Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Penne
This complete, hearty meal needs no side dish!
Cuisine
Italian
Cooking Method:
Instant Pot
Protein:
Chicken
Class
Instant Pot
Servings
6
servings
Servings
6
servings
Ingredients
2
pound
boneless skinless chicken breasts
* To make vegetarian sub 10oz quartered baby Portobello mushrooms and 12oz quartered white mushrooms for chicken breasts.
5
oz
baby spinach
1/2
cup
grated Parmesan cheese
2
tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
1
can (14.5oz per can)
diced tomatoes
undrained
1
teaspoon
minced garlic
1/2
teaspoon
kosher salt
1
tablespoon
basil
24
oz
chicken broth (not needed until day of cooking)
divided, 3 cups
8
oz
heavy cream
1 cup, not needed until day of cooking
2
tablespoons
cornstarch (not needed until day of cooking)
3
cups
dry uncooked penne pasta (not needed until day of cooking)
Materials
1
gallon-sized freezer bag
Recipe Notes
To Freeze and Cook Later
Label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and “use-by” date (3 months from when you prepped the meal).
Add all ingredients except chicken broth, heavy cream, and pasta to your freezer bag.
Remove as much air as possible, seal, and freeze for up to three months.
To Cook in Instant Pot
Add to Instant Pot with 1 cup chicken broth.
Pressure cook 25 minutes. (Decrease to 15 minutes if using mushrooms.)
Natural release.
Shred chicken and stir.
Add pasta and additional 2 cups chicken broth on top. Gently press the pasta under the broth. (Do not mix).
Pressure cook 3 minutes. Quick release. (Wear an oven mitt.)
In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and heavy cream. Stir into Instant Pot.