. When the beef is cooked, turn the Instant Pot off and drain any excess grease from the meat.
Break the spaghetti in half and place on top of meat in the Instant Pot.
Pour over the spaghetti sauce and water.
Push the spaghetti down with a spoon to make sure it is completely covered in liquid.
Seal the Instant Pot and set it to manual mode, high pressure, for 8 mintures.
When the time is up, use the manual quick release to open the Instant Pot. Stir the spaghetti well and serve immediately.

Notes

Sauce does not count as a liquid – Contrary to (somewhat) popular belief, the spaghetti sauce in this recipe does not "count" as your "liquid" ingredient. Whenever you're cooking anything in the Instant Pot, liquid -- like water or broth -- is key.
Use dry pasta – You do not have to pre-soak or boil your spaghetti noodles before cooking. Just be sure to stir it into the liquid mixture well so it's not sticking out while cooking.
Avoid burned spaghetti – If your spaghetti is burning, that means that you did not include enough liquid (remember, water or broth -- not sauce) before cooking.

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