Instant Pot Pasta with Jar Sauce

5 from 11 votes

Instant Pot Pasta with jar sauce is an EASY recipe that gets dinner on the table quickly! Choose your favourite sauce for fuss free pasta.

Prep Time2

Cook Time8

Total Time15

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Australian, International

Keyword: Instant Pot Pasta, jar sauce pasta, spaghetti with jar sauce

Servings:

Calories: 54kcal

Add pasta to the stainless steel Instant Pot bowl. Pour in enough water to just cover the pasta (I used 4 cups for my 8 litre Instant Pot).
Set the timer to 6 minutes normal and high pressure. Allow pot to pressurise. Once the pasta is cooked, press the quick release button and depressurize the pot.
USe oven mits to remove the inner stainless steel pot and drain your pasta over the sink using a colander.
Add drained pasta back to the Instant Pot, spoon or pour in pasta sauce, press the Saute Button and stir sauce through pasta till combined. When sauce is heated through (test with the tip of a finger), press the cancel button.
Plate and serve with Parmesan cheese, cracked pepper and parsley

Note 1 The fun thing about this recipe is that you can use your favourite pasta and pasta sauce! The only difference is that each pasta will have a different cook time indicated on the packet. For example my penne pasta indicates the cook time is between 13 to 15 minutes. So we choose that time range (14 mins for example and then minus 1 for pressure cooking pasta). So my penne will take 6 mins to cook. Ensure you read the pasta cooking instructions as some pasta will cook faster than others.
Note 2 Any jar of pasta sauce will work for this recipe as will pesto, bolognese and roast vegetable sauces. Simply cook the pasta, drain (don't rinse), add the pasta back to the Instant Pot, press the saute button, add the sauce and stir through. Once the sauce is heated press the cancel button and your dinner is ready!
Note 3 I intentionally wanted to keep this recipe SUPER SIMPLE for you. Hence we use only 5 ingredients plus the water to cook the pasta. You can use your favourite pasta garnishes, ie fresh basil, shaved cheese, grated cheese etc.