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Creamy Instant Pot Ranch Chicken Pasta will have everyone begging for seconds! A delicious and easy instant pot dinner with tender noodles in a creamy ranch sauce with cheese, chicken and bacon. The entire meal is ready in less than 30 minutes, and it's lick-your-plate DELICIOUS!
I've been hard at work creating some brand new instant pot dinner recipes to share with you all.
I often get asked if I like my instant pot, and what I use it for. My favorite thing to use it for is all-in-one dinner recipes where you can throw all of the raw ingredients in the instant pot. The end result is a complete meal, ready in just minutes, with very little prep, and only one dish to wash afterwards.
My other Instant Pot dinner recipes fit in this category perfectly.
How to make Instant Pot Ranch Chicken Pasta
I developed and tested this recipe in my 6-QUART INSTANT POT.
Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper, and add to the bottom of the instant pot.
Add chicken broth, milk, and ranch seasoning packet and stir to combine. Add uncooked noodles.
Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes, followed by a quick release.
Add the cream cheese, bacon and cheddar cheese to the pot and stir everything gently until melted and smooth.
Allow the mixture to cool for 5-10 minutes. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
Serve warm, garnished with fresh parsley, if you want.
I am seriously crushing on this creamy, delicious Instant Pot Ranch Chicken Pasta recipe. It is so EASY to throw together and even your pickiest eater will love it. I can't believe you can make this one pot dinner in less than 20 minutes!
Other popular Instant Pot Dinner Recipes:
Instant Pot Chicken Taco Bowls
Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Instant Pot Ranch Chicken Pasta
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, (about 1 breast), cut into chunks
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 package Hidden Valley Original Ranch dressing mix
- 4 slices bacon, , cooked and chopped
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 pound penne pasta
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper and place in instant pot.
- Add chicken broth, milk, ranch seasoning and stir to combine. Add pasta and stir, burying the noodles in the liquid.
- Secure the lid, and set the valve to sealing.
- Cook on manual or pressure cook, high pressure, for 4 minutes.
- Turn valve to quick release, and open pot.
- Stir in cream cheese, cheddar cheese and cooked bacon;
- Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Oh My Gosh!! Delicious! First time making pasta in the instant pot so I was a bit nervous about how it would turn out. No problems at all. I used broth and water and no milk because a few reviews said it burned. Every thing else the same. This will be added to my list of dinner staples. AND did I mention that it is easy peasy to make? I prepped the chicken before work so this evening was just following the recipe. Better yet, clean-up was even easier than the cooking. Thank you Lauren for a great recipe. One question, would the chick pea pasta work just as well as regular pasta?
Can I use water instead of chicken broth? And if so, how much water
Followed recipe and my instapot did not but read burn. Very frustrating.
Mine too.
Really great! I used 12 ounces of gluten free pasta, pre-cooked rotisserie chicken breast; reduced the milk to one cup and halved the cream and cheddar cheese. Still very creamy and delicious. It fed three with lots of leftovers.
It was delicious! I didn’t add as much cream cheese but it was cheesy enough with 1/2 the amount suggested.
My family loved this! Super easy to prepare, and delicious!
Fast, easy, and delicious! We added crispy jalapenos for some kick
I was looking for a recipe to help me use up some Amish ranch noodles I bought. This did the trick!
Just made this. It was so good.
So we’re in the moving process and I’m lazy because I’m tired… that being said, I halved the recipe because it’s just me and my 4 yr old still here. I used 1 can of chicken and 1/2 the other ingredients, oh my goodness it was yummy!!! My 4 year old isn’t super picky but she ate the entire plate without any coaxing (which NEVER happens)!!!
This is an ABSOLUTE favorite at our house. To up the flavor and veggie content, I add diced red bell pepper to the pot before cooking, and after it’s done, I add a cooked bag of peas and spinach. It’s soooo good that my toddlers don’t even care I added veggies.
Thanks for this recipe!