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!!
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Pin This RecipeHow 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!
Instant Pot Crack Chicken Pasta
Ingredients:
- 1- lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 (1-oz) package 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 shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions:
- Preheat Instant Pot on “Sauté” setting; add oil, chicken, and ranch packet, stirring to coat. Cook chicken 2–3 minutes.
- Add pasta, broth, and water to pot.
- Close lid, lock pot, select “Manual” setting and 4 minutes time. Cook pasta until time is up, then quick release and open Pot.
- Stir in cream cheese, cheddar cheese and cooked bacon until combined; let pasta set
- 5 minutes to thicken. Serve immediately.
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Added some Harry and David roasted peppers to this. Used the original flavor. Great stuff!
Absolutely amazing and so simple to make! Thank you!!
Amazing! Have made this twice so far and I just recently got my instant pot. It's mine and my boyfriend's go to dinner option because it's so easy and cheap to make! I had to adjust the recipe a little. I cooked the chicken on Saute for seven (7) minutes and we added bacon bits instead of cooked bacon. So delicious!!!!
Hello! I am new to instant pot and didn't see this in the comment thread – would using whole wheat pasta make a difference on cooking times? Thanks!
Needed a fast and easy dinner that tasted delicious, this was it! So good and so easy! Thanks!
Any other pastas tried on this recipe? Like, would No-Yolk Egg Noodles work?
Don't love penne.
After pressure cooking, should there still be a lot of liquid in the pot?
There will be a good amount of liquid in the pot. This is what makes the sauce. It will thicken upon standing.
Can I use left over chicken? If so, would time remain the same?
The cooking time would remain the same. You can add the cooked chicken in before cooking or stir it in with the cheese.
Silly question, does the chicken have to cook thoroughly before I stop starting it and turn on the pressure cooker mode?
No – it will finish cooking with the rest of the ingredients.
Has anyone tried adding potatoes to this?
If I halved this recipe would the cooking time still be the same?
5 cups of liquid….is this correct? Seems like a lot of liquid for that amount of pasta. Just don't want to ruin it.
The recipe above is correct…..
I just tried this and loved it. I made the original version for a meal to take to a new mom in our church, and I made a gluten free version for our family. I used the Tinkyada gluten free pasta, 1 bag, and just put it up to 6 minutes. It worked well, and both of my kids loved it. Thanks!
This turned out great and was beyond easy! I added some sautéed mushrooms and extra bacon. Yummy! Thanks!
Love the addition of mushrooms and you can never have too much bacon!
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This is such an awesome recipe. I have made it quite a few times since I got my Instapot. Turns out perfect every time. My husband is a very picky eater and he loves it. Thank you for such a delicious recipe.��