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August 23, 2018

Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce

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Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce–this spaghetti sauce is so delicious you’ll be licking your plate. The funny part is that it only takes a handful of easy ingredients and a few minutes in your pressure cooker. Bonus–if you want to cook a spaghetti squash at the same time as the sauce you can! 

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Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce--this spaghetti sauce is so delicious you'll be licking your plate. The funny part is that it only takes a handful of easy ingredients and a few minutes in your pressure cooker. Bonus--if you want to cook a spaghetti squash at the same time as the sauce you can!

Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce

I can’t get over how delicious this spaghetti sauce is! We’ve had it two times in the past week. The first time I served it over spaghetti squash and the second time over regular spaghetti noodles. A friend gave me this recipe and said it was like “pure comfort food.” I was skeptical that it would be that wonderful since it had just 4 basic ingredients. But she was right, it was super tasty.

The first time I cooked the spaghetti squash in the same pot and at the same time as the sauce. It worked perfectly. The only thing is that you’ll need to pick a smallish spaghetti squash or it won’t fit in the pot. The second time I cooked spaghetti at the same time as the sauce using the pot in pot method. It worked fairly well but the noodles did stick a little. I still need to experiment with that one a bit!

Try out this marinara sauce the next time you make spaghetti instead of the jarred stuff from the store. I bet you’ll really love it!

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Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce

What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?

To make Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

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Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce


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5 from 4 reviews

  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 7 minutes
  • Total Time: 12 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
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This spaghetti sauce is so delicious you’ll be licking your plate. The funny part is that it only takes a handful of easy ingredients and a few minutes in your pressure cooker. Bonus–if you want to cook a spaghetti squash at the same time as the sauce you can! 


Ingredients

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  • 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • Optional: 1 small spaghetti squash

Instructions

  1. Add tomatoes, butter, onion powder, garlic powder and salt to Instant Pot.
  2. Optional: If making a spaghetti squash, use a paring knife to cut your spaghetti squash in half crosswise (not lengthwise). Use a spoon to scoop out all the seeds and gunk. Place a trivet inside the pot and then arrange the 2 squash halves to fit in the pot.
  3. Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 7 minutes. Once the time has counted down and the pot beeps you can perform a quick release by moving the valve to venting.
  4. Remove the lid. Use tongs to remove the squash to a cutting board. Once it has cooled, use a fork to shred the flesh of the squash into long spaghetti-like strands. Use a immersion blender to blend the sauce to desired consistency. Salt and pepper the sauce to taste.
  5. Serve the sauce over spaghetti or spaghetti squash and top with generous amounts of parmesan cheese.

Notes

I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.

This recipe is GLUTEN-FREE!

  • Category: Meatless
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe (just sauce)
  • Calories: 109
  • Sugar: 0 g
  • Sodium: 335 mg
  • Fat: 8 g
  • Carbohydrates: 10 g
  • Protein: 2 g

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30 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Gluten Free, Instant Pot, Meatless, Pasta, Summer Tagged With: 7 minutes, sauce

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  1. Deb says

    January 8, 2021 at 11:38 am

    Just an awesome recipe. Didn’t think it would be, but tried anyway because it looked easy. Wow — what an eye opener! Thanks!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 8, 2021 at 6:09 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
      • Kelsie Villeburn says

        October 8, 2021 at 6:31 pm

        Do I have to double the recipe to cook a whole box of spaghetti?

        Reply
        • Karen says

          October 9, 2021 at 9:19 am

          Hi Kelsie, are you asking if there is enough sauce for a whole box of spaghetti? I would say almost! There is quite a bit of sauce so but if you like lots of sauce on your spaghetti you may want to double it.

          Reply
  2. Angelika says

    December 21, 2020 at 6:30 pm

    Hello I’m new to your site and this is the first recipe I’ve tried. I keep looking for vegetarian recipes to feed my granddaughter, the rest of the family are carnivores. I though even if it’s not that great only wasted a few ingredients and not much time. Followed the recipe exactly with the squash. OMG. How delicious, no reason to buy the jar. Thank you

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 28, 2020 at 9:41 pm

      So glad to hear it Angelika!

