Instant Pot Bruschetta Chicken Pasta–the most tender bites of well seasoned chicken stirred in with curly al dente pasta, tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and fresh basil. A fresh and bright summer pasta dish that takes minutes to make in your electric pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Bruschetta Chicken Pasta
This is a perfect summer dish! The brightness of the tomatoes and fresh basil just remind me of summer. You’re going to die how perfect the chicken turns out too. It’s the most tender chicken I’ve made to date in the Instant Pot! There is a little bit of upfront work but it is welllllll worth it. Please make this recipe soon and let me know how you like it!
I got the idea for this recipe from Delish. Their recipe used 3 different dishes and a stove top to prepare this pasta. I decided to simplify the dish and make it in the Instant Pot. It was a good choice. Pasta turns out so well in the Instant Pot. I love not having to worry about boiling over water. Plus you can brown the chicken by using the saute function of your pressure cooker. I love one pot meals!
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What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Bruschetta Chicken Pasta I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.
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Instant Pot Bruschetta Chicken Pasta
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 19 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
Description
The most tender bites of well seasoned chicken stirred in with curly al dente pasta, tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and fresh basil. A fresh and bright summer pasta dish that takes minutes to make in your electric pressure cooker.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds (2 chicken breasts) boneless skinless chicken breasts, thawed not frozen
- 4 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 3 1/2 cups chicken broth (or 3 1/2 cups water plus 3 1/2 tsp better than bouillon chicken base)
- 1 pound uncooked cavatappi or cellentani pasta (or other pasta of your choice)
- 1 pound roma tomatoes (about 5 roma tomatoes)
- 4 minced garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup chopped basil (fresh)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Season and brown the chicken. Turn your Instant Pot to the saute function. As the pot heats up pound your chicken breasts to 1 inch thick. I did this by rolling them out/smashed them down with a rolling pin. Place the chicken breasts on a plate. Season one side of each of the chicken breasts with 1 tsp of Italian seasoning, 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper. When the display says HOT add in 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Then place the seasoned side of each of the chicken breasts down into the bottom of the Instant Pot. Let the chicken brown for 5 minutes without disturbing it. Season the other side of each of the chicken breasts with 1 tsp of Italian seasoning, 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper. Then use tongs to flip the chicken over to the other side. Let them brown for 5 minutes. Remove the chicken and place on a plate.
- Deglaze. Use the 3 1/2 cups of chicken broth to deglaze the pot. Stir in the pasta. Then place the chicken breasts on top of the pasta.
- Pressure cook. Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to “sealing.” Set the pressure cook button/manual button to 4 minutes on high pressure. Once the 4 minutes is up let the pot sit there for 5 minutes. Then move the valve to venting.
- Prepare bruschetta. While the food is pressure cooking dice up the roma tomatoes into small pieces. Place them in a bowl. Add in the garlic, basil, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Stir together.
- Toss together. Remove the chicken breasts and slice them into pieces. Add the chicken back into the pot. Toss the tomato mixture into the pot. Then stir in the parmesan cheese. Scoop onto serving plates and sprinkle with additional parmesan and basil, if desired.
Notes
I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. Recipe inspired by Best Bruschetta Chicken Pasta on Delish.
To make gluten free: Check your broth to be sure it does not contain gluten. Replace noodles with gluten-free noodles and reduce the cook time by 1 minute.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: bruschetta, one pot meal
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I’ve been making this for a couple years now and I’ve yet to find a person that didn’t want the recipe after I made it. I use cherry or grape Tomatoes instead of Roma but that’s the only thing I changed.
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That’s so fun to hear! Thank you Tia!
Looking forward to trying this. Sounds so good.
Question : when using Better Than Bouillion + water do you have to “create broth” by mixing them before adding or can you add separately to the pot?
I just add separately to the pot!
This was my second time using my IP. Lets just say my picky 7 year old LOVED it! We love it. To my surprise the pasta was actually cooked. I didnt think it was possible but it was. Thank you
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Nice Jennifer! I love this comment 👏
I really want to try the Chicken Bruschetta IP recipe but my family is so picky with whole tomatoes or even chunks of tomatoes. Do you have any suggestions? Could I just use tomato sauce, and if so how much would you recommend? We would more than likely double the recipe. Would this also increase the cooking time?
I’m so sorry for all the questions!
I adore your recipes and your my go-to gal for everything IP!
I’d use 2 8 oz cans of tomato sauce and keep the same cooking time. Should be great!
