Instant Pot Ground Beef and Pasta
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So stinking easy and budget-friendly! The perfect ONE POT meal with a hearty meat sauce. Only 5 min in the Instant Pot!
Guys. This is a hearty, beefy pasta.
Like super beefy. Because I can’t stand it when some recipes call for 3/4 lb of ground beef. That last 1/4 lb always goes in the trash!
So I used the entire pound here, and I loved it.
It’s beefy! What’s not to love?
And we doctor up some store-bought marinara sauce for the best meat sauce ever.
Not to mention, the easiest meat sauce.
Because guess what?
The pasta cooks right in the Instant Pot with the rest of your ingredients, soaking up all that meaty-goodness.
Then you stir in some fresh basil and freshly grated Parmesan and it is just perfect.
Serve with crusty bread.
Additional Parmesan.
And some of the leftover red wine.
Instant Pot Ground Beef and Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup dry red wine*
- 1 (25-ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 1 ¾ cups beef stock
- 8 ounces campanelle pasta
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ⅓ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Set a 6-qt Instant Pot® to the high saute setting. Heat olive oil; add ground beef and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Add onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Stir in marinara sauce, beef stock and pasta; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 5 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions. Stir in Parmesan and basil.
- Serve immediately.
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I made this meal tonight and it turned out so well! The pasta ( we used bow ties) was cooked perfectly and my husband loved it.
So tasty
Where do you buy campanelle pasta?
Instant favorite! This felt like a dolled up version of Hamburger Helper, which is totally not intended as an insult! I hate using only half a box of pasta, so I put it all in and increased the wine to half a cup and the broth to 2 cups, and it came out perfect, with plenty of leftovers. Really great!
This is amazing! I was skeptical about cooking pasta in an instant pot but boy was I wrong! We make this 2-3 times per month and it never fails. I’ve tried it with and without the red wine and there’s no question…the red wine is a must! It really adds a depth of flavor. 5 stars!
Great recipe! Needed something quick and to use up a pound of hamburger. I used Prego brand garlic parm spaghetti sauce and whole wheat rotini pasta, that’s what I had, I only used beef broth, no wine. When the 5 minutes cooking was finished, pasta was not done, so I started for another 3 minutes, perfect. Very good taste, everyone loved it. Thanks for the recipe.
I also used garlic/sausage spaghetti sauce.
I did this without the wine and no basil or parmesan but did add in some shredded cheddar.. My bf loved it. Will definitely make again.
After reading some of the reviews I made a couple minor tweaks to this. I used whole wheat pasta & doubled it, only adding one additional minute to cooking (that was perfect, but it may have been the whole wheat that made the extra cooking time work). I also didn’t stir everything before cooking, I dumped the sauce, pasta, and then the broth. I also added a tub of mushrooms on top and then cooked. My 6qt was barely below full so it all fit perfectly. Once it cooked I added about 3 cups roughly chopped spinach for more veggies, mixed it in and let it sit for about a minute to fully wilt. I added a little bit of garlic powder to taste after cooking, but my family really loves garlics so not everyone may like that addition. Because I was craving something creamy and cheesy I also added about 1/2 cream and 2 cups shredded mozzarella with the basil and parmesan at the end. It was delicious and I would definitely make again!!
Thoroughly enjoyed this recipe. Delicious and so easy! We had to substitute vegetable stock for beef stock, as we didn’t have any beef stock and that worked well. Looking forward to trying it next time with beef broth. Thanks for a quick and tasty recipe!
I doubled this recipe. It was incredible. Just wow. I made it for my kids as a quick meal to serve them after school. My husband avoids pasta because of gluten and he’s sensitive to tomato sauce, but he couldn’t help himself to this. It is seriously genius and it’s a staple for this house. I had no idea you could make pasta and the sauce to go with in one pot. Game changer for me. I loathe dishes and you just made me a happy camper. Thank you!
Did you have to cook it longer??
I’ve made this recipe a couple of times, with and without wine and it is always lovely. I do brown the mince in a frying pan separately because I hate draining mice from the instant pot but that’s just personal preference. Will definitely be making it in the future.
This is my favorite cooking website! I have a larger family so always am adding things to recipes to make them go further. For this one, I added a large box of mushrooms, quartered pepperoni slices, pork instead of beef, and a large can of diced tomatoes. I also add a little more liquid and a little more pasta. We call it pizza pasta. Love it!!!
Good call on the mushrooms and tomatoes.
I made this tonight with ground spicy Italian sausage instead of ground beef and a homemade marinara sauce. So, so good, easy and flavorful! My husband absolutely loved it. This is definitely a keeper!
Omg this is delicious and so easy!
The taste is AMAZING! But I haven’t the slightest clue how to cook this in an IP with tomato sauce, without getting thw dreaded “burn” message.
I would just try to make sure the sides and bottom are scraped before pressurizing the Instant Pot. If that doesn’t help, I’m not sure what to do either,
This is GREAT! I’ve had an instant pot for a few years and this is a no brainer easy to make recipe. If you find it a little runny add 10-12 oz of pasta but it’s amazing how the pasta absorbs the liquid. We don’t drink so we used 2 cups of beef broth as suggested. If you wanted to get adventurous you could add all kinds of stuff like green, red and yellow peppers too. I’m going to try doing that next time but this recipe is perfect as is. Very nice!
Wonderful, have made this pasta several time and it always comes out great!
This is the BEST one pot instant pot recipe EVER!!! It takes approximately 5-10 minutes to prep and only 5 minutes in the instant pot! I suffer from migraines and arthritis so I have made a few tweaks such as using gluten free pasta and 12 oz of pasta instead of 8 oz (my family finds that it’s a little soupy). I also have a few kitchen tricks such as using frozen onions, pre-minced garlic and red cooking wine. I find most jarred pasta sauces are a little bland so I add salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, parsley flakes, Italian seasoning, oregano and basil for a little extra flavor. I also add mozzarella cheese with the Parmesan cheese at the end. I always keep the basic ingredients on hand for those times when the day runs long because I can throw this together so easily. The ingredients are cheap and easy to find in your local grocery store and keep well as far as storing. Even when I have had to substitute chicken broth/stock the recipe has come out perfect! I will continue to use this recipe and share it with friends and family! Thank you!!!
Made this tonight and it was amazing! Thank you for the detailed instructions – it came out perfectly. I made sure the pasta was completely covered by sauce/broth as someone else mentioned in the comments and didn’t stir it before cooking. Kids ate it up!