Instant Pot Bolognese with Not Just Pasta Sauce – NotJustCo.

  • 1 T olive oil

  • 1 lb beef, pork, or a combo

  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped

  • 1 jar not just pasta sauce

  • 1/4 cup whole milk

  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

  • Kosher salt & black pepper

  • 1 pound dried pasta (cooked according to package instructions)

  • Optional dash of soy sauce and/or parmesan rind

  • Grated parmesan, to serve

  1. Set the Instant Pot to sauté setting and heat the oil until it begins to shimmer. Add the ground meat and ½ teaspoon salt and brown meat, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes.

  2. Add carrots, not just pasta sauce, milk and nutmeg. switch the setting to manual, cover instant pot and set to cook 15 minutes at high pressure.
  3. Do a natural release or quick release – if the sauce is too thin, cook on sauté setting for a couple of minutes. Off heat stir in basil and season to taste with salt (or a dash of soy sauce) and black pepper.
  4. **When you boil your pasta, reserve 1/2 cup of the starchy water. toss pasta with the bolognese in a nonstick skillet, thinning with pasta water as needed.

Instant Pot Bolognese with Not Just Pasta Sauce