Pressure Cooker Pasta Primavera comes together easily. This colorful dish is light and flavorful, and works equally well as a meatless meal or as a side.
Pressure Cooker Pasta Primavera
Pressure Cooker Pasta Primavera comes together easily in an electric pressure cooker, yielding a delicious and colorful dish. This light dish works equally well as a meatless meal or as a side for different mains. Using a pressure cooker doesn’t heat up the kitchen like using a stove. This easy recipe means less time spent in the kitchen, leaving you more time for family and fun. Here’s how I make Pressure Cooker Pasta Primavera.
Equipment Needed
- electric pressure cooker (I used a 6 qt Zavor LUX LCD)
- silicone cooking spoon
- measuring cup
- measuring spoon
- medium bowl with lid
- knife
- cutting board
Ingredients
- 1 lb small to medium sized pasta (I used ziti)
- 5 cups vegetable broth
- 2x cups asparagus (chopped after removing the woody ends)
- 2x cup baby carrots, cut into thirds
- 1x zucchini squash (deseeded and cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1x yellow squash (deseeded and cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1x red bell pepper (deseeded and cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1x small white onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp & 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- olive oil
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Plug in the electric pressure cooker.
Select the saute setting and place a layer of olive oil into the bottom of the pot.
Place the chopped vegetables into the pot.
Sprinkle 2 tsp of the Italian seasoning over the vegetables, stirring gently to combine.
Saute the vegetables until they are tender, which takes 5-10 minutes.
Remove the vegetables and place them aside in a bowl with a lid.
Put the pasta into the pot.
Pour the vegetable broth over it, covering as much of the pasta as is possible.
Place the lid onto the pot and close to seal.
Set the pressure cooker to cook on manual high pressure for 4 minutes.
Once the cooking time has finished, do a quick pressure release and open the pot.
Add 2 tbsp of Italian seasoning to the pot and stir to combine.
Add the shredded parmesan cheese.
Stir well until the cheese has melted.
Add the cooked vegetables back into the pot.
Stir well.
Serve immediately with black pepper to taste.
Enjoy!
Pressure Cooker Pasta Primavera
Instructions
- Plug in the electric pressure cooker.
- Select the saute setting and place a layer of olive oil into the bottom of the pot.
- Place the chopped vegetables into the pot.
- Sprinkle 2 tsp of the Italian seasoning over the vegetables, stirring gently to combine.
- Saute the vegetables until they are tender, which takes 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the vegetables and place them aside in a bowl with a lid.
- Put the pasta into the pot.
- Pour the vegetable broth over it, covering as much of the pasta as is possible.
- Place the lid onto the pot and close to seal.
- Set the pressure cooker to cook on manual high pressure for 4 minutes.
- Once the cooking time has finished, do a quick pressure release.
- Stir the contents of the pot.
- Add the cooked vegetables back into the pot and stir well.
- Add 2 tbsp of Italian seasoning to the pot and stir to combine.
- Add the shredded parmesan cheese and stir.
- Serve immediately with black pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
Mayuri Patel
Saturday 21st of September 2019
Such an appealing dish full of colors. Love pasta with loads of veggies. Feeling hungry looking at the pasta.
Kiwi
Monday 16th of September 2019
I havent had pasta primavera in such a long time. I didnt know you could pressure cook this!
Elizabeth O
Sunday 15th of September 2019
The dish looks beautiful and tasty. The colors blend well together.A delicious recipe indeed.
Mudpiefridays
Saturday 14th of September 2019
Yum! That looks wonderfully easy and tasty. I’m new to tofu and this was super helpful in making me feel more knowledgeable about it.
Joanna
Saturday 14th of September 2019
I have to admit that I never imagine making pasta in any other way that the classic pot of water and the pan for the sauce. Interesting to see that you can make it in the pressure cooker. Can you still make it al dente in the pressure cooker?