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I've had so much fun recipe testing instant pot recipes, and I'm sooooooo excited to share this Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta with you all today. A delicious pasta dish with creamy garlic sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and chicken. My family quickly fell in love with this yummy, EASY pressure cooker meal.
I've found myself using my Instant Pot more than ever in the past few weeks.
I especially love it for meals where you can throw all of the raw ingredients together, push one button, and BAM, it's ready in 15 minutes–Like these chicken taco bowls, or instant pot spaghetti.
The key is to cook everything well, without ending up with undercooked or overcooked noodles, or chicken.
One thing I really love about this tuscan chicken pasta dinner is how flavorful it is. The chicken is seasoned, and browned before you add everything else, and the onions are sauteed also, to give everything more depth of flavor.
Instead of water, we're cooking the pasta with chicken broth, and I've added milk and spices to make it creamier and extra flavorful. I hope you all love the end result as much as I do!
How to make Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta:
Start by seasoning your chicken with salt and pepper and paprika.
Turn your Instant Pot to saute, and brown the chicken on both sides. Remove it to a plate.
Add butter and chopped onion to the pot to saute.
Add the chicken broth, seasonings, milk, pasta and chicken to the pan. Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
When the timer beeps, quick release the pressure and open the lid.
Remove the chicken to a plate, tent it with foil and allow it to rest.
Add the cream cheese to the instant pot and gently stir it in until melted and smooth.
Stir in the fresh parmesan cheese, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes. Chop the chicken and add it as well.
Give everything a little stir. Can you already smell the goodness? YUM! Perfect creaminess, and tons of flavor. And now you're ready to enjoy! Add a little extra garnish of parmesan cheese, cracked pepper and a some crushed red pepper flakes, if you're into that kinda thing 🙂 .
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Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, (about 2 breasts)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons paprika, , smoked or regular
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 cup yellow onion, , chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 4 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 12 ounces penne pasta, (or farfalle)
- 6 ounces cream cheese, , softened and cut into small pieces
- 1 1/2 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 8 ounces sun-dried tomatoes, , drained and chopped
- 4 ounces baby spinach leaves
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Turn Instant pot to saute.
- Season chicken breasts on both sides with paprika, salt and pepper.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the hot instant pot.
- Add chicken breasts and cook for 2 minutes on each side, until browned, but not cooked through. Remove to a plate.
- Add butter and onion to the pot and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add chicken broth, (scraping the bottom of the pot to deglaze it), seasonings, milk, pasta, and chicken breasts back to pot.
- Close IP lid and turn release valve to sealed. Cook on manual (high pressure) for 5 minutes.
- When the timer beeps, do a controlled quick release, to release the pressure. (Turn the valve but if any liquid sprays close it again and try again in a few seconds.)
- Carefully open lid. Remove chicken to a plate and tent with foil. (Don’t skip this step. The chicken will continue to cook under the foil).
- Stir in cream cheese, stirring gently until it’s melted and the sauce is smooth.
- Stir in parmesan cheese, sun dried tomatoes and spinach. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Chop chicken and return to pot.
- Sauce will thicken as it cools. Serve warm, garnished with extra parmesan cheese, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This was easily 10/10. We had no leftovers and it fed two hungry men, me, and both of our children. I didn’t change anything about this recipe except we had to leave for a bit after it was done so I put it all back in the instant pot (it was a little watery) and just left on keep warm for about an hour while I was out. It was super easy and it’s been bookmarked for our favorites list now 🙂
I made this recipe this week. I found the flavor to be great. I also found the recipe to result is TONS of excess liquid. It was like soup.
When I reheat leftovers, the sauce does thicken, but it still doesn’t look like the picture.
If I make this again, I will use less chicken broth, half the cream cheese, and no parmesan as it doesn’t noticeably affect the flavor and is extra fat.
Thank you for sharing this.
I want to try this but need to double it for more servings. How would I adjust the cooking times?
Cooking time would stay the same 🙂 Enjoy!
Hi Susan,
For doubling the recipe, would you double all ingredients including the broth/liquid? I’ve read that the liquid is the tricky part when doubling recipes. I’ll be using an 8 qt. Pot.
Thank you!
Hi Susan! I have the 8qt as well. I just made this recipe, and I doubled everything but the broth, which I just increased to 6 cups because the other reviewers mentioned it was already a pretty wet recipe. It turned out perfect! Sauce was cheesy and thickened nicely. Hope this helps!
I’ve actually tripled it cooking time is the same
This is so delicious. My incredibly picky children even love it. The first time I made it, I had forgotten to buy the Italian seasoning, and used a packet of dry ranch dressing mix instead, and it still tasted amazing.
I have struggled to find Instant Pot recipes that make life easier AND satisfy our whole family. I’ve already made this one a few times, by request. Simple instructions and ingredients we always have on hand.
This sauce was really watery I think I would either reduce the stock or add more pasta or maybe even heavy cream. It lacked oomph in my opinion and was a bit bland.
I have to agree with you. Wish I had read the reviews first. I would have made adjustments, but a good concept
Sauce was runny, did not thicken up as shown in your video. Taste was good but not sure why it was so liquid instead of thickened.
We really enjoyed this! I added the sundried tomatoes when I added the pasta, and they were perfect upon serving. We will definitely make this again.
Thanks Susan! I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe.
This was really good! My family all enjoyed it. The sun dried tomatoes were still a little chewy by stirring them in towards the end. Maybe softening them in hot water first, or putting them in with the pasta and chicken might help.
Delicious! Thank you!
Awesome flavors!! Definitely a keeper.