Pressure Cooking Pasta Time Charts Return to How-To Menu Page The Pressure Cooker Timing Charts Vegetable Cooking Time Charts Fruit Cooking Time Charts Meat Eggs and Poultry Cooking Time Charts Fish and Seafood Cooking Time Charts Rice Cooking Time Charts Dried Beans Cooking Time Charts Grains Cooking Time Charts Pasta Cooking Time Charts Timing Mistakes Temperature Charts   Pasta in a pressure cooker requires only the amount of liquid that the pasta will absorb to become soft. The rule of thumb is to use just enough water, or a flavoring liquid like broth, to just barely cover the pasta. Do not rinse pasta unless it is to be served in a chilled salad recipe since it reduces the serving temperature of the pasta and the sauce won't cling if the residual starch is rinsed away. Pasta Suitable For Pressure Cooking Do not exceed the 1/2 fill rule when cooking foods that foam, froth or expand. Use only enough water or flavoring liquid to barely cover the pasta. Add 1 tablespoon cooking oil to minimize foaming if there is no meat in the recipe. For best results, use a second generation pressure cooker with a three ply base. Use the natural release method. What's In This Section Storing, Freezing and Reheating Pasta Pressure Cooking Pasta Measuring Pasta Pasta Pressure Cooking Time Charts Pasta Picture Chart Why Does Pasta Foam?   Long Pasta Shapes To use these long strands in the pressure cooker, first bring the required amount of water to a boil and then place the ends of the spaghetti in the water until it will bend, pressing down until they are completely covered, otherwise break the spaghetti into shorter lengths to fit the size of your pot. Pasta Uncooked Cooked Yield Pressure Cooking Time Spaghetti (thick) 8 oz. 5 cups 6 minutes Linguine (flat) 8 oz. 4-1/4 cups 6 minutes Fettuccine (flat) 8 oz. 3-1/4 cups 6 minutes Soup Shapes Ditalini 2 cups (8 oz.) 4 cups 5 minutes Orzo 1-1/3 cups (8 oz.) 3 cups 3 minutes Alphabets 1-1/3 cups (8 oz.) 4-2/3 cups 3 minutes Tubetti 1-1/3 cups (8 oz.) 3 cups 3 minutes Short Shapes Rigatoni 3 cups (8 oz.) 4-1/2 cups 7 minutes Ziti, Penne 3 cups (8 oz.) 4-1/2 cups 7 minutes Rotini 3 cups (8 oz.) 4 cups 7 minutes Elbow Macaroni 2 cups (8 oz.) 4 cups 6 minutes (small); 7 minutes (large) Shells 3 cups (8 oz.) 4 cups 5 minutes Egg Noodles 5 cups (8 oz.) 5 cups 5 minutes Bows 4 cups (8 oz.) 5 cups 5 minutes All amounts given zre for 5 qt. or larger pressure cookers.