How To: Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash. A super easy and filling swap if you’re trying to cut back on carbs. I love how well it works with a variety of flavors. What I don’t love? That it can take a solid hour to cook in the oven and it’s no joke to cut in half. Enter, the game changing instant pot. Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash makes cooking up this low carb swap easy.

Using this method lets you cook the squash whole (holla for no breaking knives trying to cut it), cut down on time, and even makes the strands easier to get out.

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Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash

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• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x

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Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash. Save time and your knives by cooking your squash whole in the Instant Pot. This method makes the popular low carb swap crazy easy.

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Ingredients

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• 1 whole spaghetti squash (About 3 pounds)
• 1 cup water

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Instructions

1. Place the trivet in the liners of your instant pot. Pour in the water and place the squash on the trivet. Close the lid and set your IP to Sealing. Select Manual, high pressure, for 25 minutes. When the cook time has completed, Natural Release for a few minutes and then Quick Release the remaining pressure (if water spurts out when Quick Releasing, Natural Release for a few more minutes).
2. When the pressure has been released, remove the Instant Pot lid. Let the squash cool for a few minutes until you can handle it. Cut the squash in half (it will cut like butter). Scrape out the inner seeds. Then break up the strands with a squash. The squash skin will peel off easily so no “spaghetti” is wasted.
3. Serve with your favorite sauce or even as is with a little salt and pepper. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Notes

My squash was 3 pounds, if yours is larger or smaller you will want to adjust your cook time slightly.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Category: Instant Pot, Sides
• Cuisine: American