Instant Pot Pasta

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Learn how to cook Instant Pot Pasta (Pressure Cooker Pasta) in 30 mins. Super flavor-packed, al-dente one pot pasta that is so satisfying to eat. Perfect quick & easy, kid-friendly weeknight meal your family will love!

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You’ll love this Instant Pot Pasta because:

  • Quick & Easy to make – family dinner on the table in less than 30 mins!
  • Super flavorful with every al-dente pasta bite – a balance of savory, umami, sweet, tart…yummy flavors~
  • Simple & accessible ingredients from your pantry
  • Budget-friendly
  • Family-friendly (kid-approved) – a dish even your picky kids will enjoy

Cooking Tips for Cooking Pasta in Instant Pot

1. Evenly Cooked Instant Pot Pasta: It’s critical to ensure all the Penne Pasta are completely submerged in the sauce before pressure cooking.

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2. Dump-and-Go Instant Pot Pasta: If you want a fast & super easy one pot meal, you can simply dump all the ingredients into the pot (skip the browning steps). Ensure to add the Penne pasta and tomato paste last, then start the pressure cooking cycle immediately.

3. Extra Pinch of Salt: Sometimes you’re just a pinch of salt away from awesomeness! Salt won’t reduce the sourness, but will bring out other flavors to balance the dish. Try it for yourself! 🙂

4. Scorching Instant Pot: Mixing 156 ml tomato paste with 3 cups of liquid should be completely safe. But if you’re afraid of scorching, avoid mixing the tomato paste, just place it on top of the pasta.

5. Vegetarian/Vegan Version: Instant Pot Penne Rigate Pasta

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Ingredients for Cooking Pasta in Instant Pot

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  • Unsalted Chicken Stock – Different brands or even different boxes of the same brand of salted chicken stock can differ in levels of sodium, so we prefer to develop recipes using unsalted chicken stock for more control & consistency on the dish’s flavor profile. Best if you can make your own chicken stock! 🙂

Our Secret Umami Ingredients:

Here are our own little flavor-boosting, umami-bombing, non-traditional twist to this ultra-simple pasta bolognese.

  • Regular Soy Sauce (not low sodium soy sauce or sweet/dark soy sauce) + Fish Sauce (Amy + Jacky’s favorite) – Thse add a magical delicious touch of savory-umami depth of flavors to cooking pasta in Instant Pot.

Wait! Fish Sauce? Soy Sauce? Worcestershire Sauce in Pasta Sauce?

If you’ve been following our recipes, you can probably smell our obsession for Umami. hehe~ Give it a try! 😉

How to Make Instant Pot Pasta Step-by-Step Guide

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Tools for Instant Pot Pasta

1

Brown Ground Beef in Instant Pot


Heat up your pressure cooker (Instant Pot: press “Sauté” button, then “Adjust” button to go to “Sauté More” function). Make sure your pot is as hot as it can be before placing any ingredient in the pot (Instant Pot: wait until indicator says HOT).

Add 1 tbsp olive oil in Instant Pot. Ensure to coat the oil over the whole bottom of the pot.

Add in ½ lb ground beef, then season with kosher salt and ground black pepper.

Brown ground beef

*Pro Tip: Meat juice begins to come out of the ground beef. Let the moisture evaporate. Browning begins due to maillard reaction.

Remove & set aside.

2

Sauté Onion, Garlic, Celery, Mushrooms


Add 1 tbsp olive oil in Instant Pot. Add sliced onion, sauté. Add a pinch of kosher salt and ground black pepper to season. Stir occasionally until slightly browned.

Saute onions

Then, add minced garlic and stir for roughly 30 seconds until fragrant.

Add sliced mushrooms, chopped celery, a pinch of dried oregano, and dried basil. Cook for another minute.

saute mushrooms, celery

Taste seasoning and adjust with more kosher salt and ground black pepper if necessary.

3

Deglaze & Make Pasta Sauce


Pour in a dash of sherry wine and deglaze the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.

deglaze

Add browned ground beef, 1 cup unsalted chicken stock, 2 cups water, 2 tbsp regular soy sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, and 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce. Mix everything together.

Add chicken stock

4

Pressure Cook Pasta


Pour 450g Penne pasta in Instant Pot (into the pasta sauce).

Cook penne pasta in Instant Pot

Place 156ml tomato paste on top of the pasta.

*Pro Tip: Mixing 156ml tomato paste with 3 cups of liquid should be completely safe. However, avoid mixing the tomato paste if you are afraid of scorching.

Use tomato paste

Taste and adjust with more kosher salt and ground black pepper if necessary, as it is harder to adjust the seasoning after.

*Pro Tip: It’s critical to ensure all the Penne pasta are completely submerged into the pasta sauce in order to evenly cook pasta in Instant Pot.

