Creamy and easy sun dried tomato pasta with sun dried tomatoes, jar sauce and heavy creamy is perfect for dinner, lunch or side dish if you love tomato based pasta recipes! Spaghetti noodles with sun dried tomatoes and jar sauce makes such an easy, simple, delicious pasta dish made in the instant pot pressure cooker. If you love tomatoes in your pasta or noodles, do try this delicious spaghetti with sun dried tomatoes and also tomato basil sauce as it's bursting with delicious tomato flavor!


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more about using sun dried tomatoes to make pasta or noodles:
Using sun dried tomatoes is a great way to add strong tomato flavor to pasta dishes. If you love tomato flavor in pasta, adding sun dried tomatoes will give great flavor. The best thing about using sun dried tomatoes is that, it is easy and convenient to use. If you don't have fresh tomatoes (or canned tomatoes) and want to enjoy delicious tomato pasta, sun dried tomatoes is a great option. Unlike canned or fresh tomatoes, the texture of sun dried tomatoes is quite chewy and they are slightly tangy in flavor with great taste making it perfect choice for tomato pasta and other dishes where strong tomato flavor with chewy pieces of tomatoes is preferred.
what kind of sun dried tomatoes is best for pasta?
Sun dried tomatoes with oil and herbs makes the best one for pasta dishes & you can easily add them to spaghetti noodles or other noodles as well, as they add great flavor from the tomatoes, oil, herbs and seasonings like garlic.
replacement for sun dried tomatoes in pasta (substitutes for sun dried tomatoes)
If you don't have sun dried tomatoes, you may replace the sundried tomatoes with some other options, however I recommend using sun dried tomatoes itself for the best results.
So here are some replacements for sun dried tomatoes that you can use for the best tomato flavor in your pasta.
fresh tomatoes:
Yes, fresh tomatoes add much flavor to the pasta, so if you like tomato pasta, do use fresh tomatoes.
canned tomatoes:
Canned or tinned tomatoes is such an easy, convenient substitute for fresh tomatoes or even sun dried tomatoes, so if you have canned tomatoes you can use that to make tomato pasta.
tomato based pasta sauce:
We already used tomato based pasta suace (tomato basil jar sauce) in this recipe, but if you don't have sun dried tomatoes, you can use more of that or even double the sauce so you will have the most tomato flavor.
can you make sun dried tomato pasta vegan?
To make this dish vegan, simply skip the heavy cream or substitute the heavy cream with any plant based cream or sauce that you like for pasta!
how to make sun dried tomato pasta in instant pot?
To make sun dried tomato pasta in instant pot, we use the following ingredients.
ingredients used to make sun dried tomato pasta
- spaghetti noodles 1 lbs
- salt adjust to taste
- olive oil 4 tablespoons
- water 6 cups
- sun dried tomatoes 8 oz
- tomato basil pasta sauce 6 oz
- heavy cream 1 cup
step by step instructions
- Place the spaghetti noodles in the instant pot and break the noodles so they will fit in the pot. Place the noodles in criss cross pattern to reduce the chance of noodles sticking to each other.
- Add salt, olive oil and water.
- Close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 3 minutes. Once the cooking is done, press cancel button and wait for a natural pressur release for about 12 minutes.
- Once that is done, carefully release the remaining pressure manually and gradually.
- Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the instant pot lid.
- Add sun dried tomatoes, tomato basil jar sauce (or any tomato based pasta sauce of your choice) and mix in gently.
- Also add fresh heavy cream (if using), mix in to combine with the pasta.
- Let it rest for another few minutes (about five to ten minutes), then serve immediately for best results!

Below you can get the recipe for sun dried tomato pasta using spaghetti noodles in detail.
Sun Dried Tomato Pasta With Spaghetti Noodles (Instant Pot)
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place the spaghetti noodles in the instant pot and break the noodles so they will fit in the pot. Place the noodles in criss cross pattern to reduce the chance of noodles sticking to each other.
- Add salt, olive oil and water.
- Close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 3 minutes. Once the cooking is done, press cancel button and wait for a natural pressur release for about 12 minutes.
- Once that is done, carefully release the remaining pressure manually and gradually.
- Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the instant pot lid.
- Add sun dried tomatoes, tomato basil sauce and also fresh heavy cream, mix in to combine with the pasta. Let it rest for another few minutes (about five to ten minutes), then serve immediately for best results!
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