Amish Wigglers–a hearty ground beef and spaghetti dish with a creamy twist. This version is made in the Instant Pot.
Amish Wigglers
Today’s recipe an adaption from Amish Wigglers on Amish 365. The author states, “‘Wigglers’, just doesn’t sound too appetizing. But the casserole is good and the conventional food wisdom is that the spaghetti in it gives a ‘wiggling’ type appearance. Anyway, some people call worms ‘wigglers’ and I can see how the spaghetti could resemble that. Appetizing!… if you go through almost any Amish cookbook from almost any Amish community, you will come across a recipe for some variation of wigglers.” Haha! It’s kind of a random dish with spaghetti and potato, a few vegetables, tomato sauce and more. Let me know what you think!
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Lean ground beef–or ground turkey
- Onion
- Celery
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Smoked paprika
- Beef broth–or water and Better than Bouillon beef base
- Spaghetti
- Red potato–or a peeled russet potato
- Tomato sauce
- Cream cheese
- Balsamic vinegar
- Sugar
- Frozen peas
- Bacon crumbles–optional
- Cheddar cheese–or another type of cheese like pepper jack, colby, etc.
Steps
Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the beef, onion and celery. Brown for 5 minutes. Stir in the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika.
Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
Break the spaghetti into thirds and scatter in the pot. Add in the potatoes. Dump the tomato sauce over the top. Add in the cream cheese, balsamic and sugar. Don’t stir.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
Stir in the peas, bacon and cheese.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes/Tips
- Serve with a green salad or a caesar salad and a slice of garlic bread.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with frozen peas are Chattahoochee casserole and Instant Pot Brown Rice Pilaf with Chicken Sausage.
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Amish Wigglers
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
A hearty ground beef and spaghetti dish with a creamy twist. This version is made in the Instant Pot.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 rib of celery, sliced
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Dash of smoked paprika
- 1 cup beef broth
- 4 ounces spaghetti
- 6 ounces red potato (1 potato), cut into cubes
- 1 or 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce (if you like it very saucy use 2 cans)
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- Pinch of sugar
- 1/2 cup frozen peas (optional)
- 1/3 cup bacon crumbles (optional)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the beef, onion and celery. Brown for 5 minutes. Stir in the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika.
- Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Break the spaghetti into thirds and scatter in the pot. Add in the potatoes. Dump the tomato sauce over the top. Add in the cream cheese, balsamic and sugar. Don’t stir.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Stir in the peas, bacon and cheese.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Beef
- Method: Instant Pot
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