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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 🙂
Hi, this was yummy and my older kids loved it. Question about the calorie count. Before I try to estimate, how accurate do you think the stated 495kcal is? Thanks!
Hi Erin, I think it’s fairly accurate but you can always use a free online calculator to try to calculate and compare for yourself 🙂
Is there anything I could use in place of cream I? Forgot to buy it at the store today!
Hi Emily, this recipe doesn’t call for cream. Did you mean cream cheese?
Fantastic recipe! I just added more seasonings as we love very seasoned foods….although it was very wet it dried up as it cooled down just as she noted in her post. My whole family enjoyed it to the fullest!
What size IP works with this recipe? Will it fit in a 3 qt Duo Mini?
I tested the recipe in my 6qt instant pot Duo. Here’s a good resource that should help you: https://mycrazygoodlife.com/instant-pot-cooking-differences/
My kids do not like tomatoes.. I used dried mushrooms instead.. Perfect:)
I love sundried tomatoes, but haven’t cooked with them much. Is there a certain type or kind that works better for this recipe? Oil packed?
Any kind will work 🙂
With the suggestion of reducing the liquid because of previous comments, so I reduced the chicken broth to 3 1/2 cups and it turned out perfect. Even got 5 stars from my daughter to is a picky eater. Definitely will be making this for Christmas.
I would like to make this, but I won’t be able to eat it all at once. Do you think it would freeze well? And how would you suggest packaging that to give it a try?
I haven’t tried freezing this so I honestly couldn’t say. I’d love to hear if you try it 🙂
Hi . Did you freeze, and ow was it thawing please?
We so enjoy this dish. I use cut up broasted chicken from Costco or the grocery store and add it at the end with the parm cheese and cream cheese and after the pasta has been pressure cooked. I also added the tomatoes while cooking the pasta. The flavor is great and everyone, so far, has enjoyed the extra special dish.
Thanks for the recipe
Hi, I really enjoyed this when I followed the recipe. Now, I’d like to make it in smaller portions – how should I half the recipe? Just half all the ingredients??
Thank you for a great meal!
Hi Mathew,
I think you should be able to half the recipe and keep the cooking time the same. Good luck, i’d love to know how it turns out!
I halved the pasta and sauce but kept the pound of chicken—delish and very hearty!!