Instant Pot "Sunday Night" Pasta

"Easiest meal EVER! Pasta with a meat sauce and only 1 pot to clean. My friend's picky eater had seconds!"
 
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photo by tacocat1000
photo by tacocat1000 photo by tacocat1000
Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lb ground meat (beef or turkey)
  • 18 frozen meatballs (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (24 ounce) jar pasta sauce (I use Classico)
  • 1 (1 lb) box penne
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directions

  • Cook the frozen meatballs in the oven according to the package instructions.
  • While the meatballs are cooking, set the instant pot to saute mode and throw in the olive oil, onion and garlic until soft.
  • Add in the ground meat, salt and pepper and cook until well browned. Deglaze the pan with a little less than a 1/4 cup of water. Just make sure nothing is stuck on the bottom.
  • Pour in the pasta sauce and add 1 jar + 1/2 jar of water. Stir well. Turn off the instant pot.
  • Add the pasta on top of the meat sauce but do not stir it around. Just push it down to fully submerge.
  • Cook it on high pressure for 5 minutes and do a quick release. Add in the browned meatballs and serve immediately!

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Reviews

  1. I used white wine to deglaze & didn’t bother w salt & pepper & served with oven baked sausages instead of meatballs. Came out great! Thanks!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I've also used spaghetti noodles, halved the pasta amount and/or thrown in frozen meatballs instead of cooking them in the oven first. Works beautifully and makes the meal even easier. Although, I do prefer that the meatballs are browned in the oven and will take the extra step but this option will make things even easier!
     
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