Instant Pot Pasta Primavera
Get dinner on the table super quickly with this Instant Pot Pasta Primavera! This fuss free recipe works as it is packed with veggies and comes together with minimal effort!
Servings: 6
Calories: 387kcal
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Wooden spoon
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Oven Mits
Ingredients
- 500 grams (1 lb) penne pasta Note 1
- 1 cup frozen peas Note 2
- 1 cup asparagus trimmed, Note 3
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
- ½ cup orange grape tomatoes cut in half
- 1 cup artichoke hearts drained, not rinsed
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced
- 1 lemon juice and zest
- ¼ cup pasta water Note 4
Instructions
- Add dried pasta to the inner bowl of Instant Pot
- Pour in enough water to just cover the pasta (2-3 cups) and add a pinch of salt
- Place lid on Instant Pot and press the pressure cook button. Set the time for the pasta (packet instructions, divided by 2, minus 1).
- As the Instant Pot pressurizes, use a knife and chopping board to prepare the vegetables, slice the garlic and zest the lemon
- Once the pasta is cooked, press the quick release button to depressurize pot. Once the safety value has dropped down, remove lid and use oven mits to remove inner pot. Drain pasta and reserve ¼ cup of pasta water (Note 5)
- Return inner bowl to Instant Pot, press the saute mode and add the sliced garlic. Stir to cook for 2-3 mins.
- Add frozen peas, continue to stir, then asparagus, cherry tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, dried onion and artichokes, stir to combine
- Add cooked pasta back to the pot, squeeze the juice of the zested lemon into pasta, followed by pasta water, lemon zest and stir to combine
- Once pasta is reheated (2-3 mins) use oven mits to remove inner bowl from Instant Pot, transfer to serving bowl and top with cracked pepper and basil leaves
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Notes
- Note 1 You can use your favourite pasta for this recipe. Penne, rigatoni, curly, spiral, all work well!
- Note 2 We add the peas frozen to the pot, no need to defrost them, they will defrost and cook very quickly.
- Note 3 This is 1 standard bunch of asparagus
- Note 4 We reserve some of the pasta water to make the sauce (this is the water that the pasta is cooked in).
- Note 5 It will be easier to drain the pasta over a heatproof jug and then measure the pasta water. ie Don't try and pour the water into ¼ cup measure at the same time as draining as that is too many things going on at once.
Nutrition
Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 340mg | Potassium: 378mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 611IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg