Pressure Cooker Spaghetti is a quick and easy dinner!  Keep the ingredients on hand for a last minute meal. Everything goes all at once into the Instant Pot and it all cooks together to make a yummy pasta dish. It really is a perfect one-pot meal.

If your’re new to the Instant pot, you’ll definitely want to download my Instant Pot Cooking Times Cheat sheet. It’s so handy! And don’t forget dessert! Try this delicous Instant Pot Apple Cake.

Easy Pressure Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs

spaghetti and meatballs in the instant pot

Once again the Instant Pot comes to the rescue.  My family lovesa good spaghetti recipe and this Pressure Cooker Spaghetti hits the mark.  Don’t worry about timing, in 8 minutes at cook on high pressure, the noodles had cooked perfectly in the sauce and the meatballs were nice and tender. You’ll love how easy it is cooking pasta in the instant pot.

Tips For Making Instant Pot  / Pressure Cooker Spaghetti

  • Change this recipe up by browning a pound of ground beef or italian sausage in place of the meatballs.
  • If noodles are too al dente after 8 minutes on manual, replace the lid and cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Be sure to use a good quality flavorful pasta sauce. We actually love the traditional sauce at Aldi’s.
  • Add 1/2 Teaspoon each of Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Italian Seasoning to make the sauce extra zesty
  • This instant pot pasta recipe is perfect for busy families. Keep all the ingredients in the pantry and meatballs in the freezer and you can have dinner on the table in less time than it takes to run through a drive-through.
  • When I have more time I saute one onion and 2 -3 cloves garlic and add it to the pressure cooker.
  • If you like to cook your pasta and sauce separately we love this Instant Pot Spaghetti sauce. It makes a ton so I divide the recipe in half as I am making and place half the ingredients in a freezer ziplock bag and freeze for another meal. I get two for one!

How long does it take to cook pasta in the pressure cooker?

Not long!  For this recipe, we are making the whole complete dish spaghetti and meatballs in 8 minutes.

The higher temperature inside the pressure cooker allows foods to cook in about one-third less time than regular cooking times.  You can cook the pasta in less time, with less water, and still have tender delicious noodles.

To cook pasta place dry noodles into the Instant Pot insert Fill one jar completely full of water and pour into the pressure cooker.  Use just enough water to cover the noodles. Cook spaghetti, linguine or elbow macaroni for 6 minutes on high pressure. Pasta shells, egg noodles,  and bow pasta 5 minutes.  When only cooking pasta, a good rule of thumb is half the cooking time listed on the box.

So much to like about this pressure cooker spaghetti!

pressure cooker spaghetti and meatballs

Pressure Cooker Spaghetti

Try this spaghetti and meatballs recipe or any other instapot pasta recipe and let me know what you think in the comments below, I love hearing from you! 

pressure cooker spaghetti and meatballs
5 from 8 votes

Pressure Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Keep frozen meatballs, spaghetti and jarred sauce on hand to make a family-pleasing meal in minutes.
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
pressurizing 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients  

  • 2 24 ounce Jarred pasta sauce
  • 1 1/2 – 2 pounds Frozen meatballs
  • 16 ounces spaghetti noodles uncooked

Instructions 

  • Place frozen meatballs in bottom of instant pot insert and add 1 jar sauce. Break spaghetti noodles in half and add to pot, pour in second jar of sauce. Fill one jar completely full of water and pour into the pressure cooker.  Cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. Quick Release. Remove lid and stir. Serve with a veggie loaded salad and dinner is complete!

Notes

  • Change this recipe up by browning a pound of hamburger or sausage in place of the meatballs.
  • If noodles are too al dente after 8 minutes on manual, replace the lid and cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Be sure to use a good quality flavorful pasta sauce. We actually love the traditional sauce at Aldi’s. 
  • Add 1/2 Teaspoon each of Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Italian Seasoning to make the sauce extra zesty

Nutrition

Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 451mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1.7mg
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Author: Cindy Hopper

We really like pasta pressure cooker recipes! This Gluten Free Pressure Cooker Pasta with Meat Sauce is also a regular on our meal rotation. It is nice when all the ingredients cook at one time! While the pasta is in the Instant Pot I make a salad so once the cooking is complete we are ready to eat!

pressure cooker instant pot pasta dinner

Don’t miss all the pressure cooker recipes we enjoy! It truly makes meal time a breeze. Don’t forget the dessert! This is why a second insert is a must for us. After dinner is done we can slip in a dessert like Pressure Cooker Pumpkin Bundt Cake and let it cook while we eat!

A note about pressure cookers

I have cooked extensively with both the Instant Pot and the Cuisinart Pressure Cookers. In head to head cooking, we have found they both cook about the same.  Some people feel that the Cuisinart is easier to use right out of the box, however, I feel the Instant Pot is easy to learn. For me, the main difference is the inner cooking pot. The Instant Pot has a heavy stainless steel pot that can even be used on the cooktop. The Cuisinart has a non-stick coating and I have noticed this starts coming off.  I also love that the Instant Pot counts down after cooking so you can time natural release easily.

I have this Instant Pot.

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Comments

  1. I’m trying to make this now lol if I do a pound and a half of noodles how much sauce or water do I add

  2. My kids don’t like regular spaghetti but gobble this up. I use a jar of garden vegetable sauce and a 3 cheese sauce. SOOO much flavor! Add a bakery loaf of garlic bread & yummmm!!!

  3. My crockPot, i think 6/1. Does not have spaghetti. What would i cook under for spaghetti?

  4. I’m new to Instant cooking and having been trying simple recipes that hopefully my husband and kids will like.
    This was a Winner!
    I used 1 jar of Barilla marinara, 1 28oz can of Tuttorosso crushed tomatoes and frozen turkey meatballs. It came out perfect after 10 minutes. Super tender meatballs and pasta infused with flavor.
    Thank you for the easy to follow instructions.

    2 Thumbs up!

  5. I followed this recipe exactly and got the burn notice after it almost reached pressure. Is there something I should’ve done to prevent this? And how do I get it to go away so I can continue cooking?

  6. I tried making in my instant pot, followed the recipe but didn’t add a full jar water only 1/2. After the pot heated up and sealed after a few minutes “burn” showed on the screen. I opened and stired the pot and started again and got the same message turned off and opened and stired again meat balls did burn a little. Don’t know what happened, guess I should have used full jar of water.

  7. I just recently bought a pressure cooker and used this recipe for my first meal in it and my family loved it. Thank you!

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