      Reply
  3. Becca Hauck says

    November 20, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    My kids think they don’t like tomatoes so I use an immersion blender to make it all smooth. Then I also add a splash of cooking wine and about 1/2 a cup of heavy cream.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 21, 2020 at 7:18 am

      Good tips! Thanks.

      Reply
  4. Carol says

    August 12, 2020 at 3:04 pm

    I am really confused as to how this works. Do you put the trivet on top of the sauce and then put the spaghetti squash on top of the trivet?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 12, 2020 at 3:13 pm

      Yes that’s what I did. My trivet had longer legs.

      Reply
  5. Helen says

    June 24, 2020 at 6:40 pm

    How can I make this using regular spaghetti noodles cooking them at the same time with the sauce?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 24, 2020 at 9:24 pm

      What I would do is put broken spaghetti into a pan and cook it pot in pot. I would use a long legged trivet and place the pan with enough water to cover the pasta on top of the sauce.

      Reply
  6. Bev says

    February 16, 2020 at 7:49 pm

    I sauté onions with garlic, removed then sauté ground beef. Dumped onion, garlic back in added Italian spices, then followed the rest of the recipe.
    I only cooked it for 6 minutes then QR
    Try it with fire roasted canned diced tomatoes.
    Turned out great.
    Love your recipes

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 18, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Sounds like a great version!

      Reply
  7. NANCY M RYDER says

    July 31, 2019 at 9:18 am

    can I use zucchini in this recip

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    • Karen says

      August 1, 2019 at 12:50 pm

      Sure, grated up would be good.

      Reply
  8. Melanie says

    June 4, 2019 at 12:04 am

    I’ve lost track of the spicy bow tie pasta recipe. 😕 I can’t wait to try your recipes. I’m new to up cooking, too. Thanks for your help.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 4, 2019 at 1:30 pm

      I’m not sure which one you’re talking about? Is it steak fajita pasta? https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-steak-fajita-pasta/

      Reply
  9. Tina says

    August 29, 2018 at 8:49 am

    Hello and thank-you for all the amazing recipes! Pertaining to your IP spaghetti sauce post, have you or can this be made with fresh tomatoes? If so, how?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 29, 2018 at 12:17 pm

      I personally haven’t made it with fresh tomatoes but I bet it would be amazing. You would probably want to get the peels off of the tomatoes first. Then add as many as you’d like to the pot. My only concern is that it wouldn’t come to pressure. So you may want to add in a cup of broth first and then the tomatoes.

      Reply
  10. Diana says

    August 27, 2018 at 2:32 am

    Think I will make this for tonight and there should be enough left for tomorrow too. Sounds delish thank you.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 27, 2018 at 11:06 am

      I hope you like it as much as we did!

      Reply
  11. kstrong says

    August 26, 2018 at 11:53 am

    If I want to add ground chuck and/or ground Italian sausage would cook time or method change? Thank you (new to IP)

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 27, 2018 at 11:08 am

      I’d brown it first on the saute function and drain off excess grease. Then add in the rest of the ingredients and cook as stated in the recipe.

      Reply
  12. Sandra Suggs says

    August 25, 2018 at 7:25 am

    Can you add a lb. of ground beef to this sauce?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 27, 2018 at 11:10 am

      Sure! Brown it first and drain off the grease.

      Reply
  13. SandyToes says

    August 23, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    Nice take on Marcella Hazan’s famous sauce! I love to see recipes like this adapted to the pressure cooker. Would you cook the sauce for the same 7 minutes without the squash? Would shorter or longer suit it better?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 24, 2018 at 2:26 pm

      ha! shows how much I know. I didn’t even know it was her sauce. Just keep the time at 7 minutes.

      Reply
  14. Paulina Machuca says

    August 23, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    Love your recipes, from both slow cooker and instant pot.
    Thank you.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 24, 2018 at 2:27 pm

      You’re welcome! Thanks for following along.

      Reply

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