Instant Pot Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce

Name: Instant Pot Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2-4 servings (recipe can be doubled)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1/2 medium onion, chopped; 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped (about 1 Tbsp); 3/4 pound ground meat (veal, beef, turkey, chicken, or a mix of any); 3/4 tsp salt; 1-1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce or diced tomatoes *; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 1 cup chicken stock (or beef, or vegetable); 6 oz dried penne (about 4 cups); Grated parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes for serving

Granny in the Kitchen @homeheart

West Coast, United States

Do you hate having to boil a big pot of water to make pasta? Here's a simple and delicious recipe for Instant Pot. No more big, heavy pots for me! (And one less pot to clean.)

Granny in the Kitchen @homeheart

West Coast, United States

Do you hate having to boil a big pot of water to make pasta? Here's a simple and delicious recipe for Instant Pot. No more big, heavy pots for me! (And one less pot to clean.)

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Ingredients

Prep 15 min, Cook 15 min

2-4 servings (recipe can be doubled)

1 Tbspolive oil
1/2medium onion, chopped
3-4 clovesgarlic, chopped (about 1 Tbsp)
3/4 poundground meat (veal, beef, turkey, chicken, or a mix of any)
3/4 tspsalt
1-1/2 tspItalian seasoning
1/4 tspred pepper flakes
1 (15 oz)can tomato sauce or diced tomatoes *
1 Tbsptomato paste
1 cupchicken stock (or beef, or vegetable)
6 ozdried penne (about 4 cups)
Grated parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes for serving
To me, tomatoes from a can have a tinny taste... ugh. My preference is Italian crushed tomatoes in small cartons... find online by the case. Each carton is 13.76 ounces (used in this recipe.)

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Steps

Prep 15 min, Cook 15 min

1

Use the SAUTE button to heat the inner pot. Add onion and sauté for about 1 minute, then add garlic. Mix well.
2

Add the ground meat, breaking it up as it browns. Season with salt, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes.
3

Add tomato sauce, stock and tomato paste. Mix well.
4

Turn pot OFF by pressing CANCEL.
5

Add the penne, mix to cover well with the liquid.
6

Pressure cook on HIGH for 6 minutes. When cooking is complete, do a QUICK RELEASE, taking care to cover the vent with a tea towel.
7

Remove lid, stir pasta gently... adjust salt/pepper if needed. Serve with grated parmesan cheese. Enjoy!