Fast One Pot Pasta - Instant Pot

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option, while pecorino is usually less expensive.

Preheat the pressure cooker on sauté.

Add 6 pieces of cut-up bacon to the pot and sauté to render the fat.

Pour out some of the bacon grease.

Add 1 chopped onion to the pot and sauté for a couple of minutes until softened.

Add 1 teaspoon of lazy garlic and cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant.

Add organic lean ground beef (from Costco) to the pot.

Add Kirkland organic marinara sauce to the mixture.

Break the spaettini in half and add 500 g to the pot.

Add enough water to cover the pasta.

Use chopsticks to separate the pasta to prevent clumping.

Add more water if necessary to ensure the pasta is covered.

Lock the lid into place and set the sealing knob to seal.

Set the pressure cooker to manual for 3 minutes.

Release the steam slowly using a wooden spoon under the valve to prevent sauce from spewing.

Once the pressure is low, release the rest of the steam.

Check the consistency of the pasta and sauce after cooking.

Cooking Techniques

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