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Buttery Spaghetti Instant Pot

Quick and easy buttery spaghetti made in an instant pot within just few minutes with lots of garlic and just right amount of charred cherry tomatoes with that perfect spicy kick!!
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Servings: 2

Ingredients

IP spahjetti

  • 8 oz Uncooked Spaghetti regular sized spaghetti, not the thin ones because the cook time and pressure release time mentioned below is likely change if using thin spaghetti.
  • 2 cup Marinara Sauce
  • 2 cup Water
  • 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Dry Oregano
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • ½ tsp Garlic Powder

Charred Tomatoes

  • 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • 8 cloves Sliced Garlic
  • 30 Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 tsp Crushed Red Peppers
  • ¼ tsp Salt

Toppings/Garnishing

  • ¼ cup Copped Basil more for garnishing
  • 1 Burrata Cheese Ball

Instructions

Make the spaghetti in IP

  • Break uncooked spaghetti in half. Add it to IP.
  • Add marinara sauce and water in IP. Mix well so that spaghetti is coated with liquid completely.
  • Add 2 tbsp of butter in IP. Close the lid, secure it and cook on high pressure for half of the time from what spaghetti package instructions say.
  • Once the times goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 4 minutes. Open the valve and release rest of the pressure manually.
  • Open the lid and stir it well. You might find spaghetti stuck to each other. At this point it should be a little undercooked.
  • Add salt, pepper, oregano and garlic powder. Mix well.
  • Close the lid again and cook on high pressure for 2 minutes.
  • Once the times goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 2 minutes. Open the valve and release rest of the pressure manually.
  • Open the lid and prepare charred tomatoes as instructed below.
  • Melt 2 tbsp butter in a wide pan.
  • Add sliced garlic and saute on low/medium heat until the garlic starts to change color, do not burn it.
  • Add crushed red peppers and cook for a minute.
  • Add cherry tomatoes. Char them on high heat for few minutes. Do not over cook them.
  • Once charred, sprinkle some salt. Mix well. Add this garlicky charred tomatoes to spaghetti. Mix well.
  • Add chopped basil. Mix well.
  • Serve them while its hot, top it with fresh burrata cheese ball!!
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