Instant Pot Crack Chicken Pasta

Instant Pot Crack Chicken Pasta

Instant Pot Crack Chicken Pasta - chicken pasta loaded with cheddar, bacon and ranch! Seriously delicious! 4 minutes of cook time. We ate this two days in a row. Chicken, ranch dressing mix, bacon, chicken broth, water, cream cheese, penne pasta and cheddar cheese. Everyone cleaned their plate! Even our picky eaters!! #chicken #InstantPot #pasta

How many of you LOVE the Instant Pot?!?! I've owned one for over a year, but I just started using it. In case you aren't familiar with the Instant Pot, it is an electric pressure cooker. You can cook just about anything in the Instant Pot. You can cook it fast or use it as a slow cooker.

Today I am sharing one of our favorite pasta dishes - Crack Chicken Pasta. Chicken and pasta loaded with cheddar, bacon and ranch. This is seriously DELICIOUS! The best part is that it takes less than 20 minutes from start to finish. Everything cooks in the Instant Pot - even the pasta! Woot Woot!

We made this Instant Pot Crack Chicken Pasta for lunch two days in a row. It was that GOOD!! I loved that I could cook everything in the Instant Pot. Only one pot to clean! I sautéed the chicken and then dumped everything else in and closed the lid. It takes the Instant Pot a few minutes to come to full steam, but once it is locked the pasta is ready in about 4 minutes. LOVE that!! Can't wait to experiment more with the Instant Pot!

Yield: serves 6 to 8

Instant Pot Crack Chicken Pasta

prep time: 2 MINScook time: 4 MINStotal time: 6 mins

ingredients:

• 1-lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 (1-oz) package Original Ranch dressing mix
• 1/4 cup cooked chopped bacon
• 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese
• 1-lb dry penne pasta
• 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups (8-oz) shredded cheddar cheese

instructions:

1. Preheat Instant Pot on “Sauté” setting; add oil, chicken, and ranch packet, stirring to coat. Cook chicken 2–3 minutes. 
2. Add pasta, broth, and water to pot.
3. Close lid, lock pot, select “Manual” setting and 4 minutes time. Cook pasta until time is up, then quick release and open Pot.
4. Stir in cream cheese, cheddar cheese and cooked bacon until combined; let pasta set
   5 minutes to thicken. Serve immediately.

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