Making pasta in the instant pot is my go-to for a quick meal. And this five cheese tortellini is even better. You can cook it in the instant pot from frozen. Just put all the ingredients to the instant pot, and pressure cook, then mix in the cream and you have a wonderful cozy meal ready to be served. With little kids at home, I like to add spinach to this tortellini for added nutrition. You can add any veggies of your liking. You can also add pre-cooked roasted chicken to this tortellini! Pair this tortellini with some roasted veggies, such as Asparagus, Broccoli or Brussels sprouts. If you are a fan of pasta in the instant pot, check out my collection of 10+ Instant Pot Pasta Recipes.
Watch How to Make Instant Pot Tortellini
Why make Tortellini in Instant Pot?
What I like about making this in the instant pot is the flavors of the sauce completely infused in the pasta. We are cooking the pasta along with the sauce and veggies, so the tortellini can completely soak in the sauce. For this recipe, I use the frozen tortellini. With the dry cheese tortellini, the cooking time will vary.
How to make Instant Pot Tortellini?
This is one of the easiest pasta recipes where you need basic ingredients. Tortellini – I used Five Cheese Tortellini that I got from Costco. You can use refrigerated or frozen tortellini in this recipe. Marinara Sauce – I used store bough Rao’s Marinara sauce. Spinach – This is optional. I like to add it for extra nutrition. Heavy Cream – I like to add some heavy cream at the end for a creamy sauce. It is completely optional, but my kids preferred pasta sauce. It takes less than 20 minutes to make this delicious pasta. It is mostly a dump-and-go recipe, which makes it perfect to put together on a busy weeknight!
To the instant pot steel insert, add tortellini, garlic, marinara and broth, in that order. Close lid with vent in sealing position. Change the setting to pressure cook mode at high pressure for 2 minute. When the instant pot beeps, quick release the pressure manually. Open the lid. Add the spinach, and heavy cream.
Mix well, and the tortellini is ready! Serve the tortellini in a bowl. Top with freshly grated parmesan, basil leaves, and red chili flakes (optional).
Tips for Perfect Tortellini
When preparing Tortellini in Instant Pot or another Pressure Cooker, the main thing to remember is less is more (time). So keep it for just enough time, in this case for frozen tortellini just 2 minutes on pressure cook and quick release the pressure. You don’t want mushy pasta. Leave the tortellini frozen and it will cook perfectly. This tortellini soaks up all the liquid as it is stored. So if reheating, you can add more sauce to your taste.
Enjoy this quick Instant Pot Tortellini. It can be paired with the Roasted Carrot and Bell Pepper Soup.
