Under 30 minutes for this easy, flavorful Instant Pot Ziti Recipe. Packed with flavor and CHEESE, you'll love this delicious weeknight dinner in the pressure cooker!
1jarmarinara sauce (your favorite pasta sauce)24 ounce
1 ½cupsbeef broth
1teaspoonItalian seasoning
½teaspoonkosher salt
½teaspoonblack pepper
8ouncezitiuncooked
½cupshredded mozzarella cheese
½cupwhole milk ricotta cheese
¼cupgrated parmesan cheese
2Tablespoonschopped fresh parsley
¼cupcottage cheese
Instructions
Turn Instant Pot to "Saute" and add olive oil, diced onions, and pressed garlic. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon.
Add ground beef and mild Italian sausage. Cook and brown in the "Saute" mode until done. When browned, turn Instant Pot off.
Add beef broth to the pot and using a wooden spoon DEGLAZE the bottom by scraping all the bits and pieces stuck to the pot. This will prevent the burn notice.
To the pressure cooker, add marinara sauce (your favorite spaghetti sauce), Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. DO NOT STIR.
Pour in uncooked Ziti noodles. Do NOT stir. Using the wooden spoon, press the noodles gently until they are submerged in the sauce, but not stirred.
Secure lid to instant pot, making sure it is on "SEALING". Turn pressure cooker on high "Pressure Cook" for 6 minutes. Allow to cook then do a QUICK RELEASE.
While the pasta was cooking, make the cheese mixture in a small bowl by combining ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, parsley, and cottage cheese. Set aside.
Once the pressure is released, open lid. Spoon in the cheese mixture, stirring until fully combined. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Notes
Recipe tested in a 6 quart Instant Pot.
Use your favorite combination of meat, from ground beef, Italian sausage and ground turkey!
Avoid the “burn notice” by following directions exactly. Do NOT stir the noodles into the sauce, just press them in until they are submerged.
You can substitute penne pasta for the ziti if you desire. Both work great in this recipe, trapping sauce and cheese in the tubes of pasta.
Cheese. Stir the cheese mixture in at the end completely, adding more or less to your taste.