Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Pasta

Creamy Tomato Penne Pasta is a delicious one-pot main dish recipe and is ideal for all pasta lovers that can be prepared under 20 minutes in an instant pot pressure cooker.

Sometimes, when you crave a simple pasta meal for your family, You can make this pasta with creamy tomato sauce in a jiffy. Dump everything in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, and it is done in under 20 minutes.

You can also add some vegetables like peas, corn, carrots with the sauce, fresh basil, or parsley for garnish and serve with garlic bread and soup. 

Check out my other Tomato recipes from my blog, like tomato rice using coconut milk, creamy tomato soup, tomato slice chaat, tomato basil pasta.

This recipe is Perfect for?

• Kids lunch box or when making a lunch or dinner in a hurry.
• Using few ingredients which is an economical meal

Ingredients

How to make Creamy Tomato Penne Pasta

Instant Pot Method

Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add olive oil, and once it’s hot, add minced garlic and saute for 30 seconds or aromatic.

Then add dry pasta, green peas, water or broth, red chili flakes, herbs, and salt to the instant pot. Spread tomato sauce on the top. Gently push all pasta under the liquid. Please do not mix it. Most of the pasta should be covered in sauce and water. If it is not, add some more water. 

*Burnt Alert? If your instant pot has shown BURN in the past, add ½ cup of extra water. In newer versions of Instant Pot, many people have faced burn issues. So that's why we are just spreading sauce on top of the pasta.

Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes.

Note: Generally The time to cook pasta in an instant pot is usually half of the suggested time on the pasta box and minus one for al dente pasta.

This recipe uses penne pasta, which takes 10 minutes to cook on the stovetop. To cook it in the Instant Pot, Divide the cooking time by half and minus one for al dente pasta. So it's 4 minutes. For softer pasta, do 5 minutes.

When the instant pot beeps, Wait 2-3 minutes and Quick Release the remaining pressure manually.

Stir in the heavy cream and cheese, and mix everything well. If you want a creamier texture, add more cream and cheese.

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Creamy Tomato Penne Pasta is ready to be served.

What to Serve with Creamy Tomato Sauce Pasta

You can enjoy a big bowl of Pasta with creamy tomato sauce and call it a meal, but if you want to go all out, the following foods go great with tomato pasta!

Garlic Bread

Caprese Salad

Tomato Soup

Also check my Kids Lunch Box Series Posts

Creamy Tomato Pasta + Chocolate & Nut Berry Seeds Mix + Blackberries

Variations

1. If you don’t have olive oil, you can use butter or regular cooking oil as well.
2. If you don’t have cream at home, you can replace it with the same amount of mayonnaise or full-fat milk OR cashew or almond cream if vegan.
3. You can also add sweet corn and some chopped spinach or kale after the pressure cooking cycle.
4. You can use garlic powder instead of fresh garlic.
5. You can use any pasta. Try using whole wheat, lentils, or veggie pasta for kids.

Tips

1. Pasta sauce should not be too thick. After mixing pasta, they become dry when eaten later.
2. The time to cook pasta in an instant pot is usually half of the suggested time on the pasta box and minus one for al dente pasta.
3. BURN ALERT? If your instant pot has shown BURN in the past, add ½ cup of extra water while making this pasta. Tomato-based sauces easily stick to the bottom of the pot during sauteing. So that's the reason we are just spreading sauce on top of the pasta.
4. Make sure you have enough water to cover most of the pasta under water. Depending on the shape and size of the pasta, you may need more or less liquids.
5. Always stir in cream, cheese, etc, after the pressure cooking cycle.

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