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Easiest Instant Pot Vegan Pasta

This is so easy, clean up is a breeze and the pasta is cooked perfectly every time! No more boiling water in one pot, heating sauce in another and using a pan to sauté veggies. The Instant Pot makes this vegan pasta together in less than 30 minutes!
Easiest Instant Pot Pasta on a Boat ⚓Wife on a Boat
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
4 servings
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Ingredients

  • Olive oil or water for sautéing
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 3 cups chopped veggies mushrooms, zucchini, pepper, etc.
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 6 1/2 oz rotini pasta or favourite short pasta (half of 375 gram box. If using spaghetti, break it in half first)
  • 3 cups pasta sauce or 680 ml
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2 handfuls fresh spinach
  • 1 Field Roast sausage chopped Italian or smoked apple sage, optional

Instructions

  • Select the “Sauté” mode on the Instant Pot.
  • Heat olive oil or water. Sauté onion and chopped veggies for about 5 minutes
  • Pour the 1 ½ cups water over veggies.
  • Add pasta over water.
  • Add pasta sauce over pasta, veggies and water. Do not stir but make sure the pasta is pushed under the sauce.
  • Sprinkle Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes over the pasta sauce.
  • Set to manual and cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. Use quick release once Instant Pot beeps.
  • Add spinach and sausage to Instant Pot. Stir to incorporate, heat sausage and wilt spinach.

Notes

This recipe was made on a 37 foot Tollycraft using an Instant Pot 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker – 6 Qt. See other boat tested and tasted recipes.
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