This pasta recipe is another great pressure cooker recipe. Chopped chicken is cooked with a packet of dry ranch dressing mix on the sauté function. Then dry pasta, chicken broth and water are added to the pot. The pressure cooker is sealed and then cooks for only 4 minutes. After releasing the steam, shredded cheese is mixed and the pasta sits for a few minutes for the sauce to thicken. Altogether this tasty meal is ready in less than 20 minutes.
Course
Pasta
Prep Time2minutes
Cook Time10minutes
Resting Time5minutes
Servings6people
Ingredients
1lbboneless, skinless chicken breast,cut into bite size pieces
2tbspolive oil
1package(1 oz) Original Ranch dressing mix
¼cupchopped cooked bacon
8ozpackage cream cheese
1lbdry penne pasta
3cupslow-sodium chicken broth
2cupswater
2cups(8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
Preheat instant pot on Sauté; add oil, chicken and ranch packet, stirring to coat. Cook chicken 2-3 minutes.
Add pasta, broth and water to pot.
Close lid, lock, select Manual setting for 4 minutes. Cook pasta until time is up, then quick release steam and open pot.
Stir in cream cheese, cheddar cheese and cooked bacon until combined; let pasta set for 5 minutes to thicken. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
I omitted the bacon because I didn’t have any, still tasted great!