“Cheeseburger” Instant Pot Pasta
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“Cheeseburger” Instant Pot Pasta
This “Cheeseburger” pasta is super simple to pull together on a weeknight, but is flavorful and filling enough to please a crowd.
Ingredients
- 1 box whole wheat rotini
- 1.25 pounds ground beef or turkey
- 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 (15 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup green pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
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Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to saute on medium and add ground beef or turkey, diced onion, diced green pepper, and garlic. Cook until meat is browned, and vegetable are tender. Drain off any excess grease.
- Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, sugar, salt and pepper, and uncooked rotini. Mix together until combined.
- Seal Instant Pot and set to pressure cook for 4 minutes.
- Do quick release and stir in the cheddar cheese. Top with extra sprinkle of cheddar cheese if desired.
Can you make this without an instapot?
Absolutely! Just brown the veggies and meat on the stove in a pan over medium high heat, until the meat is browned and the veggies are tender. Drain any grease off. Stir in the rest of the sauce ingredients. Boil the pasta separately and toss the meat sauce, pasta, and cheese all together at the end. Super easy!
Hi. My pot didn’t come to pressure. I think next time I will need to use 1 can of tomato sauce and 2 cups of water.
Oh shoot. I hate it when that happens. Hopefully all your parts were in correctly and your ring is still fitting snuggly. I had to order new rings recently because the original got too loose.
There is plenty of liquid in this recipe for the amount required for the Instant Pot, though.
I think my tomato sauce was really thick for some reason. Anyway I did add a bit more water and it eventually did get up to pressure. My whole family loved the pasta including my 4 year old. A tasty recipe!
Good to know. Thanks, Leslie. Glad you liked it.
This looks absolutely delicious! Is there an alternative for the Worcestershire sauce in this recipe?
I’ve found that soy sauce (look for all-natural Tamari Soy Sauce) can usually take the place of Worcestershire sauce.