Instant Pot Chilli Garlic Fusilli Pasta (5 ingredients)

Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

PrepTime:5 mins CookTime:15 mins Cuisine:International

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This, Instant Pot Chilli Garlic Fusilli Pasta is here to save the day! Packed with bold garlic and chili flavours, this pasta dish is a perfect blend of spice and comfort.

Made entirely in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, it’s a one-pot wonder that’s ready in no time, with minimal clean up.

Whether you’re cooking for a weeknight family dinner or a quick meal for yourself, this recipe is sure to become a go-to favourite. Let’s dive into this easy and delicious recipe!

Possible Alterations for the recipe, ‘Easy Fusilli Pasta with Chilli and Garlic’:

Oil to use: Instead of Olive Oil you might use Chilli Garlic Oil, which served best for this recipe.

Pasta type: Any, shorter in length, type of pasta can be used here. Like shell pasta, fusilli pasta, elbow pasta suits best.

Adding Cheese: Any cheese of your choice can be used, best suitable ones are Mozzarella Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, Cream Cheese.

Stove Top Pressure Cooker Method: You will have to follow the same recipe as that of an Instant Pot, but let it cook for 2 whistles only.

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Ingredients:

Dry Fusilli Pasta (uncooked) – 4 heaped cups
Olive oil – 5 tablespoons
White Onions – 2 (large size)
Salt – 2 to 3 teaspoons
Dry Red Chilli Flakes / Red Pepper Flakes – 1 tablespoon
Garlic – ½ to 1 tablespoon (fresh / powder / paste)
Mixed Dry Herbs – 2 teaspoons
Water – 3 cups (or until the pasta is just covered with water)

Special Ingredients:

Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Plant Based Chilli Garlic Pasta in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker’:

Prep Work:

Gather all the ingredients at one place on the kitchen platform.

Cooking:

Switch ON the Instant Pot, select MODE to SAUTE, time to 5 mins.

Add the oil, let it heat, then add the chopped onion and garlic. Sauté by stirring.

5 ingredients plant based chilli garlic fusilli pasta making in instant pot pressure cooker.

When the timer is done, the IP beeps. Click CANCEL.

Then add>> dry chilli flakes, salt, mixed dry herbs. Mix everything.

after frying the onions and dry red chillies while making 5 ingredients plant based chilli garlic fusilli pasta making in instant pot pressure cooker.

Add ½ cup of water. Deglaze, Scrape the bottom well, see that nothing sticks to the bottom. This is important step to prevent from getting BURNT NOTICE.

Now, on the top of the pasta sauce, add the dry fusilli pasta. Spread the pasta throughout.

Pour water (3 to 3½ cups) or until the pasta is covered.

after adding the dry fusilli pasta and water for making the vegan chilli garlic fusilli pasta making in instant pot pressure cooker.

Close the Instant Pot lid. Set the pressure valve to SEALING, time to 3 mins, MODE to Pressure Cook, PRESSURE LEVEL to Low.

When the timer is done, the Instant Pot beeps. Then switch the GADGET off.

You can either go for Quick Pressure Release (QPR) after 10 mins. Or natural pressure release (NPR).

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Open the lid. Mix up everything from the bottom.

Garnish the pasta with fresh basil leaves. Done!

Tips:

Adjust the salt & spice as per your taste.
The only thing that takes time to make this, Instant Pot Chilli Garlic Fusilli Pasta, is to chop the onions, you can avoid this if you are using onion powder and garlic powder.
To Avoid Burn Notice: Before adding the dried pasta, add ½ cup of water. Deglaze, Scrape the bottom well, see that nothing sticks to the bottom.
Storage: This dish stays good for a day at room temperature.
For the dish to stay for 3 to 4 days, once cooked, let the dish cool down completely. Transfer into air-tight containers. Store them in refrigerator. Before serving warm it in the microwave for 2 mins.

Result:

The, Instant Pot Spicy Fusilli Pasta, is made within a minimum time of just 10 mins, and is very easy to make too.
The flavourful combination of onions, red chillies and garlic, is all you taste in every bite of the perfectly cooked pasta.
My kids enjoyed this simple pasta meal that I made for a weeknight dinner and even when I packed the left overs for their school lunch boxes.
This, delicious pasta is filling on its own but I added a handful of grated mozzarella cheese per each serving.

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