Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce

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Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce

Succulent sausages in this delicious sauce. It can be on your table in less than an hour.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Keyword instant pot spaghetti sauce, sauce with sausages, spaghetti sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 21

Total Time 26

Servings servings

Calories 380kcal

Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

Instant pot

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion diced
6 sausages or more
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
6 ounces tomato paste
12 ounces water I use the tomato paste can
2 teaspoons garlic paste 2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf

Instructions

See notes below for an amendment.
Press the sauté button on the IP, add oil, then onions and sauté for 3 minutes.
2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 large onion
Add sausages and sauté for 3 minutes.
6 sausages
Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, oregano, basil, garlic, salt and bay leaf. After adding these ingredients, make sure to scrape the bottom of the instant pot to avoid any burn notice.
28 ounces crushed tomatoes, 6 ounces tomato paste, 12 ounces water, 2 teaspoons garlic paste, 2 teaspoons dried oregano, 2 teaspoons dried basil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1 bay leaf
Seal instant pot, make sure the venting knob is set to sealed and press the pressure cook button and set the timer for 15 minutes. The mode should be normal and the pressure set to high.
IP will take between 10 - 15 minutes to come to pressure, and then the timer will start counting down.
Once it beeps, either let the IP release the pressure naturally, or do a fast release but use an oven mitt before tapping the venting knob.
Plate some pasta and either transfer the sauce to a serving bowl or serve directly out of IP container.
Eat
Smile
Enjoy

Notes

AMENDMENT

I'm adding this amendment for this recipe as a few people said they got a burn notice on their IP. Although it always works for me and I make this a lot.

Instead of sautéing the onions and sausage before cooking - add the chopped onion on the bottom of the instant pot insert. Place the sausages directly on the onions. When you add the rest of the ingredients, do not stir before you close the IP lid.

Helpful tips

Dice your onion. Sometimes it's fun to have chunky gravy but for this dish, I want it smooth.
I use crushed tomatoes in this recipe, but you can use diced instead. I've made it both ways and both are delicious.
If you haven't tried garlic paste, do look for it in your grocery as it saves time, is convenient and has a wonderful taste.
Don't skimp on the garlic, unless you don't like it.
Buy the best sausages you can afford.

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