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Instant Pot 5-Minute Italian Pasta

Instant Pot 5-Minute Italian Pasta

Your family will flip over this classic Italian Pasta dish made in only 5-minutes!
Servings: 8 servings
Chef Alli
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Approx. Time Needed for Instant Pot to Pressurize: 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound Italian Sausage, may substitute any ground meat, as desired
  • 1 pound penne pasta
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 24 ounces jar of your favorite marinara, I use Bertolli brand
  • 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 generous splash heavy cream, to taste, for making the marinara nice and creamy
  • 1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmesan, to taste, as a garnish

Instructions
 

  • Using the sauté setting on the Instant Pot, cook the sausage until it is fully cooked throughout and no pink remains; drain any fats that accumulate from the cooked sausage.
    1 pound Italian Sausage, may substitute any ground meat, as desired
  • Spread the cooked sausage evenly over the bottom of the Instant Pot, then add the pasta over the sausage as the next layer, evenly spreading the pasta out a bit. Next, sprinkle in the seasonings, then pour in the marinara. Lastly, pour the broth over all the ingredients in the pot. No matter how you are tempted, DO NOT STIR!!
    1 pound penne pasta, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 24 ounces jar of your favorite marinara, I use Bertolli brand, 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • Lock the Instant Pot lid into place. Using the manual button, choose the high pressure setting for 5 minutes, bringing the Instant Pot to full pressure, making sure the Instant Pot valve is set to the sealing position.
  • When the timer sounds at the end of the cooking time, perform a quick release to remove all the pressure from the Instant Pot. Carefully unlock and remove the Instant Pot lid; stir in the desired amount of whipping cream to make the pasta creamy.
    1 generous splash heavy cream, to taste, for making the marinara nice and creamy
  • Serve the pasta at once, topped with Parmesan, as desired.
    1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmesan, to taste, as a garnish

Notes

 

Nutrition

Calories: 336kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 14gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 1163mgPotassium: 436mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 552IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 2mg
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