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Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta

A creamy pasta dish packed with chicken, spinach, and sun dried tomatoes. You can have this dinner on the table in under 15 minutes using the Instant Pot!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: chicken, Instant Pot, pasta
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breasts, boneless/skinless, diced
  • 8 oz ditalini pasta (or elbows)
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 6.5 oz sun dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 2 cups spinach (fresh is best, if using frozen...be sure to squeeze water out first)

Instructions

  • In the Instant Pot, add the pasta, chicken broth, butter, and chicken.
  • Place lid securely on and move valve to sealed position.
  • Set on manual, high pressure, for 3 minutes.
  • Once timer goes off, allow a natural pressure release for 5 minutes before releasing valve to remove remaining pressure.
  • Remove lid and stir mixture around thoroughly.
  • Turn off manual button and switch to saute function. 
  • Stir in the cream cheese, milk, garlic salt, black pepper, and Parmesan cheese.
  • Add in the sun dried tomatoes and spinach stirring until spinach is cooked down a bit.
  • Turn Instant Pot off and serve!

Notes

Recipe adapted from: 365 Days of Crockpot
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