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Instant Pot Skinny Spaghetti

A quick, lighter spaghetti made in the Instant Pot with ground turkey sausage and whole-wheat pasta, using no-sugar-added marinara.
Prep Time 16 minutes
Cook Time 43 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 9 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 poundground turkey sausage
  • 1 poundwhole-wheat spaghetti pasta
  • 24 ouncesmarinara saucejar no sugar added
  • 4 cupswater
  • 15 ouncesdiced tomatoescan

Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Slotted Spoon

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Set the Instant Pot to Sauté. Add 1 pound ground turkey sausage and cook, breaking it into small pieces, until browned and no longer pink.
  2. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked sausage to a plate and pour out or carefully drain any excess liquid from the inner pot; return the sausage to the pot.
  3. Break 1 pound whole-wheat spaghetti pasta in half and add the pieces to the Instant Pot in an even layer.
  4. Pour in the 24 ounces marinara sauce, 4 cups water, and the 15 ounces diced tomatoes (with their juices). Push the pasta down so it is completely covered by the liquids; do not stir vigorously.
  5. Close the lid, set the steam release to Sealing, and set the Instant Pot to Manual/High Pressure for 8 minutes.
  6. When the cook time ends, perform a quick (manual) release by moving the steam release to Venting; when the float valve drops, open the lid.
  7. Stir the spaghetti and sauce well to combine. Let sit 1–2 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken slightly, then serve hot.