Do you want the taste of homemade spaghetti sauce that has been simmering on the stove all day, but don't want to spend your day camped out in the kitchen? You need this pressure cooker spaghetti sauce in your life!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Main Dish Recipes
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 249kcal
Author: Aileen Clark
Equipment
The "I Love My Instant Pot" Affordable Meals Recipe Book
Ingredients
2tbspolive oil
1medium yellow onionchopped
1poundground meatoptional
3clovesgarlicminced
1 15ouncecan tomato sauce
2 6ouncecans tomato paste
2 1/4cupswater
4tspsugar
1 3/4tspsalt
2tspdried basil
1tspdried oregano
1/4tspcrushed red pepper flakes
1/8tspcayenne pepper
1bay leaf
Instructions
Set your instant pot to saute and heat olive oil.
Add in chopped onion and ground meat (if using).
Mix and cook until onion is soft.
Mix in minced garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
Turn your pressure cooker off.
Mix in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, sugar, and spices.
Close lid and set to sealing.
Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
Natural Pressure Release (NPR).
Notes
Calorie count is for pressure cooker spaghetti sauce with no meat.