INSTANT POT

SPAGHETTI SQUASH

SIMPLE NO-FUSS TUTORIAL

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WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

Little prep. It takes about 2 minutes of active time to set up 23 minutes of total cook time. About 5 minutes to pressure, 8 minutes under pressure, and 10 minutes of NPR Safer. You do not have to cut it! This to me is the biggest advantage.

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INGREDIENTS

SPAGHETTI SQUASH WATER

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Pierce the squash

Using the tip of a sharp knife, pierce the squash in several places. You are doing this to allow the heat to penetrate, and to keep the squash from exploding in your pressure cooker.

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Add water to the pressure cooker

Place 1.5-2 cups of water in the Instant Pot. Place a steamer rack in the pressure cooker.

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Cook for 8 minutes at high pressure

Close the lid and allow the pressure cooker on HIGH PRESSURE for 8 minutes. Yes I know that doesn't sound like enough time, given that you could be baking spaghetti squash for up to an hour. But this works unless your squash is super ginormous.

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NPR for 10 minutes

At the end of the cooking time, allow the pot to rest undisturbed for 10 minutes. These 10 minutes count toward the cooking time, so do not rush it.

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Cut and prepare the squash

When you remove the squash, you can either cut it lengthwise for easy-to-manage strands or crosswise for really long strands.

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Remove the seeds

You will need to remove the seeds from the squash now. This can be a messy job. I find that using a grapefruit spoon really helps with this process so that you can just scoop them out.

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Creating the spaghetti squash strands

Then, using the tines of a fork, pull along the squash to get long, thin strands.

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Season to taste

You can just eat it as it is, with butter, salt, and pepper.

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