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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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If I want to double just the chicken to one pound cut up into cubes, would that affect the cook time in the IP?
No, the pot will just take longer to come to pressure.
I need this as a keto recipe so was thinking instead of noodles substituting for Miracle noodles or spaghetti squash but not sure what to substitute the milk for. Any suggestions?
so fast and easy. The whole family loved it!
If I have a 3 qt instant pot, would I need to 1/2 the recipe?
Yes, I believe so.
It was hit with my family! Just bought my instant pot and love cooking in it !
I have tried this recipe twice in my Instant Pot and both times, when I release the pressure, it sprays the milk EVERYWHERE. Both times the pasta turned out amazingly, but have you had this issue with this or any other pasta before?
Im so happy u said this!! Mine done the same thing and Ive went over and over wondering what I did wrong. Did u ever figure it out?!
I just had the same problem!
I make a lot of recipes in my pot and this happens when anything has excess liquid like mashed potatoes or soups. Every time I do a quick release on anything, I always put a dish cloth on the pressure valve. This will prevent the splattered mess all over the kitchen.
Thank you for the tip. As I had experienced this same issue. Love the recipe. Great meal. My husband was thrilled.
That’s interesting. I did know that anything like that could happen. But I am crazy with the steam hitting my ceiling that I always put a kitchen towel over the steam . Thanks for sharing.
Let it slow release on its own. I had issues with that when I’d put too much liquid. Comes out just as amazing
YUM!! I will definitely make again. And the kids liked it too.
This was amazing!!! Loved how simple it was to make, too. I made it in my 8 cup IP. I used 1 pound of frozen chicken tenders (didn’t cut up into pieces) and pressure cooked for 6 minutes and let it natural release for 6 minutes more before releasing pressure. Added the last ingredients and stirred. The chicken was so tender it easily separated into smaller pieces while stirring. The pasta also came out just right. I then added 1 pound of cooked broccoli to the pot. Next time I may add some seasoning spices. It is a keeper!!!
Thank you for sharing that. I was getting ready to try this recipe but was planning to use frozen chicken tenders as well and wondered if I should do something different.
Did you cook the frozen chicken with all the other ingredients or just the chicken and pasta, then add the other ingredients??
This recipe was delicious. I opted for rotini noodles and it was cooked perfectly. I did have what seemed like an excessive amount of liquid left after releasing the pressure so I dumped a little out before adding the cheese. Turned out perfect. Will definitely make again.
Do you know how to convert this for a crock pot? I planned on making this while camping and I forgot my IP 😭.
I haven’t tested it in the crockpot. I’d suggest cooking it without the noodles on low for 3-4 hours, and cook the noodles separately.