Instant Pot Bow Tie Pasta Soup With Sauce - Simple, Easy

Instant Pot Bow Tie Pasta Soup With Sauce - Simple, Easy

Instant pot pasta soup with bow tie pasta and tomato based sauce is simple, easy, quick, delicious and comforting vegetarian pasta soup perfect for lunch or dinner.

Course Soup

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword bow tie pasta, instant pot bow tie pasta, instant pot pasta soup

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 1

pressure build up and release time 25

Total Time 28

Servings

Calories 332kcal

Author PA

Ingredients

8 oz bow tie pasta (farfalle or butterfly shaped pasta shells)
4 cups water (or vegetable broth or any broth of your choice)
¼ teaspoon salt adjust as needed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup marinara sauce (or another tomato based pasta sauce like tomato basil sauce)
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons black pepper powder
4 pearl onions or use ½ cup of chopped regular onion

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Peel and chop the onions thinly, keep aside.
Set the 6 quart instant pot ( I am not sure if you can make this in 3 quarts) in saute function, adjust to low and wait for the instant pot to start the sauteing function, when its ready it shows 'Hot'.
When the instant pot shows 'hot', add the oil and chopped onions, saute for about 2 to 3 minutes, as we only need to saute the onions very lightly.
Add the pasta shells and saute for another 1 more minute.
Add the water (or broth) and enough salt, stir everything well and press the 'keep warm' button to stop the sauteeing.
Close the pressure cooker with lid with valve in sealing position, press on manual and pressure cook on high for 1 minute.
After the cooking is done, press the 'keep warm' button and wait for the pressure to release naturally.
Once the pressure is completely released naturally, and the vent has gone down (make sure to wait until this point for safety reasons), slowly open the pot.
Stir the contents very well and add the marinara sauce to the cooked pasta, mix again.
In case if you want more liquid for the soup, you can add little more water or broth to the pot at this point.
Stir all the contents very well and add garlic powder and black pepper powder, mix very well again.
Finally add the butter and wait for the butter to melt down. Once the butter is melted, stir the contents very well again so the butter is mixed with the soup.
The delicious pasta soup made in instant pot is ready to be served, enjoy the pasta soup hot or warm!

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