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Season meat with salt and pepper
Turn instant pot to saute mode. Add olive oil. When shimmering, add onions and garlic. Also add red pepper flakes if using. Stir to coat. Cook until onions are translucent, about 3-5 minutes.
Add seasoned meat. Cook and stir until browned on all sides.
Add pasta. Do not stir. Make sure pasta is not touching the bottom of the pan, but is sitting on top of the meat. Pour jar of sauce on top of pasta.
Fill jar with water and pour around the edges of the pot. Do not stir.
Turn pot to sealing and cook on manual at high pressure for half the time indicated on the box of pasta. So if your penne says to cook for 8 minutes, cook at high pressure for 4 minutes. If it has an odd number, like 11, round down and cook for 5 minutes.
When cook time is up, do a quick release of pressure. Do not allow the pot to sit on the keep warm function or do a natural pressure release as this will overcook the pasta. Pasta should be perfectly al dente. If it is too firm for your tastes, turn on the sauté function and boil for a minute or two until pasta is the texture you desire.