Instant Pot® Pasta Bolognese

Use your Instant Pot® to prepare this hearty, comforting rotini pasta Bolognese with ease for your family.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 583 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (16 ounce) package rotini pasta
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
• 4 medium carrots, chopped
• 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
• 10 medium cherry tomatoes, halved
• 0.25 cup heavy cream
• 0.5 cup red wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat oil in the pot; add ground beef, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and set aside in a strainer set over a bowl.

Step 2

Add onion, carrots, celery, and cherry tomatoes to the cooker. Cook and stir on Saute mode until soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic, Italian seasoning, and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Return ground beef back to the pot and pour in red wine. Cook until wine has reduced a bit.

Step 3

Meanwhile, mix tomato paste, soy sauce, and cocoa powder together in a small bowl.

Step 4

Stir tomato paste mixture into the pot, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Pour crushed tomatoes on top of the mixture and do not stir; try to keep them on top. Turn off Saute mode. Close and lock the lid.

Step 5

Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

Step 6

Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 4 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 7

Pour pasta and on top; do not stir in. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 3 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 8

Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Stir in cream and Parmesan until combined. Serve.