One-pot pasta dishes become especially satisfying when rich tomato sauce, vegetables, herbs, and pasta all cook together while absorbing flavor at the same time. This red sauce vegetable pasta delivers a rich and comforting result with very little effort, making it perfect for busy days when you still want something warm, fresh, and homemade.
As the pasta cooks, the vegetables soften just enough to blend naturally into the sauce while still keeping texture and color throughout the dish. Garlic, tomatoes, herbs, black pepper, and olive oil create a savory base that coats every piece of pasta beautifully without feeling overly heavy.
Prepared in the Ninja Foodi pressure cooker, the pasta develops flavor quickly while remaining deeply satisfying and full of freshness. Everything cooks together in one pot, allowing the pasta to absorb the sauce directly and creating a meal that feels hearty, vibrant, and practical for everyday cooking.
This red sauce vegetable pasta brings together comfort, color, and rich homemade flavor in a simple and effortless way.
Vegetable Pasta in Marinara Sauce in Ninja Foodi – 3-Minute Pressure Cook
Equipment
- Ninja Foodi
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Onion Chopped
- 1½ tsp Ginger & Garlic paste 1:1 ratio
- 5 inch Carrot Cut into pieces
- 4 pieces Sweet Baby Peppers Cut into pieces
- 6 pieces Cherry Tomatoes Cut into halves
- 400 g Peeled Tomatoes in Juice Canned
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper Freshly cracked
- ½ tsp Red Chili Powder Optional
- 1½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Chili Flakes
- ¼ tsp Garam Masala
- ¼ tsp Carom Seeds
- 260 g Pasta Penne
- 250 ml Water
Instructions
- Turning On Ninja Foodi
- Turn on the Ninja Foodi to Sauté mode on Medium heat.
- Adding Ingredients
- Add oil into the inner pot of Ninja Foodi
- Add onion and ginger garlic paste
- Frying
- Lightly fry the onion and ginger garlic until release aroma
- Adding Vegetables
- Add carrot and sweet baby pepper pieces
- Frying
- Lightly fry the carrots and peppers
- Removing the Vegetables
- Remove the vegetables from the pot and set aside.
- Adding Cherry Tomatoes
- Add cherry tomatoes
- Frying
- Lightly fry the cherry tomatoes, remove from the pot, and set aside.
- Adding Iingredients
- Add canned peeled tomatoes in juice
- Add all the spices
- Add pasta
- Add water
- Level the Pasta for Even Cooking
- Mix well and level the pasta for even cooking
- Pressure Cooking
- Close the pressure lid, pressure cook at High for 3 minutes.
- Releasing the Pressure
- Once the pressure cooking ends release the pressure Naturally.
- Adding Vegetables
- Add vegetables and mix well.
