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Instant Pot Baked Ziti Recipe (Vegetarian)

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This Instant Pot Baked Ziti recipe is vegetarian and a fantastic meatless pressure cooker pasta! Loaded with vegetables, spices, ricotta cheese and a delicious creamy sauce.

An easy weeknight meal that cooks in just minutes in your pressure cooker. Serve with a family style salad and a thick slice of homemade garlic bread for the ultimate stay-at-home Italian meal.

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This Instant Pot Baked Ziti is vegetarian, gluten free, and a total weeknight game changer! I love making all kinds of pasta in our pressure cooker – it always turns out saucy and fantastic. 
 
This “baked” ziti has all the flavor of a labor intensive oven baked dish, but only takes 3 minutes to cook in the pressure cooker. Top with extra parmesan cheese and some fresh herbs for a delicious bowl of comfort food.

This Instant Pot Baked Ziti Recipe Is

  • Creamy
  • Decadent
  • High protein
  • Loaded with flavor
  • Simple
  • Earthy
  • Vegetarian and Meatless
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Instant Pot Baked Ziti for the Easiest Meal Prep Ever!

For all my recipes I use the 8-Quart Instant Pot Ultra, its larger than the standard models (which are only 6 quart) so I have extra room to meal prep and batch cook more meals for the week. The Ultra model also has some great extra settings like cake baking and yogurt making which are really neat. I love that everything can cook in one pot, which makes for way less dishes and hands-off cooking. The Instant Pot is hands-down my favorite kitchen appliance, and actually makes my life so much easier.

What’s In This Vegetarian Instant Pot Pasta Baked Ziti?

See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

 
 
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How Do I Make This Vegetarian Baked Ziti In the Instant Pot?

  1. Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode and heat the olive oil.  Add the onions and garlic and sauté for 3 or 4 minutes until the veggies start to become translucent. Add the tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, red chili flakes if using, diced tomatoes Vegetable stock, pasta, and ricotta cheese.  Stir well.
  2. Set Instant Pot to Pressure Cook for 3 minutes on High Pressure or Manual Mode.
  3. Quick release the pressure, taking care not to have your hands or face near the steam vent.
  4. Once float valve has lowered, carefully open the lid. Stir in the mozzarella cheese, and parsley. Top with extra mozzarella or parmesan and parsley, and enjoy hot!

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Instant Pot Baked Ziti

Kelly Jensen
This Instant Pot Baked Ziti recipe is vegetarian and a fantastic meatless pressure cooker pasta! Loaded with vegetables, spices, ricotta cheese and a delicious creamy sauce.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Pressure Time 7 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner, Pasta
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 376 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion sliced
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 6 ounce tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes optional
  • 1 14 ounce Diced Tomatoes
  • 5 cups Vegetable Stock
  • 1 lb ziti pasta gluten free
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese dairy free
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley plus more for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode and heat the olive oil.  Add the onions and garlic and sauté for 3 or 4 minutes until the veggies start to become translucent. Add the tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, red chili flakes if using, diced tomatoes Vegetable stock, pasta, and ricotta cheese.  Stir well.
  • Set Instant Pot to Pressure Cook for 3 minutes on High Pressure or Manual Mode.
  • Quick release the pressure, taking care not to have your hands or face near the steam vent.
  • Once float valve has lowered, carefully open the lid. Stir in the mozzarella cheese, and parsley. Top with extra mozzarella or parmesan and parsley, and enjoy hot!

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Nutrition

Calories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 16gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 440mgPotassium: 539mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 953IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 184mgIron: 2mg
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