Sep 01, 2020 This recipe requires a handful of ingredients and make restaurant style pasta in no time!
Pesto is one of my favorite sauces, it’s so versatile and I use it on so many things. It’s a great sauce to use all the summer basil that might be over-growing in your garden. I tried growing basil at home last year but as with most things, I ended up killing that too. Clearly, I don’t have a green thumb. Anyway coming back to pesto, I love it because it can be used in so many ways like you can use it on pizza, pastas, sandwiches, eggs, salads and so much more! I usually make it at home, but sometimes I would also buy it from stores. The store bought pesto sauce helps in putting a quick meal on the table on busy days. So, the other day I had a bottle of store bought pesto and ended up making this easy pasta in the instant pot. It was so easy and so good and it took me less than 30 minutes! I am all about easy meals and bonus if they can me made in one-pot. Ever since I have started using my instant pot for cooking pasta, I have rarely gone back to stove-top. It is just so convenient. Sure, it takes a little time to get a hang of it but once you do, it’s just a breeze to make pasta in the IP.
This Creamy Pesto Pasta
✔is a one-pot pasta dish. ✔gets done in less than 30 minutes. ✔easy to put together with few ingredients. ✔makes the perfect meal for busy days! This pasta was so “restaurant like” that it was hard to believe that it was done in such less time! It definitely joins the list of my favorite Instant Pot recipes along with the creamy Tomato Basil Pasta.
Ingredients & Substitutions
This recipe requires only a handful of ingredients. Mushrooms: I have used white mushrooms here and sliced them slightly thick (not very thick though). Do not slice them very thin else they will over-cook. You can also use cremini mushrooms here, they should work very well. Pasta: I have used the bow-tie (farfalle) pasta here. If you use penne pasta, the cooking time should remain same. A larger shape like the rigatoni will take more time, I will probably add 2-3 minutes of pressure cooking time. I have use regular pasta here, if using whole wheat consider adding an extra minute or two while pressure cooking. Pesto: you can use either homemade pesto or your favorite store-bought sauce. I often have store bought sauce on hand for busy days. I like using basil pesto here but you can even use spinach pesto or any other pesto that you have on hand. Sun-dried tomatoes: I used sun-dried tomatoes from Trader Joe’s- these were not submerged in oil and were just dry. If you have the jar of sun-dried tomatoes with oil, then drain the oil, chop and then use them in the recipe. Cream: the cream is what makes the sauce creamy. You can also use half & half, that should also work. Other than these ingredients, you can also add veggies like peppers and spinach to this pasta. Add peppers along with the mushrooms and pressure cooker. And add spinach once the pressure cooking is done along with the pesto and cream and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Instant Pot size: so this recipe has been tested in a 6qt DUO. If you are using a newer model or 8qt, you might need to add more water. If your Instant Pot gives “BURN” message frequently or you have a 8 qt, probably add an additional 1/2 cup water. I have never got a burn message warning in my IP till date and I have been using it for 4 years so it’s hard for me to say what to do to avoid it. But since 8 qt has a bigger surface area and newer models are prone to this message, it would make sense to add additional liquid.
Make it Vegan
You can easily make this recipe vegan. First, make sure the pesto is vegan. And then substitute the cream with either coconut milk or cashew cream.
Stove-top Instructions
This pasta can be easily made on stove-top. All you have to do it boil the pasta in a pot according to instructions on the package. And then add it to the creamy pesto sauce. Please check the recipe card in the end for stove-top instructions.
More Instant Pot Pasta Recipes
Here are some of my favorite Instant Pot pasta recipes to try! Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta Instant Pot Makhani Pasta Instant Pot Spicy Vegetarian Chipotle Pasta If you’ve tried this Instant Pot Creamy Pesto Pasta with Mushrooms Recipe then don’t forget to rate the recipe! You can also follow me on Facebook, Instagram to see what’s latest in my kitchen!
title: “Instant Pot Creamy Pesto Pasta With Mushrooms " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-05” author: “Jane Fugitt”
Sep 01, 2020 This recipe requires a handful of ingredients and make restaurant style pasta in no time!
