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.
Notes
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After seeing your response about the alcohol, I looked into it as well and it seems the best way to burn off the alcohol is to bring to a boil. Is there a way to convert this recipe to stove top? I have a 5 year old and am worried the IP version doesn’t burn off enough of the wine. TIA
I would recommend using a non-alcoholic substitute if you are concerned about the alcohol content. Hope that helps, Kelly!
Question-does alcohol burn off in an instant pot? The vapors aren’t being released while cooking so curious as to how much alcohol would be left in the dish?
So the amount of alcohol remaining depends in part on the cooking method – stovetop, Instant Pot, slow cooker, etc. I just read about a study showing that it can take longer than 2.5 hrs for all the alcohol to be cooked out of food to which wine or some other alcoholic beverage has been added.
Unfortunately, there’s not entirely much research with cooking off alcohol in the IP right now but I would recommend using a non-alcoholic substitute if you are concerned about the alcohol content. Hope that helps, Crystal!
I followed all the directions but it burnt before even reaching pressure… I scraped and tried again and it still burnt… Not sure what I did wrong!
I’m so sorry to hear that, Meagan! Are you using a 6-qt Instant Pot?
I just got an instant pot for Xmas and burned not sure what I did wrong, I followed the instructions,
We also got a burn warning twice, although it was still delicious. I will try next time to layer. But maybe the recipe should not say “stir” if layering is needed to avoid the burn.
Hi there! Beautiful recipe! Question, if I want to double the portion on meat and pasta, should I double everything else as well? Thank you!
Yes! 🙂
What if I dont have marinara, insyead i havr tomatoe paste? Can I use it somehow?
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. But if you get a chance to try it, please let me know how it turns out! 🙂
This recipe truly was super easy and delicious! I have been loving all of the instant pot recipes and this is another regular rotation option!
Isn’t it so easy?! We’re so happy to hear you enjoyed it so much, Lana!
Another delicious recipe , even better the next day.. Please keep the instant pot recipes coming!!!!
We will keep them coming, Robin! 🙂
Totally forgot about dinner and used this recipe to whip up another damn delicious winner for the family. 3 generations – including our 1 you grandson – enjoyed this meal with a salad. Thank you for saving dinner!
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Aw we love that! Glad this one was a winner for you, Laura!
Just made this yesterday and it tastes amazing! All the flavors go so well together! Super easy to put together quickly and I bet it will store nicely in the freezer (if we don’t eat it all first).
What are the nutritional facts on this recipe?
Hi Jenn! So glad you liked this dish! 🙂
Nutritional information is provided only for select recipes at this time. However, if it is not available for a specific recipe, we recommend using free online resources at your discretion (you can Google “nutritional calculator”). Hope that helps!
Thank you for the great recipe!! 🙂 I didn’t have wine or beef broth on hand so I subbed in chicken bone broth. Also tossed in some baby spinach salad mix, and a few dollops of mascarpone cheese in addition to fresh basil.
Those sound like great modifications, Cari! Thanks for sharing!
Can this recipe be doubled in a 6qt instant pot?
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. But if you get a chance to try it, please let me know how it turns out! 🙂
So impressed how well this turned out. Noodles were cooked to perfection! Will be making this again My only complaint is I hate how the food is burned at the bottom of the pot! How can this be prevented? ☹️
I find it is best to deglaze the pan as best as possible with the wine in step #3:
3. Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
I love ground beef, but my girlfriend doesn’t so I am not allowed to cook ground beef any more. Any way to substitute turkey?
Absolutely!
Would love to try this recipe. Unfortunately I have an 8 qt Instant Pot and I know that the amounts etc” would not work for me. How do I adjust this recipe to work in an 8 qt?
Hi Anne! When using an 8qt Instant Pot, the timing should stay relatively the same. It would just take a little longer for it to come to pressure. But as always, please use your best judgment when making substitutions and modifications.
This was so good and made my apartment smell wonderful. The only change was that I put fresh basil and oregano in before I pressurized, help to infuse the flavors!
What a great idea, Laura! Thanks for sharing!
Another winner- thanks!!
Thank you, Bernadette!
Looks like Beef-a-roni that I love after a beer buz. I would need to add more vegetables.
This looks delicious, and definitely falls into my scope of ‘comfort food’. I love a meaty meaty sauce!
Also – any recipe that calls for 3/4 of a pound of ground beef is going to get laughed at and modified to take the entire pound. I’d never throw away 1/4 pound for any reason! At least saute it up for a quick taco snack the next day.
This was so easy and so tasty! I’ve also used the same recipe on my stovetop with excellent results – and a slightly longer cook time to allow the wine & stock to reduce. Only change I made once, was reducing chopped basil and adding two tbls of parsley. The fresh herbs were the perfect touch!
Thanks for sharing, Kersten!