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Instant Pot Pasta with Red Clam Sauce

  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 (6.5-ounce) cans chopped clams, undrained
  • 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
  • 6 ounces tomato paste
  • 1 cup water or chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 ounces linguine, broken in half
  • 2 tablespoons capers
  • Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
  • Fresh basil leaves (optional)

Instructions

  1. Select sauté setting on Instant Pot. Add oil. When oil is hot, add garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
  2. Add in next 10 ingredients (clams through black pepper); mix well. Turn off sauté function. Add broken pasta on top of sauce (crisscross noodles so they don’t stick together when cooking); do not stir but press pasta down gently until covered by sauce.
  3. Secure lid; ensure valve is in sealing position. Select Manual-High pressure. Set cook time for 5 minutes. Let pressure release naturally, then quick release. Remove lid and stir; let sit for a few minutes to thicken. Top with capers, and basil and Parmesan, if desired.

Notes

Recommended utensils; Instant Pot, spatula or large spoon

  • Author: Dish on Fish
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 10
  • Category: Clams