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Instant Pot Spaghetti

Instant Pot Spaghetti is a fast one pot weeknight meal. This is the easiest spaghetti recipe out there, perfect for busy families! Add in some homemade garlic bread or Texas toast and you have a fast and filling family dinner.

instant pot spaghetti on white square plate with instant pot in background

Making spaghetti with a pressure cooker is the absolute easiest recipe out there!

This is my go-to recipe for those busy nights when I don’t know what to make for dinner because I usually already have everything on hand. It also makes for easy cleanup because there is only one pot to clean! Plus, like our homemade alfredo or pasta carbonara, anything pasta is a hit with the kids!

Close up of instant pot spaghetti with shredded parmesan cheese

New to the Instant Pot? Check out our Instant Pot 101 to help you get started!

With this easy spaghetti recipe you don’t have to boil the noodles separately, the pressure cooker takes care of that! Simply use the sauté mode to brown your meat, add sauce and seasoning along with noodles and broth and you have dinner in 15 minutes! It is serious the best weeknight meal ever!

If you want to add more meat, consider adding in some homemade meatballs after cooking!

overhead view of instant pot spaghetti in pressure cooker

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • ground sausage
  • onion powder
  • garlic powder
  • beef broth
  • spaghetti sauce
  • spaghetti

Step by step

  1. Prepare the meat on Sauté mode.
  2. Add the sauce and seasonings.
  3. Add the spaghetti over the sauce.
  4. Add broth to cover the pasta.
  5. Pressure cook then release the steam!
  6. Serve with homemade Texas toast or homemade garlic bread

Tips for best results

  • Be sure to scrape and deglaze the bottom thoroughly. Not doing so could result in a Burn warning while cooking under pressure.
  • If spaghetti seems thin after cooking, allow to sit a few moments for the sauce to thicken.

Serving suggestions

There a ton of great sides for spaghetti. Our favorites are a side salad and garlic bread or Texas toast.

You might also like these other Instant Pot recipes perfect for busy weeknights!

If you’ve tried this recipe please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you! 

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spaghetti on white plate

Instant Pot Spaghetti

  • Author: Melissa Riker
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: dinner
  • Method: pressure cooker
  • Cuisine: italian

Description

Instant Pot Spaghetti is a fast one-pot weeknight meal. This easy spaghetti recipe out there, perfect for busy families! Perfect pressure cooker spaghetti in just twenty minutes start to finish!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound ground sausage
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 24 ounce jar spaghetti sauce
  • 12 ounce spaghetti

Instructions

  1. Turn Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Add olive oil and sausage and cook, stirring often, until brown.
  2. Add a splash of beef broth and thoroughly scrape the bottom to deglaze. (See note below)
  3. Add spaghetti sauce, onion powder, and garlic powder and stir to mix.
  4. Break spaghetti noodles in half and layer over the spaghetti sauce.
  5. Pour remaining beef broth over the noodles. Tap noodles into the sauce to ensure they are totally covered with broth.
  6. Set on high pressure for 9 minutes.
  7. Release manually after cooking is finished. Open the lid, stir, and allow to sit for five minutes to continue cooking.
  8. Top with parmesan and basil if desired.

Notes

Be sure to thoroughly scrape and deglaze the bottom of the Instant Pot. Not doing so could result in a Burn warning while cooking under pressure.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 490
  • Sugar: 3.4 g
  • Sodium: 817 mg
  • Fat: 24.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 50 g
  • Protein: 17.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 54.1 mg

Keywords: spaghetti, instant pot

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4 Comments

  1. Great recipe. The instruction to “pour remaining beef” should say “pour remaining beef broth…” Slightly soupy when I opened the pot, but it thickened up after sitting a few minutes.

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