Pressure Cook High Pressure 4 minutes

With Venting Knob in Venting Position, close the lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing Position.

  • Pressure Cooking Method: Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 4 minutes, wait 5 minutes before doing a Quick Release.

*Pro Tip: After 5 minutes, release the remaining pressure by turning Venting Knob to Venting Position.

Open the lid carefully.

5

Serve Yummy Pasta


Give it a quick stir and everything should blend together.

Cooking pasta in instant pot

*Pro Tip: Taste one of the Penne pasta in Instant Pot. If you find the texture too hard (ours came out al dente), close the lid and let the leftover heat in Instant Pot cook the pasta until desired doneness.

Sprinkle some freshly grated Parmesan cheese to kick it up a notch.

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Serve immediately. Enjoy your simple yet delicious Instant Pot Pasta Bolognese! 😀

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Instant Pot Pasta

Author: Amy + Jacky
Learn how to cook Instant Pot Pasta (Pressure Cooker Pasta) in 30 mins. Super flavor-packed, al-dente one pot pasta that is so satisfying to eat. Perfect quick & easy, kid-friendly, weeknight meal your family will love!
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Servings 4
Total Time 25 minutes
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Ingredients

  • ½ pound (227g) ground beef
  • 1 pound (454g) penne rigate pasta
  • 12 white mushrooms , sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 rib celery , chopped
  • 1 small onion , sliced
  • A dash sherry wine
  • A pinch dried oregano
  • A pinch dried basil
  • Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
  • Olive oil

Simple Umami Pasta Sauce:

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Instructions 

  • Brown Ground Beef: Heat up your pressure cooker (Instant Pot: press Sauté, then Adjust to go to Sauté More). Ensure your pot is as hot as it can be (Instant Pot: wait until indicator says HOT).
    Add 1 tbsp olive oil in Instant Pot. Ensure to coat the oil over the whole bottom of the pot. Add in ½ pound of ground beef and season with kosher salt and ground black pepper.
    *Pro Tip: Meat juice begins to come out of ground beef. Let the moisture evaporate. Browning begins due to maillard reaction.
    Remove & set aside.
  • Sauté Onion, Garlic, Celery, Mushrooms: Add 1 tbsp olive oil in the pot. Add sliced onion, sauté. Add a pinch of kosher salt and ground black pepper to season. Stir occasionally until slightly browned. Then, add minced garlic and stir for roughly 30 seconds until fragrant. Add sliced mushrooms, chopped celery, a pinch of dried oregano, and dried basil. Cook for another minute. Taste seasoning and adjust with more kosher salt and ground black pepper if necessary.
  • Deglaze & Make Pasta Sauce: Pour in a dash of sherry wine and deglaze the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.
    Add browned ground beef, 1 cup unsalted chicken stock, 2 cups water, 2 tbsp regular soy sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, and 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce. Mix everything together.
  • Pressure Cook Pasta: Pour 450g Penne pasta into the sauce. Place 156ml tomato paste on top of the pasta. Taste and adjust with more kosher salt and ground black pepper if necessary.
    *Pro Tip: Ensure all the Penne pasta are completely submerged into the sauce.
    With Venting Knob in Venting Position, close the lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing Position. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 4 minutes, wait 5 minutes before doing a Quick Release. Open the lid carefully.
  • Serve: Give it a quick stir and everything should blend together.
    *Pro Tip: Taste one of the Penne pasta. If you find the texture too hard (ours came out al dente), close the lid and let the leftover heat cook them until the desired doneness.
    Sprinkle some freshly grated Parmesan cheese to kick it up a notch. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

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Notes

Dump-and-Go Option: Dump all ingredients into the pot for a fast and easy one pot meal. Be mindful that the flavor will take a hit. Ensure to add the penne pasta and tomato paste last. Also, start the cooking cycle immediately.
Scorching: Mixing 156 ml tomato paste with 3 cups of liquid should be completely safe. But if you're afraid of scorching, avoid mixing the tomato paste, just place it on top of the pasta.
Rate Amy + Jacky's Recipe: If you've tried our recipe, rate the recipe in the Comments section. Thank you!
Calories: 639.09kcal
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: cooking pasta in instant pot, instant pot healthy recipes, instant pot one pot meal, instant pot pasta, instant pot pasta recipes, instant pot penne pasta, one pot pasta, pressure cooker pasta

Nutrition

Calories: 639.09kcal | Carbohydrates: 98.94g | Protein: 30.11g | Fat: 13.85g | Saturated Fat: 4.86g | Cholesterol: 40.26mg | Sodium: 706.23mg | Potassium: 1135.14mg | Fiber: 6.46g | Sugar: 10.74g | Vitamin A: 639.65IU | Vitamin C: 13.13mg | Calcium: 62.45mg | Iron: 4.39mg

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