Comments on: Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 19:51:14 +0000

In reply to Earlene Hartley. Yes! Either would work well. Beef broth will be a bit stronger in flavor.

By: Earlene Hartley

Earlene Hartley — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 18:58:14 +0000

I love the ingredients for the recipe but I have no vegetable broth, can I use chicken or beef?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:00:34 +0000

In reply to Dave. Yes!!! Great idea!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:46:39 +0000

In reply to Kristen Chidsey. I've already checked out some others here that I want to try. I'm going to take a small portion of your magic tomato sauce and mix in some additional tomato paste to make pizza sauce. It should be delicious.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:21:18 +0000

In reply to Dave. Wonderful! I hope you find many more Instant Pot recipes here to enjoy!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:40:53 +0000

I'm new to Instant Pot and I can see it's going to change my life. This recipe is perhaps the best example of that. I cooked up a batch and froze it in Ball jars. Then, a week later I felt like having some spaghetti. I thawed a quart, fried up a half pound of Italian sausage, and sauted some mushrooms. Within an hour I had the best spaghetti sauce I've ever tasted.

Thanks, Kristen.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:33:22 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Hi Michelle! I am sorry you had issues. It is likely because of doubling the recipes. By the time it heats fully, the bottom of the inner pot will burn.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:19:21 +0000

We doubled this recipe for a Christmas gathering and made it on the morning of Christmas Eve so that the flavors had a day to marry before the next day. Annoyingly it caused a burn warning even though we dolloped the paste, honey, & butter on top just like it says. As you know, once that occurs, it's impossible to get the IP to continue cooking. So we then had to scoop it all out of the IP and into a slow cooker so that we could cook it while we weren't home. (We didn't have enough time to cook it on the stovetop due to another holiday gathering.) Fortunately it worked out and the flavor was good. It's just the technique that doesn't work due to the IP's propensity to burn. Maybe if you have a different brand of pressure cooker it might work - my old non-IP one never "burned".

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:55:11 +0000

In reply to Nicole. Good to know! Thanks for sharing.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:05:11 +0000

Delicious as usual but I discovered if you put too little tomato paste (all I had) it turns out more like tomato soup. I ran to store and immersion blended another 8 ounces and yea!!!! Good as usual

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:49:34 +0000

In reply to Paul. Love hearing you enjoy so much, Paul! Thanks for sharing.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:28:16 +0000

I love this sauce. Making my second batch in 7 days. I add a whole bunch of Mushrooms at the end because......MUSHROOMS!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:33:20 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Hi Stephanie! I am so glad you enjoy this spaghetti sauce. I am not a canning expert, however, I do know acid (like lemon juice) needs to be added for preservation. Here are some directions for canning tomato sauce that may help you.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:35:10 +0000

In reply to Kristen Chidsey.

Love this recipe! It worked great using fresh tomatoes. Just curious if you’ve ever pressure canned this recipe?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:24:52 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. That would work beautifully! Or you can carefully blend in batches in a blender. Enjoy!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:24:49 +0000

In reply to Kristen Chidsey. Would you use an immersion blender to mix at the end? Thank you for your help.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:29:31 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Hi Stephanie! Yes, feel free to use fresh tomatoes. 28 ounces of crushed tomatoes is equivalent to about 2 pounds of fresh tomatoes. I would recommend peeling, seeding, and dicing the tomatoes before making the sauce to keep it from becoming waterey.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:47:21 +0000

Can you use fresh tomatoes?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:18:38 +0000

In reply to Janice. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. I am thrilled you enjoyed!

By: Janice

Janice — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:05:48 +0000

I made this recipe as it read, absolutely the best spaghetti sauce I have ever made. I used San Marzano tomatoes but they were "Kirkland brand" whole with basil so I just mashed them for crushed Just a beautiful recipe packed full of flavour!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 02:31:49 +0000

Did not have a burn notice, it works guys!