Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta works as an easy meatless meal or as a side for many mains. This simple recipe comes together in under 30 minutes.

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe From Val’s Kitchen

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta

Looking for a simple side that goes with almost any main? Or maybe you want an easy meatless main dish? Check out this Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta recipe! This creamy and flavorful dish is ready in under 30 minutes. The pressure cooker does most of the work and doesn’t heat up the kitchen. Here’s how I make it.

Prep time: 2 minutes

Cooking time: 20-25 minutes

This recipe makes at least 8 servings if you’re using it as a side, less if you’re using it as a main.

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Ingredients

• 1 lb small to medium sized pasta (I used rotelle)
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup water
• 10 oz frozen spinach
• 1.5 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese (This should be shredded and not grated parmesan cheese.)
• 2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp black pepper
• olive oil

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe From Val’s Kitchen

Instructions

Plug in the electric pressure cooker.

Place a thin layer of olive oil onto the bottom of the pot.

Put the minced garlic into the pot and saute it.

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe From Val’s Kitchen

Add a splash of the chicken broth to the pot in order to deglaze the pot and remove any minced garlic that stuck.

Place the pasta into the pot.

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe From Val’s Kitchen

Pour the remainder of the chicken broth into the pot, along with the 1/4 cup of water. Try to cover as much of the pasta as possible with the broth.

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe From Val’s Kitchen

Place the frozen spinach into the pot on top of the pasta. Do not stir.

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe From Val’s Kitchen

Put the lid onto the pressure cooker and close to seal.

Set the pressure cooker to cook for 4 minutes on manual high pressure.

Once the cooking cycle has completed, do a quick pressure release.

Remove the cover from the pressure cooker and give a quick stir.

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe From Val’s Kitchen

Add the ricotta cheese and seasonings to the pot and mix well.

Add the shredded parmesan cheese to the pot and mix well, stirring until the cheese has melted.

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta Recipe From Val’s Kitchen

Serve immediately with pepper to taste.

Enjoy your Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta!

Pressure Cooker Spinach Ricotta Pasta works as an easy meatless meal or as a side for many mains. This simple recipe comes together in under 30 minutes.

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Created in 2008, From Val’s Kitchen is a food blog that shares easy recipes, foods and cooking products that let you create a tasty meal without tons of time or special knowledge. My favorite recipes to share are pressure cooker recipes and air fryer recipes.