Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta

Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta - Pressure Cooked Chicken Casserole made with Chicken Thighs,penne pasta,marinara sauce and cheese.One Pot Pasta Recipe.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 18

Servings

Calories 429kcal

Author Chhavi

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

½ Cup Onions check notes
1 tablespoon Olive Oil check notes
2-3 Garlic Cloves
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
2 Chicken Thighs sliced into thin 1 inch strips
8 Ounces Penne Pasta check notes
1.5 Cups Marinara Sauce
1 Cup Water
½ Cup Mozzarella cheese
¼ Cup Parmesan Cheese
½ Cup Fresh Basil or Parsley leaves
Salt to Taste
Pepper To Taste

Instructions

Slice the Chicken thighs into thin strips.
Switch the instant pot ON in SAUTE mode.
Once HOT, add olive oil.
Add Garlic and Onions.Saute till translucent- about 1 minutes
To this, add the Chicken and let it cook for 10 minutes. Till the color changes from pink to whitish.
Add water and deglaze- dislogde all the brown bits by scraping the bottom of the pan(watch video to understand).This step is important to avoid the burn message.
Add the marinara sauce,salt,pepper and italian herbs.
Tip in the pasta.Gently press to make sure it's inside the liquid.Cancel Saute
Close the lid.Select PRESSURE COOK/MANUAL at High for 7 minutes with the valve sealed.
Quick Release once the time is up.Open the pot.
Sprinkle fresh herbs and chesse- mozerella and Parmesan.Close the lid and KEEP WARM for 5-10 minutes to help melt the cheese.
Open the pot,add more herbs and serve hot.

Video

Notes

Pasta

You can change up the recipe by Changing the kind of pasta

The formula for Pasta is

Time= {(time on the package)/2}+ 1 minute

I would suggest you use bite sized pastas like Rotini or Campanelle pasta. So you can use different pastas but have to change the time accordingly.

Onion & Garlic

You can skip this if your marinara sauce already has these ingredients.

Nutrition