Name: Instant Pot Pasta Primavera
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 8 ounce Penne Pasta (rigatoni); 1.5 Cups Water (or Vegetable Broth); 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1/2 cup Cherry tomatoes; 1/2 cup Carrots; 3 Cloves Garlic (Slivered); Salt to taste; 1/2 Cup Mixed bell peppers; 1/2 Cup Zucchini; 1/2 Cup Broccoli; 1 Lemon; 1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe

Instant Pot Pasta Primavera- Veggie loaded pasta made with simple pantry ingredients.

This Pasta is Lactose Free & Meatless.It can easily be made completely dairy free and Vegan by substituting parmesan cheese for nutritional yeast.You can also make it Gluten Free and Paleo by switching the type of pasta you use.

Ingredients for Instant Pot Pasta Primavera

Pasta- Bite Sized pasta-Use bite sized pastas for this dish.Something like Penne or even rigatoni.You can also use Whole Wheat,Gluten Free,Paleo Pasta.The cooking time remains the same! Yes you heard that right!
Water or Vegetable Broth
Extra Virgin Olive Oil- Use Good Quality Oil.
Garlic
Dried Herbs
Cherry tomatoes
Vegetables- Broccoli, Carrots, Zucchini, Asparagus,Peppers
Parmesan Cheese or Use Nutritional Yeast
Lemon

How to make Instant Pot Pasta Primavera

Step 1: Prep

Cut all the vegetables into 2 inch pieces each.This size will keep the veggies crunchy instead of turning them into a mush.

Step 2: Pressure Cook on HIGH pressure

Add water or broth, garlic, olive oil, salt, pasta, cherry tomatoes and vegetables like carrots that need to be cooked for longer.

Pressure cook on high for just 1 minute.After the 1 minute is over, let the pressure release for 5 minutes before you Quick release and open the pot.

Step 3: Keep Warm for 5 minutes

Mix it all up. Add all the other vegetables-bell peppers, zucchini, broccoli and parmesan cheese.Give it a mix.

If you like your vegetables el dente- Switch to the KEEP WARM setting and let everything sit inside for 5 minutes.
If you like your vegetables well cooked – Pressure cook on low pressure for 1 minute and then quick release.Make sure there is enough water for the instant pot to come to pressure.

Other Instant Pot Pasta Dishes

Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Instant Pot Parmesan Chicken Pasta

FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | PINTEREST
Don’t forget to tag #yellowthyme on Instagram if you try my recipe I feel AWESOME when you try one of my recipes and I’d love to see it. You can also share it on my Facebook page. Please pin this recipe to Pinterest too!

Instant Pot Pasta Primavera

Instant Pot Pasta Primavera- Veggie loaded pasta made with simple pantry ingredients.

4 from 5 votes

Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Instant Pot Pasta Primavera

Servings:

Ingredients

8 ounce Penne Pasta rigatoni
1.5 Cups Water or Vegetable Broth
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 cup Cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup Carrots
3 Cloves Garlic Slivered
Salt to taste
1/2 Cup Mixed bell peppers
1/2 Cup Zucchini
1/2 Cup Broccoli
1 Lemon
1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

Add Oil, Garlic, Water(or broth) and salt to the inner pot.Give it a mix
To this, add the pasta.Make sure it's 90% under the liquid.
Add the carrots and Cherry tomatoes on top.Close the lid.
Select PRESSURE COOK for 1 minutes on HIGH with the pressure valve at SEALING position.
Once 1 minute is over, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes and Quick release the pressure after that.Open the pot and give it a mix.
Add the zucchini ,Broccoli,Parmesan Cheese(reserve 1 tbsp for garnish).Close the lid again and let it rest in KEEP WARM setting for 5 minutes.
Open the pot, garnish with fresh herbs and Parmesan.Serve immediately.

Video

Notes

You can add anywhere between 4-6 Cups of vegetables to this pasta.

If you liked the recipe, please give it 5 stars and leave a comment below.