Instant Pot Pizza Pasta

Instant Pot pizza pasta with jar sauce recipe my family loves! Dump it all in and put in all of your favorite pizza toppings. A fun dinner like our Instant Pot pizza but a twist on the original that tastes even better the next day.

We just made this easy Instant Pot pizza casserole in just 10 minutes. It’s one of our favorite Instant Pot recipes made almost on a weekly basis it’s so popular! It’s packed with all the flavors you’d expect but without the crust, noodles are used instead!

This is a fun meal, like our pizza in a mug! Pair with a side salad and/or some pull apart bread. Then you’ll have a quick meal your whole family will love. I mean who doesn’t love this classic Italian dish right? If you want your kids to think you are superwoman at the dinner table, make this!!

To make things easier we use a jar of spaghetti sauce but you could use homemade Instant Pot spaghetti sauce if you would like. Think of it as a pizza just in a pasta form!

Ninja Foodi Pizza Pasta

You can cook it in your Ninja foodi pot too though, Crockpot Express works too. We aren’t brand specific y’all. The only thing you need to remember with this brand though is to use the lid that is not attached.

Pepperoni and mushroom are great, add olives too if you want. I mean the list goes on and on. If you love Hawaiian pineapple and Canadian bacon you could dice the meat up and use tidbits for that sweet and savory blend you love, typically on a crust.

If you have only used these ingredients on a flat edible surface you need to think outside the box more friends! We have made it with noodles also with our slow cooker pizza casserole dish, so so good.

Then we used a more traditional way but with the same Crock with our Crockpot pizza instructions. That one was a really fun one to make with the kids to show them that baking doesn’t have to happen only in the oven.

What are the best toppings?

Pepperoni, mushrooms and onions are our basics. Sausage, you could add this at the beginning and saute with some olive oil and then follow steps starting at adding sauce etc..

How Long to Cook Pizza Pasta in Instant Pot

For the most part small noodles like these take about 4-5 minutes to become perfectly tender. If you add meat and longer noodles into the mix, like our Instant Pot spaghetti, 8-9 minutes is better.

Of course if you prefer al dente I would decrease the time about a minute. If using egg noodles like we did in our Instant Pot tuna casserole, those only take 3 minutes followed by a quick release.

When I make Instant Pot pasta I always make it similar to what you see here.  Cooking uncooked noodles inside a sauce with some additional liquid makes it taste amazing. The pasta soaks up all the flavors in your spaghetti sauce, so much better than boiling in water on your stovetop.

How do you keep pasta from sticking?

Add olive oil to the cooking water and/or other ingredients to keep the pasta from sticking. Pasta shouldn’t stick when properly cooked with this added ingredient. Doing this will actually coat the noodles and prevent sauce from sticking. 

If you wanted a low carb version of this you can follow our spaghetti squash pizza recipe. Now, you have an option as to when you add all of these wonderful pizza toppings. Here are the basic steps to follow:

If you want to cook the noodles first, watch the video we have in this post to see how to make it that way. This 2nd method just takes 3 minutes to cook your pasta with water to cover it well. Then add everything at the end, warm, and serve. We are busy. Both of us work full time. One thing we really strive for though is a dinner where we all sit down and eat together.

If you cook it separately with water first, you will probably never boil it on your stovetop again! It has really been a game changer for us. We even figured out how to make Instant Pot Kraft macaroni and cheese with NO draining required!

How to save leftovers

If you have any leftovers, transfer it to a container rather than keeping inside the pot. To maximize the shelf life of cooked pasta, refrigerate it inside of a shallow airtight containers or resealable plastic bags. Properly stored, cooked pasta will last for 3 to 5 days in the refrigerator.

Other easy Instant pasta recipes you’ll love

Easy Instant Pot lasagna soup is another Italian favorite. This is great as well as our Instant Pot shrimp alfredo. Instant Pot chicken spaghetti has a bit of a kick and tons of flavor.