Instant Pot One Pot Pasta with Meat Sauce
Here's a quick, delicious way to get supper on the table in one pot! Enjoy family favorite spaghetti night without a lot of extra dishes or even having to drain the pasta.
Calories: 340kcal
Servings:
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef, sausage or ground chicken or turkey breast
- 4 oz spaghetti noodles uncooked, white, whole wheat, or gluten free all work
- 24 ounces spaghetti sauce 1 jar
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 16 ounces water about 3/4 of the spaghetti sauce jar
- 1 cup shredded zucchini or carrots, optional
Instructions
- Click the "saute" button on Instant Pot and cook ground beef until brown, about 5-8 minutes. It does not need to fully cook through. (If using lean ground meat, you may want to add 1-2 T of water to prevent sticking.)
- Turn machine off.
- If needed, drain fat. (The more fat your drain, of course the healthier. A little bit of fat keeps pasta from sticking together.)
- Add 1 jar of spaghetti sauce.
- Add 3/4 jar full of water.
- Add pasta. Do not mix, but gentle push pasta into liquid and move around a bit to prevent sticking.
- Turn Instant Pot to "Manual" and set for 6 minutes. If using gluten free pasta, cook for 4 minutes.
- When pot beeps, quick release and carefully remove lid.
- Mix in shredded zucchini or carrot, if using, then serve.
WW Information
Click here to track the Spaghetti & Meat Sauce recipe in the WW app. Points are 4 for the plan in 2024. Calculated with ground turkey breast and whole wheat noodles.
Notes
Nutritional information was calculated with 90/10 ground beef and whole wheat spaghetti noodles.
Stovetop Instructions:
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, brown ground meat. (If using lean ground meat, you may want to add 1-2 T of water to prevent sticking.) Once cooked, drain off fat if desired, then return to pan.
- Add spaghetti sauce and water, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat until it's simmering.
- Add the noodles and stir until they are fully submerged.
- Cook for 8-10 minutes or until noodles are soft.
- Add vegetables if using. Serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 4 gCalories: 340 kcalCarbohydrates: 31 gProtein: 29 gFat: 12 gSaturated Fat: 5 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1 gMonounsaturated Fat: 5 gTrans Fat: 1 gCholesterol: 74 mgSodium: 889 mgPotassium: 936 mgFiber: 3 gSugar: 6 gVitamin A: 745 IUVitamin C: 12 mgCalcium: 60 mgIron: 5 mg
