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Instant Pot Meat Sauce Recipe

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Instant Pot Meat Sauce Recipe is amazing, if you are looking for a rich, thick, and flavorful pasta sauce this is the one for you.

Easy Instant Pot Meat Sauce Recipe. This recipe is so easy to make homemade tomato sauce, you will never buy the supermarket jar stuff. Served in many ways this is perfect with a plate of pasta, polenta, or even a serving of Italian Instant Pot Sausages.

If you have ever made a homemade pasta sauce, they take hours simmering on the stovetop. So, with the Instant Pot, you can get the same end result with a few minutes in the Instant Pot.

I love a great sauce, I grew up on my Sicilian grandmother’s recipe for meat pasta sauce, which I have fond memories of, and this sauce recipe delivers the same flavors in minutes. 

This makes for a quick meal, so I hope that you try it, with your new Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Meat Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

  • Meat: Lean Ground Beef
  • Veggies: Onions, Carrots, Celery, and Crushed Tomatoes
  • Liquids: Beef Stock, Tomato Paste, Tomato Sauce
  • Seasoning: Italian seasoning, basil, bay leaves
  • Other: Olive Oil, Garlic, Salt

How to make Instant Pot Meat Sauce

  1. In the Instant Pot add the olive oil, then press the saute button. As soon as the olive oil heats up, add the onions, carrots, and celery,  Saute for a few minutes until they are softened.
  2. Then add the ground beef, use a spoon to break up the meat, as it cooks. Once the meat is cook, drain the fat.
  3. Add the garlic, tomato paste, Italian Seasoning, and basil.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Then add the beef stock, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and bay leaves. Mix well.
  6. Add your lid, making sure that the vent is in the sealing position.
  7. Set the manual high pressure for 20 minutes. When the time is up do a quick release.
  8. When all of the pressure has been released, remove the lid.
  9. Continue to simmer, until the sauces thicken, about 5 minutes. 

Some Common Questions Asked

Can I make this ahead and store it?

Absolltey, this is one of my favorite thigns to make on a Sunday afternoon, to prpare for the week. 

How to store it, sipmly make the sauce, and let it cool to room temperature. Then place the cooled sauce into an airtight container. Place into the refrigerator, it will last about 3 to 4 days. 

This sauce also freezes amazingly well, to freeze: let cool to room temperatrure then place the sauce into a freezer safe container. The sauce will stay well, for about 2 to 3 months. 

What can I use leftover meat sauce for?

This is a really easy sauce, that you can use for a number of users, my favorite of coures is over a plate of pasta, but here are some of the other uses:

  • Zucchini Nooodles
  • Stuffed Bell Peppers
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Lasagna
  • Roasted Vegeables

Can I use different meat in the sauce?

Yes, tnot only can use ground beef, here are some of my other favorite meats to use in this sauce.

I love using ground pork, Italian sausage and even ground turkey. They all make for an amazing sauce.

More Instant Pot Recipes to Try: 

  • Instant Pot Taco Bowls
  • Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
  • Chicken Alfredo

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Instant Pot Meat Sauce Recipe

  • Author: ForkToSpoon.com
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 40
  • Yield: 6 Servings 1x
  • Category: Pasta
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: Italian
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Instant Pot Meat Sauce Recipe is amazing, if you are looking for a rich, thick, and flavorful pasta sauce this is the one for you.


Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 2 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup beef stock
  • 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 2 bay leaves

Instructions

  1. In the Instant Pot add the olive oil, then press the saute button. As soon as the olive oil heats up, add the onions, carrots, and celery,  Saute for a few minutes until they are softened.
  2. Then add the ground beef, use a spoon to break up the meat, as it cooks. Once the meat is cook, drain the fat.
  3. Add the garlic, tomato paste, Italian Seasoning, and basil.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Then add the beef stock, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and bay leaves. Mix well.
  6. Add your lid, making sure that the vent is in the sealing position.
  7. Set the manual high pressure for 20 minutes. When the time is up do a quick release.
  8. When all of the pressure has been released, remove the lid.
  9. Continue to simmer, until the sauces thicken, about 5 minutes. 

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