Ridiculously-Delicious Pasta Dinners to Make in Your Instant Pot

This classic family favorite is easy to recreate in your Instant Pot and it hits the table in a fraction of the time, which means it’s totally doable on a weeknight. The trick is to add the cheese after cooking, then cover and wait a few minutes for it to melt into the pasta.

Instant Pot chicken Alfredo takes advantage of both the Instant Pot’s sauté function and its pressure cooking ability. It also calls for shortcutting the sauce with a favorite jarred version, though you can certainly use homemade sauce for if you want to take your Alfredo to the next level.

If you like your chili with some spice, as I do, try tossing in some shredded pepper Jack cheese in addition to cheddar. It gives this two-for-one meal the the right amount of extra kick.

This recipe is our absolute favorite spaghetti and meat sauce. Because the spaghetti cooks with the sauce, it’s flavored from the inside out and, thanks to all the starchy goodness, the sauce clings perfectly to the pasta. The secret to success is not stirring the ingredients once the spaghetti is added to the pot. That will help prevent the pasta from clumping together.

The best thing about cooking meatballs right in your Instant Pot with the spaghetti is they won’t run the risk of drying out. Since they cook so quickly, you’re left with perfectly tender, ridiculously juicy meatballs that may even steal the spotlight away from the pasta.