Description
Tender chicken thighs, penne pasta, bacon, spinach and a creamy sauce that comes together fast with your Instant Pot.
Ingredients
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- 12 oz boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 6 oz penne pasta
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 1 (4 oz) can of mushrooms, drained (optional)
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup bacon crumbles
- 3 Tbsp half and half
Instructions
- Cut each chicken thigh into 4 pieces. Place them in the Instant Pot. Sprinkle the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, poultry seasoning and paprika.
- Pour in the broth and vinegar. Sprinkle in the penne. Dump in the cream cheese and mushrooms, if using.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- If you want to thicken the sauce, make a cornstarch slurry by stirring together 1 Tbsp cornstarch with 1 Tbsp cold water. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. Stir the slurry into the pot to thicken the sauce.
- Stir in the spinach, parmesan, bacon and half and half.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Chicken, Pasta
- Method: Instant Pot