Perfect Spaghetti In The Instant Pot

You will love making spaghetti in the Instant Pot. It's so easy and no draining necessary.

I love my Instant Pot sooo much and use it almost daily to make either soup, rice, potatoes, French fries, roasted veggies etc. Today was the first time I ever used it to make spaghetti/ pasta. I was not disappointed. In fact, I was overjoyed with the results.

I used Ronzoni Gluten- Free thin spaghetti. 

It's a great last minute meal because the pasta is cooked together with the marinara sauce and is ready to eat when you open the lid. I have seen recipes online that go beyond the basics and first sauté onions, garlic, and even meat to make a sauce. 

I use this (affiliate link)  Instant Pot 

This quick recipe is for just a good old fashioned bowl of vegan spaghetti in a tasty marinara sauce. I haven't tried it yet,  but next time I'm thinking adding mushrooms. 

This method requires 2 minutes of pressure cooking time and 5 minutes to rest before releasing the steam manually. I was amazed that this simple method produced perfect pasta! 

Recipe for the (link) tortilla chips triangles -

 I will admit that there were a small amount of strands of spaghetti  that stuck together, but I kind of liked the few thicker bites in my bowl of delicious pasta. 

I did love that everything was in one pot with NO mess. The Instant Pot insert is SO easy to clean and no spills either. I assembled and walked away it until it beeped- it was that easy.

Prep Alert!! 

Before you begin assembling and layering your pasta, beware of these important 3 steps for a successful pasta.

1. The spaghetti should be broken in half and layered in a criss-cross pattern. 

2.  Add liquids but DO NOT STIR- or you will risk getting the BURN signal.

Also note: I used thin gluten-free spaghetti - if your spaghetti is thicker, add an extra minute or two to the cooking time.

Ingredients: 

12 ounces of thin uncooked gluten-free spaghetti pasta

3 + cups of marinara sauce (I used 365 brand organic and fat-free from Whole Foods)

3 cups of water

Optional: seasonings to taste- such as garlic powder, salt, pepper, fresh basil, etc.

Directions: 

Break spaghetti in half and layer it criss-cross in the Instant Pot. Add marinara sauce and water ( DO NOT STIR) and any seasonings that you want to add. ( make sure the pasta in submerged in liquid) add more sauce or water if necessary. 

Secure the lid and set to pressure cook for 2 minutes for thin spaghetti. When done, allow to sit for 5 minutes and then manually release the pressure according to the manufacturers directions. When you open the lid, no draining necessary- it's ready to eat

Notes: 

1. Add 2 minutes cooking time for regular width spaghetti(as opposed to thin spaghetti) or 3 minutes cooking time for a wider linguine. 

2. You can sauté onions and garlic in the IP before adding the pasta