Instant Pot Tortellini (20 Minute Dinner)

a white bowl of tortellini topped with chopped basil

5 from 2 ratings

Instant Pot Tortellini (20 Minute Dinner)

This delicious Instant Pot tortellini is an easy weeknight dinner that the whole family will love. Packed with flavor and ready in under 20 minutes from start to finish, you'll find yourself making this pressure cooker pasta every week!

Prep Time0

Cook Time2

Pressurizing/depressurizing time17

Total Time19

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Fusion

Keyword: can you cook pasta in the Instant Pot?, Pressure cooker pasta

Servings:

Author: Sarah Cook

Equipment

Ingredients

15 oz tortellini {4 cups}
2 cups water {or broth}
24 oz prepared marinara {3 cups}

Instructions

Combine water and tortellini in the Instant Pot insert. Stir.
2 cups water, 15 oz tortellini
Add marinara sauce on top of the tortellini.
24 oz prepared marinara
Lock the lid into place and set the steam release handle (valve on top) to “Sealing”. Press Manual>High Pressure>2 minutes.
When the Instant Pot has finished cooking, it will beep and switch to ”keep warm". Allow it to sit with the lid on for 1 minute and then do a manual release with the nozzle set to venting.
Stir and serve.

Notes

Do not defrost frozen tortellini prior to cooking it.
If you'd like to add meat to your sauce, it needs to be fully cooked ahead of time.

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