Effort Level: Low
Servings: 5

If you want to jump straight to the recipe, no need to keep scrolling it's right below. If you want step-by-step pictures though, I've included those below the recipe. And as my Chef husband says, "Food is love". Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1lb ground beef, 90% lean
- 1/2 box spaghetti (8oz, which is half, since a full box is 16oz)
- 24 oz jar pasta sauce (traditional or plain, nothing overly seasoned as this is just a sauce base and we are doctoring to be above and beyond any store bought sauce)
- 14.5 oz petite diced tomatoes, drained
- 2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp dried onions
- 1/4 tsp Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
- 1/4 tsp crushed red peppers
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to high saute for 12 minutes (likely won't use all this time, but set to this so it doesn't turn off on you). Put in ground beef and using a wooden spatula or spoon break into plies. Stir frequently to prevent burning. Cook until beef is browned.
- Turn off saute. No need to drain fat if you got 90% lean, if you got a fattier meat though you will need to drain fat. Pour 2 cup water over beef, using wooden spoon scrape the bottom of the IP to get off any burnt remnants that could set off the burn notice.
- Take half box of spaghetti and break in half. Layer over the ground beef and water, criss crossing to avoid pasta sticking together as it cooks.
- Drain diced tomatoes and add over the dry pasta.
- Add all seasoning to the jar of sauce, not the pot. Mix using a spoon in the jar, so that sauce is evenly seasoned. Poor over the pasta making sure all pasta is covered, but don't go mixing it with the layers below.
- Seal and set to high pressure for 8 minutes, be sure steam vent is in the sealed position. Also hit "keep warm". Allow for 13 minutes to build pressure.
- Once Instant Pot beeps it's done cooking, let natural pressure release for 6 minutes before releasing remaining pressure.
- Mix and enjoy!
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On high saute, cook ground beef until brown. Turn off, add 2 cups water and make sure to scrape bottom with wooden spoon to free debris to avoid burn notice. |
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Add seasoning to the jar of sauce and mix with a spoon, this way the seasoning is evenly dispersed in the sauce. DONT ADD yet. |
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Add pasta on top of water and beef, make sure to stack in opposite directions as you stack to avoid sticking. |
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Add drained tomatoes on top of pasta. |
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Mix together. |
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Time to eat and enjoy! |
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