Simple Immediate Pot Tortellini with Meat Sauce

My household loves my Immediate Pot tortellini with meat sauce as a result of it’s so hearty and savory, and straightforward to make. They remind me to share the recipe on Nut Free Wok to allow them to make it when it’s their flip to prepare dinner dinner on a busy weeknight.

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Simple weeknight dinner with leftovers for lunch

I’ve been obsessing over dry tortellini ever since I noticed them at Value Membership (now Costco) as a university scholar. Boil them and so they turn out to be tacky dumplings!

When I’m tremendous busy, I make this Immediate Pot Tortellini with Meat Sauce for my household. It’s very simple to make with jarred pasta sauce. I do know they prefer it too once they get seconds or ask me for the recipe, so I’m including it to the weblog for them. I hope you take pleasure in this recipe as a lot as we do!

The stovetop methodology to cooking this recipe would require utilizing two pots, one to boil the tortellini for 18 minutes and a second to prepare dinner the meat sauce. Cooking this recipe in an Immediate Pot is straightforward since you don’t have to observe the pots whereas the tortellini cooks and the sauce simmers and cooks in a single pot. The ensuing tortellini is roofed with beefy tomato sauce with veggies.

Is tortellini nut-free?

Tortellini is normally crammed with cheese however it’s essential to test for cross-contact if a model additionally makes pesto crammed ravioli. Dealer Joe’s used to promote nut-free dried ravioli and dried tortellini till it was discontinued just lately.

Today I purchase dry tortellini from Goal’s Good and Collect model which doesn’t embody any nuts within the substances nor has an allergen advisory. I known as Goal to ask them about potential cross-contact and the customer support consultant instructed me that if there may be potential cross-contact on their retailer model merchandise, they would come with the knowledge on the label. I like to recommend that you just name and test for your self.

If you realize of different manufacturers of dried tortellini which are nut-free and scrumptious, please share within the feedback. I feel Barilla is out there in main supermarkets however I want to attempt different manufacturers as properly.

Methods to Cook dinner Tortellini in an Immediate Pot

I’m conscious that folks generally find yourself with a “burn” discover once they prepare dinner pasta in an Immediate Pot. I’ve by no means skilled that making this recipe. Listed here are my prime tricks to keep away from the dreaded burn discover.

• On this recipe you’ll first saute the onions, garlic, and meat. Then it’s essential you observe the step-by-step recipe directions to layer the dried tortellini, sauce, and water.
• Keep away from pouring water over the sauce. Pouring water over the sauce might push the sauce to the underside of the pot too early, and the sauce will burn. I like to recommend pouring the sauce on one aspect of the pot after which pouring the water on the opposite aspect.
• The second factor to concentrate on is that earlier than you place the lid on, you have to to make sure you press cancel and change from saute mode to stress prepare dinner mode.
• This recipe takes about 10 minute to stress prepare dinner after which pure stress launch for five minutes. You don’t wish to open it immediately nor wait too lengthy. Wait 5 minutes for the pot to pure stress launch and when the pin drops, use a big sturdy picket spoon to softly stir the tortellini and meat sauce in order that every little thing is evenly distributed all through.

Recipe Variations

Add some chopped carrots with the onions for extra veggies. You may substitute the bottom beef with floor turkey or floor rooster if desired. I additionally like so as to add a bag of child spinach or tremendous greens (child spinach, child kale, and child chard) after stress cooking. Gently stir it in with the meat sauce and tortellini.

I’ve tried different pasta shapes and outcomes fluctuate. Farfalle tends to be al dente accross the thickest a part of the pasta. Penne finally ends up shedding its form as a result of extra water is important to cowl them. And fusili falls aside.

Allergy Conscious Tortellini with Meat Sauce

This recipe is freed from peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and sesame as written.

Tortellini has wheat, milk, and egg substances.

A dairy-free variation is to make use of spaghetti (some are egg-free too) as a substitute of tortellini. If the bundle says to prepare dinner the spaghetti for 10 to 12 minutes, then program your Immediate Pot to stress prepare dinner for 7 minutes. You’ll need to interrupt the spaghetti in half in order that pasta will match within the pot. Make sure you unfold it out so the pasta doesn’t clump collectively. When cooking spaghetti, you’ll not want as a lot water to cowl the dry spaghetti (possibly 30-32 ounces).

Simple Immediate Pot Tortellini with Meat Sauce

My household loves my Immediate Pot tortellini with meat sauce and remind me to share the recipe on Nut Free Wok as a result of they wish to quick and straightforward recipes for busy weeknight dinners.

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pressurizing and stress launch 30 minutes

• 1
  teaspoon
  olive oil
• 1
  medium
  onion
  chopped
• 1
  pound
  floor beef
  93% lean
• 1
  pound
  tortellini
  dried
• 1
  24-ounce jar
  marinara sauce
• 4.5
  cups
  water
• 1
  5-ounce bag
  child spinach
  non-obligatory
• parmesean cheese
  to serve on the desk
• 2
  cloves
  garlic
  chopped

1. Press saute (excessive) and preheat till the Immediate Pot is sizzling. Add the oil, chopped onion and garlic, and saute till the onions are barely translucent (5 minutes).

2. Then add the meat and saute till the meat is browned (5 minutes). Press cancel to cease the saute mode when you layer on the substances. Add the dried tortellini.

3. Then add a jar of marinara sauce solely on aspect of the pot and don’t stir. Fill the jar with water to rinse out the jar and pour it on the opposite aspect of the pot, don’t stir. Fill the jar about midway and add it to the watery aspect of the pot till the water covers the entire tortellini, don’t stir.

4. Cowl the Immediate Pot with the lid and lock. Press “stress prepare dinner” and program the Immediate Pot to prepare dinner for 10 minutes with 5 minutes pure stress launch.

5. After 5 minutes pure stress launch, fast launch the pot and punctiliously take away the lid. At this level, add the spinach, if utilizing. Use a big research spoon or spatula to stir the meat sauce with the tortellini gently. Put the lid again on and wait 5 minutes for the surplus liquid to be absorbed and if utilizing, the spinach to heat up.

6. Serve instantly, with grated parmesean cheese on the aspect as desired.

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