Instant Pot Easy Breezy Casserole

Instant Pot Easy Breezy Casserole–a dump and go chicken, vegetable and pasta dish with a creamy sauce.

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Instant Pot Easy Breezy Casserole

The name of this dish comes from the fact that it’s just so simple and fast to make! I love easy dump and go recipes that are one pot meals and this definitely fit the bill! With protein, carbs and vegetables all in one dish it’s a winning weeknight dinner! The sauce is super tasty with the cream cheese and ranch dressing mix…it’s just a tasty combination.

Ingredients/Substitution Ideas

• Chicken broth–or water and Better than Bouillon*
• Chopped, cooked chicken–like rotisserie chicken. Or you can make a batch of my Instant Pot Seasoned Shredded Chicken
• Uncooked elbow macaroni–you can also use another type of pasta like bowties, penne, rotini, etc.
• Minced dry onion
• Dry ranch dressing mix–I like the Hidden Valley brand and buy the big container at Costco
• Cream cheese–or Neufchatel
• Bag frozen California blend vegetables–or another type of frozen vegetables that you enjoy
• Sour cream–or plain yogurt
• Milk–to thin out as needed
• Garlic salt

Steps

1. Dump ingredients into the pot: Pour broth into Instant Pot. Add in the chicken and sprinkle in the pasta. Sprinkle in the onions and ranch dressing mix. Add in the cream cheese. Don’t stir (to prevent the burn error message). 
2. Pressure cook: Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 5 minutes and then move the valve to venting. Remove the lid. 
3. Cook the vegetables according the the package directions. I chose to cook mine in the microwave. The reason I didn’t pressure cook the vegetables in with the pasta is because they will get overdone. Another idea is to place the vegetables in a pot-in-pot dish on top of the pasta.
4. Finish it off: Stir the vegetables and sour cream into the Instant Pot. Stir in a little milk to thin out the mixture, if needed. Add garlic salt to taste. 
5. Serve and enjoy!

Notes/Tips

• Serve with garlic toast and a side salad.
• I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Other recipes you can make with the other half of the cream cheese brick are Instant Pot Jalapeno Popper Chicken and Instant Pot Creamy Sloppy Joes.
• Other recipes you can make with ranch dressing mix are Instant Pot Mashed Ranch Cauliflower and Instant Pot Magic Beef.

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