Spaghetti for One or Two (Instant Pot)

If you like your spaghetti sauce thick and tomatoey, or your Italian Grandmother is looking over your shoulder, this recipe is not for you.

You could use more sauce, thicker sauce, or less water, to a point.



DOUBLE AMOUNTS FOR TWO


1/4 lb ground beef
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
2  ounces (dry, uncooked weight) Spaghetti or other pasta
cheese
water
salt
pepper



Heat the instant pot on Saute until HOT.  Add the ground beef, cook and stir to break it up.

Add the sauce

Add the pasta.  If you are using spaghetti, or other long pasta, put half in one direction and half at a 90-degree angle.

Add enough water to cover the pasta.  There's no exact measurement, it all depends on the size and shape of the pasta, and the size of your pot.  This recipe probably won't work in a larger pot! Sprinkle some salt on top, 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon.

Cook on high pressure for half the cooking time called for on the pasta package.  Do a quick release, then stir.

If it's too thin, you can turn the pot to SAUTE again and cook it a little to thicken up, or use a slotted serving spoon.  Which is what I did since I'm not crazy about sauce anyway.

I was out of parmesan cheese, how sad is that.

This is one serving, made in an Instant Pot Mini.  You can double for two.  It's not a full meal, you need a vegetable side or a salad and you can't miss with garlic or cheese bread.

Leftover sauce? If it's in a jar (no judgment) you can stick it in the fridge for a week.  If you've made your own, you can freeze it!  I freeze it in custard cups, pop the blocks out and stick them in a ziplock.

You can use the frozen stuff in this recipe, it will just take longer to come to pressure.