- Hey guys, welcome to iFOODreal YouTube channel,
where we make healthy dinner easy and delicious.
And today, we're starting healthy Instant Pot series
because so many of you are afraid
of Instant Pot and I love it,
and I want you to love it the same way.
Instant Pot is great for busy moms
because prep takes minutes.
It's completely hands-off cooking method,
you can walk away and do something else.
Ingredients are simple, and food comes out so delicious.
Today is episode one and we're making Instant Pot spaghetti.
And stay tuned for the end where I'm gonna tell you
the pasta you can use.
Let's do it.
Press Saute and wait until display says Hot.
It will take between three to five minutes.
Add a little bit of oil if you're cooking lean,
ground meat like turkey or chicken.
If you're cooking beef,
it has enough fat not to stick to the pot.
Now add ground turkey and cook until brown in color,
breaking into pieces constantly.
Instant Pot doesn't really brown the meat,
and it doesn't have to be cooked through.
If cooking ground beef,
I drain the fat in the middle of cooking.
It's up to you, but I find it healthier.
Now add spices, salt and pepper.
You can also use Italian seasoning and two cups water.
And stir, scraping the bits off the bottom of the pot.
It's especially applicable with ground beef,
because it does stick to the pot more than ground turkey.
This will help to prevent the burn message.
Now we cancel the Saute mode,
take noodles and break in half,
and lay criss-cross in about six layers.
Adding pasta this way helps to prevent noodles
from sticking to each other.
Now add tomato sauce on top and do not stir.
Whatever you do, do not stir, and I'm using just simple,
low sodium canned tomato sauce, without any spices.
It's the cheapest, can find anywhere,
works like a charm, and I also add
a touch of maple syrup or honey.
It does help to offset the acidity of tomatoes.
You can also use sugar.
And now we close Instant Pot with the lid,
and press vent to sealing, and we're going to pressure cook
on High Pressure for five minutes.
While Instant Pot is coming to pressure,
it is normal to see a little bit
of steam coming out from the valve.
Eventually this pin will pop up
and the pressure will be sealed inside the pot
and it will start cooking.
So don't panic, don't be afraid of your Instant Pot.
Instant Pot is mom's best friend.
And I'm gonna share another trick
with you right now, watch this.
If you press on the lid, the pin will pop.
Magic, Instant Pot magic!
So while we're waiting for spaghetti to cook,
we have about five minutes to get really personal.
I'm just kidding.
No, I'm gonna talk to you about
two versions of Instant Pot spaghetti.
So you can use 10 ounces of spaghetti,
or eight ounces of spaghetti.
And the one 10 ounces is gonna be thicker and less meat
because I found with eight ounces,
there was a little bit too much meat versus spaghetti
and it's totally personal preference.
And another thing, before five minutes is up
and we're gonna go open the pot.
Once you open, it's gonna be a little bit liquidy.
Don't be terrified, don't panic,
we are gonna swoosh it around, and close the lid again,
and it's gonna sit and pasta will absorb the yummy sauce,
and you will be totally happy.
Okay?
So now after five minutes is up,
just turn that valve to venting.
(Instant Pot vents)
Yee-haw!
And sometimes I go around like this with a towel,
so it splatters less on the counter.
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So now, put the lid back on,
and let spaghetti sit for three more minutes,
just to absorb all that extra liquid and become more saucy.
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So you see how spaghetti absorbed all that water
after sitting for three extra minutes
and now it became more hearty and more consistent.
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And a sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
and of course, parsley or basil.
Freshly grated pepper.
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And we need husbands to test the recipe.
By the way, husbands can really use Instant Pot.
Put them to work.
- Yeah, all the way.
- Let's do it.
This is not fattening at all.
- Did you just steam it?
- Don't say that to yourself.
All right, ah, wait for me.
Mmm.
- I cannot wait.
(chews food)
- This is so good.
Honestly--
- I'm going for second one.
- Guys, you don't have to go to Italian restaurant.
- No. - Instant Pot replaces
restaurants,
take out,
forget all those boxes that,
what?
Like, they chop everything and you cook, whatever those, no.
Instant Pot.
- No boxes, no boxes, eat some.
- This is so, it is hearty, it is saucy,
it is healthy, it's delicious.
It's honestly one pot you would never think that is one pot.
Pasta sauce and meat, all cook in one pot.
(chews food)
And for the pasta you can use.
So, you can use spaghetti.
You can use white spaghetti, I will not judge you.
You can use linguini, and I'm using whole wheat,
but you can use white again.
You can use fettuccine,
and again I'm using whole grain.
And you can use gluten free pasta,
which is like quinoa, brown rice,
just know that it cooks three minutes
instead of five, I would do that.
And you can even use small shaped pasta like elbow macaroni,
or those seashells, or honestly, anything, you can use that.
The trick is only five minutes cooking time
for the wheat pasta versus three minutes for gluten free,
so that's it for today and I hope you enjoyed
and come back next week.
- We're gonna continue.
- Our series. - Yeah, he loves Instant Pot.
- Instant Pot series.
- Yeah.
- And that's the way it is, guys.
- Yeah, that's all we do. - Keep watching.
- Bye. - Bye.
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