[Instant Pot] Wegmans Italian Classics Cheese Tortellini

Why would anyone write Instant Pot instructions for a frozen skillet meal? Small children taking every opportunity to try to destroy the house while you are slaving over a hot stove you cannot step away from, that's why!

I have not tested this recipe with any other frozen skillet meal but the one listed in the title, yet I highly suspect that it will work identically. If you try it, drop me a line and let me know whether my suspicions are accurate.

Ingredients/Materials

  • 1 pkg Wegmans Italian Classics Cheese Tortellini (this is the stuff)
  • 1-2 c water
  • Instant Pot steamer rack (should have come included with your Instant Pot)
  • bowl that can handle being in the Instant Pot (I use the bottom bowl of this set; no lid)
  • Instant Pot

Procedure

  1. Place the steamer rack into the inner pot of your Instant Pot.
  2. Fill the inner pot of your Instant Pot with water until just under the steamer rack. This should be some amount of water between 1 and 2 cups.
  3. Put your bowl onto the top of the steamer rack.
  4. Cut open the package of Wegmans Italian Classics Cheese Tortellini (1 pkg) and dump the entirety of it into the bowl. Do not cover this bowl.
  5. Place the lid on the Instant Put and set the lid-knob to SEAL.
  6. Press the STEAM button on the Instant Pot and set the time to 12 minutes.
  7. At the end of the 12 minutes when the Instant Pot indicates completion, you can either: (1) allow a natural release for 10 additional minutes and then turn the knob to VENT -or- (2) allow the Instant Pot to naturally release as long a necessary for the pin to drop. This is flexible and depends on how hungry the mouths are, how soon meal time is, and how involved you are in paying attention to everything but the cooking.
  8. Eat and enjoy.

Notes

I know that 12 minutes seems like a random time, but we've tried it with less time and there has been a 1/3 chance of an undercooked tortellini at both 10 and 11 minutes. With 12 minutes, tested across 9 weeks of once/week lunch, we've yet to see a single undercooked tortellini.

Bibliography. There isn't one. I inventified this myself.