Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce
This Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce is meaty and full of veggies! Ready in 45 minutes and makes enough to save two more batches for the freezer!
I saw a hilarious video on Facebook the other day that talked about balance. Have you seen it? Specifically, it argues that balance is a dirty word. Why? Because it’s pretty hard to achieve. And if you’re constantly seeking balance, you’ll probably come up short most of the time.
Life ebbs and flows. I’ve found that to be the one thing I can count on. If I’m firing on all cylinders at home, I’m probably letting other things drop. And vice versa. The one thing I do pretty well is that I tend to cook in big batches, so that when I’m exhausted and unmotivated to make dinner, I have something I can pull out of this freezer!
This Instant Pot Spaghetti sauce is designed to make about 3 big batches, each serving 4-5 people. So, I can make it once, then have two more meals ready in the freezer for lazy nights.
When you make Spaghetti Sauce in your Instant Pot, you’re accelerating the simmering process that sometimes goes on for hours to make the perfect red sauce!
I think that’s why we’ve all fallen in love with the Instant Pot, because we can do things that normally take hours in just a few minutes, without sacrificing taste or texture! Anytime I’ve made homemade spaghetti sauce, I try to simmer for 3-4 hours. No need with this Instant Pot tomato sauce recipe!
Customizing this Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce is so simple. If you don’t like having veggies in your sauce, just omit the carrots! If you don’t like veal, substitute with more ground beef, or more ground pork. If all you have on hand is ground beef, just use 3 pounds of it instead of mixing the meats. No problem! Customize it to your liking.
If you love this easy instant post recipe, I think you’ll also love my Instant Pot Greek Yogurt! Easy homemade yogurt at a fraction of what it costs in the store!
Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce
This Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce is meaty and full of veggies! Ready in 45 minutes and makes enough to save two more batches for the freezer!
Ingredients
For the base (saute):
- ¼ cup of olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound ground veal
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped
For the sauce:
- 4 28-ounce cans of crushed tomatoes
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 can of tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 3 teaspoons of saltr
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme (or 2 fresh sprigs)
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon black peppe
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 zucchini, chopped (optional)
- ½ cup of beef broth
Instructions
- On your instant pot, press the sauté mode for 18 minutes.
- Add in the oil, and once warm add in the 3 meats, onions and carrots.
- Brown the meats, and carefully drain once browned. Return meat and vegetables to the instant pot.
- Next, add in the remaining sauce ingredients, stir well and cover.
- Place the lid to sealing mode, cook high pressure for 15 minutes.
- Press cancel once time is up and allow to naturally release.
- Remove the bay leaves before serving.
Nutrition Information
Yield 37 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 141Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 32mgSodium 385mgCarbohydrates 9gFiber 2gSugar 5gProtein 12g
The nutrition for this recipe is calculated by an app and may be incorrect.
Wow, this spaghetti recipe looks really good. Love that you’ve made it so easy to prepare. Can’t wait to try this out this weekend.
I love all the ingredients in this! Sounds amazing and spaghetti sauce is perfect in large batches!
I am right there with you and my Instantpot often saves me too! This looks delicious!
xo, Nicole
I recently purchased a pressure cooker. I need to try this!
Love trying new pasta sauces! And love that this one makes several portions! Love the Instant Pot!
-Jennifer
https://maunelegacy.com
Oh, I love spaghetti and I’ve been looking for great homemade tomato sauce and really easy to do.
Wow this looks incredible!
Kasey Ma
thestylewright.co
That video is so honest, and True! After raising kids (5!) for longer than I want to admit, I like to define “balance” as the act of not currently falling over. What I mean is, balance is fluid, not stationary. Sometimes you gotta lean one way or the other – HARD. That definition gets me through a lot. (I also own a tiara. 👑)
That’s the perfect description. Lots of leaning around here!
This is a gorgeous sauce! Loving all the veggies you’ve added! Yum!
This looks so delish!!! I want some right now haha. Pressure cookers are awesome… I’ll definitely have to remember this recipe!!
Meaghan xx
Love making stuff in my instant pot and also love that it’s customizable!
Wow, shapghetti is my sons favorite dish! Ive been looking for new dishes to try out at home. Very glad i found this site, thanks. Leah rose
This spaghetti’s remind me of mom’s comfort food, specially the kind she would make on rainy days or when one of us (the kids) were sick. Love this recipe so much.
This looks stupendously good. Really want to try it.
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This sauce is absolutely AWESOME. THE SAUCE MADE 3-4 DINNERS AND FROZE SOME. My husband said this is good and you’re Not Italian lol
Tonight I’m putting in sausage. Let’s see how that goes. Oh, I added a little more liquid so BURN NOTICE doesn’t pop up.
This makes me SO happy! Thanks for writing, Karen!
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