Pesto is one of my favorite sauces, it’s so versatile and I use it on so many things. It’s a great sauce to use all the summer basil that might be over-growing in your garden. I tried growing basil at home last year but as with most things, I ended up killing that too. Clearly, I don’t have a green thumb. Anyway coming back to pesto, I love it because it can be used in so many ways like you can use it on pizza, pastas, sandwiches, eggs, salads and so much more! I usually make it at home, but sometimes I would also buy it from stores. The store bought pesto sauce helps in putting a quick meal on the table on busy days. So, the other day I had a bottle of store bought pesto and ended up making this easy pasta in the instant pot. It was so easy and so good and it took me less than 30 minutes! I am all about easy meals and bonus if they can me made in one-pot. Ever since I have started using my instant pot for cooking pasta, I have rarely gone back to stove-top. It is just so convenient. Sure, it takes a little time to get a hang of it but once you do, it’s just a breeze to make pasta in the IP.
This Creamy Pesto Pasta
✔is a one-pot pasta dish. ✔gets done in less than 30 minutes. ✔easy to put together with few ingredients. ✔makes the perfect meal for busy days! This pasta was so “restaurant like” that it was hard to believe that it was done in such less time! It definitely joins the list of my favorite Instant Pot recipes along with the creamy Tomato Basil Pasta.
Ingredients & Substitutions
This recipe requires only a handful of ingredients. Mushrooms: I have used white mushrooms here and sliced them slightly thick (not very thick though). Do not slice them very thin else they will over-cook. You can also use cremini mushrooms here, they should work very well. Pasta: I have used the bow-tie (farfalle) pasta here. If you use penne pasta, the cooking time should remain same. A larger shape like the rigatoni will take more time, I will probably add 2-3 minutes of pressure cooking time. I have use regular pasta here, if using whole wheat consider adding an extra minute or two while pressure cooking. Pesto: you can use either homemade pesto or your favorite store-bought sauce. I often have store bought sauce on hand for busy days. I like using basil pesto here but you can even use spinach pesto or any other pesto that you have on hand. Sun-dried tomatoes: I used sun-dried tomatoes from Trader Joe’s- these were not submerged in oil and were just dry. If you have the jar of sun-dried tomatoes with oil, then drain the oil, chop and then use them in the recipe. Cream: the cream is what makes the sauce creamy. You can also use half & half, that should also work. Other than these ingredients, you can also add veggies like peppers and spinach to this pasta. Add peppers along with the mushrooms and pressure cooker. And add spinach once the pressure cooking is done along with the pesto and cream and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Instant Pot size: so this recipe has been tested in a 6qt DUO. If you are using a newer model or 8qt, you might need to add more water. If your Instant Pot gives “BURN” message frequently or you have a 8 qt, probably add an additional 1/2 cup water. I have never got a burn message warning in my IP till date and I have been using it for 4 years so it’s hard for me to say what to do to avoid it. But since 8 qt has a bigger surface area and newer models are prone to this message, it would make sense to add additional liquid.
Make it Vegan
You can easily make this recipe vegan. First, make sure the pesto is vegan. And then substitute the cream with either coconut milk or cashew cream.
Stove-top Instructions
This pasta can be easily made on stove-top. All you have to do it boil the pasta in a pot according to instructions on the package. And then add it to the creamy pesto sauce. Please check the recipe card in the end for stove-top instructions.
More Instant Pot Pasta Recipes
Here are some of my favorite Instant Pot pasta recipes to try! Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta Instant Pot Makhani Pasta Instant Pot Spicy Vegetarian Chipotle Pasta If you’ve tried this Instant Pot Creamy Pesto Pasta with Mushrooms Recipe then don’t forget to rate the recipe! You can also follow me on Facebook, Instagram to see what’s latest in my kitchen!
