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+title: Instant Pot Spaghetti
+date: 2020-02-03
+series: recipes
+tags:
+ - instant-pot
+---
+
+# Instant Pot Spaghetti
+
+This is based on [this recipe][source], but made only with things you can find
+in Costco. My fiancé and I have made this at least weekly for the last 8 months 
+and we love how it turns out.
+
+[source]: https://kristineskitchenblog.com/instant-pot-spaghetti/
+
+## Recipe
+
+### Ingredients
+
+- 1/2 kg ground beef (pre-cooked, or see section on browning it)
+- 3 1/4 cups water
+- 2 teaspoons salt
+- a small amount of pepper
+- 4 heaping teaspoons of garlic
+- 1/2 cup butter
+- 1/4 kg spaghetti noodles
+- 1 jar of pasta sauce (about 870ml)
+
+If you want it to be more spicy, add more pepper. Too much can make it hard to
+eat. Only experiment with the pepper amount after you've made this and decided
+there's not enough pepper.
+
+### Preparation
+
+Put the ground beef in the instant pot. Put the water in the instant pot. Put
+the salt in the instant pot. Put the pepper in the instant pot. Put the garlic
+in the instant pot. Put the butter in the instant pot.
+
+Stir for about 30 seconds, or until the garlic looks like it's distributed about
+evenly in the pot.
+
+Take the spaghetti noodles and break them in half. Place about a third of one
+half one direction, the second third another, and the last yet another. Repeat
+this for the other half of the pasta. This helps to not clump it together when
+it's cooking.
+
+Look at the package of spaghetti noodles. It should say something like "Ready in
+X minutes" with a large number. Take that number and subtract two from it. If
+you have a pasta that says it's cooked for 7 minutes, you will cook it for 5
+minutes. If you have a pasta that says it's cooked for 9 minutes, you will cook
+it for 7 minutes.
+
+Put the lid on the instant pot, seal it and ensure the pressure release valve is
+set to "sealing". Hit the "manual" button and select the number you figured out
+above.
+
+Leave the instant pot alone for 10 minutes after it is done. This lets the
+pressure release naturally.
+
+Use your serving utensil to open the pressure release valve. Stir and wait 3-5
+minutes to serve. This makes 5 servings, but could be extended to more if you
+carefully ration it.
+
+Serve hot with salt or parmesan cheese.
+
+## Browning Ground Beef
+
+Browing ground beef is the act of cooking it all the way through so it is safe
+to eat. It's called "browing" it because the ground beef will turn a grayish
+brown when it is fully cooked.
+
+### Ingredients
+
+- Olive oil
+- 1 teaspoon salt
+- The ground beef you want to brown
+
+### Preparation
+
+Take the lid off of the instant pot. Cover the bottom of the pan in olive oil.
+Sprinkle the salt over the olive oil. Place the ground beef in the instant pot
+on top of the olive oil and salt.
+
+Press the "sauté" button on your instant pot and use a spatula to break the
+ground beef into smaller chunks while it warms up. Mix the ground beef while it
+cooks. The goal is to make sure that all of the red parts turn grayish brown.
+
+This will take anywhere from 5-10 minutes.
+
+If you are using this ground beef for the above spaghetti recipe, you don't need
+to remove it from the instant pot. You can store extra ground beef in the fridge
+for use later.