This Instant Pot Penne Alla Vodka is a perfect creamy pasta recipe, best for a quick & easy dinner. Sprinkle some fresh parmesan cheese and serve a restaurant-quality meal right from your kitchen.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: instant pot penne alla vodka, pasta with vodka sauce
Start the instant pot in sauté mode and let it heat. Then add the butter and let it melt.
Add the onions and saute for about 2 minutes until they are soft. Then add the garlic and sauté for another 1 minute.
Add the italian seasoning. If you like it spicy, you can add crushed red pepper too.
Add vodka and cook to reduce it down for about 2 minutes. Stand away a little, as the vodka steams up instantly.
Now add the penne, water and give a stir. Than add the curshed tomatoes on the top. Do not mix after adding tomatoes. Just make sure that all the penne is under the liquid.
Close the instant pot lid with vent in sealing position. Change the setting to pressure cook mode at high pressure for 4 minutes. The time to cook is usually 1 minute less than half of the suggest time on the pasta box. This will result in al dente pasta.
When the instant pot beeps, quick release the pressure manually.
Stir in the heavy cream (or coconut milk), so it is mixed well with the sauce. Garnish with chopped basil leaves.
Penne Alla Vodka is ready to serve. Top with some freshly grated parmesan and some crushed red pepper if you like it spicy.
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Notes
Tips for perfect pasta in instant pot:
Do not mix the pasta and other ingredients after adding crushed tomatoes to the instant pot. This is to make sure you don't get a burn.
Always pressure cook the pasta for half the time minus 1 minute of the time mentioned on the package.
Remove the steel insert from the instant pot, so the bottom does not continue cooking from the heat.
Stovetop Method: See the details in the post for stovetop method.