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This Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Pasta Recipe Is Practically Magic

Anna Monette Roberts
Apr 13, 2019

One of the many wonders of the Instant Pot is pressure cooking pasta to al-dente. Nope, it won't disintegrate into mush, and no you don't have to cook the pasta separately, drain it, and add it back into the sauce. You can truly make a one-pot pasta dish by pressure-cooking the noodles in a mix of milk (or heavy whipping cream) and chicken stock. They will plump up in record time, while the remaining liquid acts as the base for a creamy sauce. Stir in a brick of cream cheese to thicken things up, and garnish it with parm and basil. Dinner is served without a sink full of dishes.

Pressure cook pasta to al-dente. No really.

This Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Pasta Recipe Is Practically Magic

One of the many wonders of the Instant Pot is pressure cooking pasta to al-dente. Nope, it won't disintegrate into mush, and no you don't have to cook the pasta separately, drain it, and add it back into the sauce. You can truly make a one-pot pasta dish by pressure-cooking the noodles in a mix of milk (or heavy whipping cream) and chicken stock. They will plump up in record time, while the remaining liquid acts as the base for a creamy sauce. Stir in a brick of cream cheese to thicken things up, and garnish it with parm and basil. Dinner is served without a sink full of dishes.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves, chopped
  • 8 ounces crimini mushrooms, cut in half
  • 2 chicken breasts or thighs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 can chicken stock
  • 1 cup milk or heavy whipping cream
  • 1 pound pasta
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • parmesan cheese, grated (to garnish)
  • basil, chiffonade (to garnish)
  • black pepper (to garnish)

Directions

Set an Instant Pot or an electric multi-cooker to the sauté setting add the olive oil and butter. Sauté the garlic for a few minutes, until caramelized and fragrant.

Add the mushrooms, and sauté until softened, about 3 to 5 minutes.

Add the chicken, stock, pasta, and cream, and cancel cooking. Close and lock the Instant Pot and set to manually pressure cook on high for 5 minutes.

Release the pressure and remove the lid. Stir in the cream cheese.

Garnish with parmesan, basil, and freshly cracked black pepper.

RELATED: The Hack for Cooking a Complete Meal in Your Instant Pot

(Recipe via Anna Monette Roberts / Brit + Co; photos via Brittany Griffin / Brit + Co)

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