This looks so good and I can’t wait to try it. Can I use chicken breast tenderloins? If so, what in the recipe would need adjusted? Love your recipes!
Yes that would work perfectly. Don’t worry about pounding them out thin. They will work just as they are.
Really enjoyed this! We’re in the middle of a kitchen renovation so all we have is an Instapot and a dorm-sized fridge (and a basil plant) to work with in our bedroom while kitchen is gutted. This recipe was perfect for our bedroom cooking- pretty low-effort, minimal space needed, super tasty and leftovers for tomorrow!
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Glad you liked it! I hope your kitchen gets finished soon! That is rough…but totally worth it in the end.
It was delicious. Didn’t have any roma tomatoes, so I used canned diced tomatoes and added a few grape tomatoes. I added some diced provolone along with the parmesan. I only used 2 T. of olive oil in the bruschetta and it was sufficient.
Thank you so much for making it easier to find recipes using the new search engine. It’s very much appreciated and will be used a lot by me.
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Oh, I’m glad it is helpful to you. I’m experimenting around with it. I don’t like how the ads show up on it so I’m trying to change that.
Not sure what I did wrong but the pasta completely stuck to the bottom of the pot. Chicken was great but dish could have used a lot more flavor, in my opinion. I added a can of diced tomatoes but if I make again, I’ll add some additional items.
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This was really good except my chicken was dry. Any tips!?
I like using boneless thighs…they don’t dry out as easily
This was fantastic! I have another recipe that I have used for this type of dish, but can honestly say that this will be my go to from now on!
Thank you for sharing!
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your recipes are so good! I will try to make this dish.
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What can I use instead of Roma tomatoes. It is winter and they are not available.
Any tomatoes will work!
With my help, my 13 years old son made this recipe. It was easy and very tasty. I loved the spices on the chicken. Now we have lots of leftovers for this week.
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Glad you liked it and that you got your son in the kitchen! Way to go Mom!
Could you use frozen chicken! Totally forgot to pull out now I’m struggling to get dinner on!? Tia
This one needs to be thawed…bummer I know.
Karen, this is yet another winner. Loved the chicken-flattening it and browning it really brought out the flavor. The noodles turned out perfect. Flavor was amazing. Can’t wait to try this when the garden tomatoes are ripe! Thank you for another delicious recipe for my Instant Pot.
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I love garden tomatoes!! I can’t wait until they are ripe either 🙂
Amazing recipe! Tossed it with some fresh mozzarella just before serving. Definitely a new family favorite in this house. 🙂
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Oh yum! That sounds great. Fresh mozzarella is so good.
Oh my – this was soooooo good. I told my husband it tasted like something from an Italian restaurant and he agreed! Definitely will make this one again.
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I agree Brenda! This is one of my absolute favorites. It screams summer to me.
That looks great, and I may even try making it, but it’s not bruschetta.
Bruschetta is grilled bread, traditionally with olive oil, but also with various toppings.
Karen, this was the best recipe of yours I have made (though they’re all great)! I left out the Italian seasoning on the chicken and it still turned out great. My teen sons also loved it. Thank you!
So glad to hear this!
Yum! Going to make it this week, but I have a question. We don’t like the taste of Italian seasoning. If I reduce the amount, or leave it out, would it alter the taste much?
You could season it with something else maybe that you like? Or just leave it out and use salt and pepper.
Thanks! I’ll try that.
Can this recipe be made with gluten free pasta?
To tell you the truth, Michelle, I’m not familiar with gluten free pasta at all. I’m sure it could but the cooking time might have to change.
If you use gluten free pasta, use Barila Penne…jut my opinion…
If you use gluten free pasta, use Barila Penne…jut my opinion…
This recipe sounds really good
It is!!!
Can I make this in a crockpot?
I don’t have a crockpot version since pasta gets gloopy in the slow cooker. Here is the recipe that can be made on the stovetop: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a47495/bruschetta-chicken-pasta-recipe/
Can you give cooking Instructions for crockpot cooking of this recipe???
I don’t have a crockpot version since pasta gets gloopy in the slow cooker. Here is the recipe that can be made on the stovetop: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a47495/bruschetta-chicken-pasta-recipe/
Hi Karen,
This recipe sounds really good, and we love pasta! Can I halve this recipe? And if so, does the cooking time change?
Thank you.
Karen
You don’t need to make any changes to the cooking time! Enjoy!