Instant Pot Whole Spaghetti Squash

cooked whole spaghetti squash cut in half on a white plate topped with parsley

Instant Pot Whole Spaghetti Squash

This Instant Pot Whole Spaghetti Squash Recipe is incredibly easy to make! You'll have a delicious low carb alternative to noodles made in a jiffy! Cooking spaghetti squash in the Instant Pot creates perfectly tender spaghetti squash noodles that require little to no effort!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword instant pot spaghetti squash, instant pot whole spaghetti squash

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 16

time to come to pressure 10

Total Time 27

Servings

Calories 150kcal

Author Lara Clevenger, Registered Dietitian

Equipment

Trivet
Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 spaghetti squash medium
1 cup water

Instructions

Place the water in the bottom of the instant pot
Next add the trivet
Then place the spaghetti squash on top of the trivet
Place the lid on the instant pot and make sure the knob is set to sealed
Select manual high pressure and set the timer to 16 minutes.
Once the timer goes off preform a quick pressure release.
Once the pressure has all been released carefully remove the lid from the instant pot.
Remove the spaghetti squash from the instant pot and transfer it to a cutting board.
Carefully cut the spaghetti squash in half, this will be very easy.
Next using a spoon scoop out all of the seeds from the spaghetti squash.
Next use a fork to scrap the squash to make “noodles”
Optionally top with salt, pepper, parsley and parmesan cheese.

Notes

If you don’t perform a natural pressure release the squash will be a little water and not have an al dente noodle texture.

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