Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo

INSTANT POT CHICKEN ALFREDO PASTA
by Melissa

Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo
– Flavorful chicken breasts, garlic, penne, real cream and real parmesan cheese. The best part is it all cooks together in the Instant Pot.

This Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo Pasta is so delicious and so easy to make, this is definitely going to be one of your go-to Instant Pot dinners! This recipe is a variation of the One-Pan Chicken Alfredo I developed in 2013. That is still one of my family’s favorite recipes, and truly a reader favorite too!

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT CHICKEN ALFREDO
Start by searing the chicken breasts on high Saute mode. You select high Saute mode by hitting Saute, then hit adjust until the indicator light shows More. Then remove the chicken breasts, add minced garlic to the Instant Pot and sauté for about a minute. Follow with chicken broth, heavy cream, uncooked penne pasta, salt and pepper, as well as the chicken breasts. Lock lid and cook on Manual Mode, High Pressure for 6 minutes. Quick Pressure Release and set aside chicken breasts to rest before slicing. Gradually stir in freshly grated parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN ALFREDO INSTANT POT TIPS
Pasta should go into the Instant Pot uncooked. You can use any shape of pasta as long as it is similar in size.
Preshredded parmesan cheese does not melt very well and will cause your sauce to be thin and clumpy. Use a microplane to grate parmesan straight off the block for the best results.
Use heavy cream, not whipping cream. Whipping cream is thinner with less fat and will cause the sauce to be too thin. If you can only find whipping cream, use more parmesan cheese to adjust thickness.
Sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.