IP Pasta - "Instant" Pasta and Meatballs

BattMom4

Last second meal using spiral pasta and frozen meatballs. It takes about 10 minutes to come up to pressure and 4 more to cook, so ready to eat in about 20 minutes total, with no babysitting pasta on the stove!

1 box spiral pasta (16 oz)

4 cups water

4 to 5 meatballs per person

1 jar or can red pasta sauce

Parmesan cheese if desired

Place liner pot into Instant Pot

Pour box of pasta into liner

Stir in 4 cups water

Place meatballs on top

Close lP lid

Select "manual" and use the - button to reduce time to 4 minutes

When cooking time is completed, use QPR to reduce pressure

Remove meatballs

Stir in pasta sauce

Serve sauced pasta with meatballs and parmesan cheese on top

I do not use traditional spaghetti noodles since they tend to clump at the bottom, even if you stir in some oil. I use a spiral or the thicker Cellentani (Cavatappi, amori, spirali, tortiglioni, or fusilli rigati).

I do not add the pasta sauce until after cooking the pasta since thicker sauces have trouble coming to temperature in the IP.

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