Instant Pot Zucchini Linguine–al dente pasta is stirred together with fresh zucchini, tender chicken bites, yogurt, garlic and cheddar. A simple summer recipe that is so delicious and can be made quickly in your electric pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Zucchini Linguine
I have been making zucchini linguine on the stovetop for 20 or more years now. It was one of my favorite recipes that my mom made when I was growing up. She told me she got the original recipe from a magazine she was looking at while at the hairdresser.
I’ve changed a few things from the original recipe over the years and this week I decided to see how it would turn out in my Instant Pot. It worked out beautifully, thanks to the chicken and pasta cooking at the same time and thanks to the ever-used and versatile saute button.
Whenever I make this dish I always love the leftovers for lunch the next day. I think it almost tastes better the next day. I hope that you will try this delicious summer-y recipe out this week!
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What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Zucchini Linguine 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 Zucchini Linguine
- Total Time: 32 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Al dente pasta is stirred together with fresh zucchini, tender chicken bites, yogurt, garlic and cheddar. A simple summer recipe that is so delicious and can be made quickly in your electric pressure cooker.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast (frozen is okay)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 10 oz uncooked linguine (whole wheat is what I used)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds (about 3 small zucchinis) zucchini, coarsely shredded
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt (I used greek yogurt)
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese (medium or sharp)
Instructions
- Place chicken on the bottom of the Instant Pot. Pour in the broth. Lightly salt and pepper the chicken.
- Break the linguine noodles in half and place them in a pan* that will fit inside your Instant Pot. Cover the noodles completely with water (I used 3 cups water). Use a sling or a trivet to lower the pan down on top of the chicken breast. Make it as level as possible.
- Cover the Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 10 minutes for thawed chicken or 12 minutes for frozen chicken on high pressure.
- While the chicken and pasta are cooking, mince the garlic, shred the zucchini, grate the cheese and get out the rest of the ingredients.
- When the time is up let the pot sit there for 10 minutes and then move the valve to venting.
- Use hot pads to carefully remove the pasta pan. Drain any remaining water off the pasta with a colander (my whole wheat pasta soaked up almost all 3 cups of the water). Set the pasta aside.
- Place the chicken on a cutting board and cut it up into bite size pieces. Discard the broth from the Instant Pot.
- Turn Instant Pot to saute function. When the display reads HOT add in the olive oil. Swirl the pot around. Add in the minced garlic and saute for just about 30 seconds. Then add in 1/4 of the zucchini. Stir to coat the zucchini with the oil and the garlic. Stir in the rest of the zucchini and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Get out a large serving bowl. Turn the zucchini into the bowl. Toss in the drained linguine and the chicken. Stir in the yogurt, salt and pepper and cheddar. Toss to coat the noodles. Taste test and then add more salt and pepper to your liking.
- Serve immediately. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Notes
I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.
When it comes to zucchini, bigger is not better. Choose small zucchinis. They are more tender and have a much better taste.
To measure my pasta and chicken I use a digital scale*.
To make gluten free: Check your broth to be sure it does not contain gluten. Replace whole wheat noodles with gluten-free noodles and reduce the cook time by 1 minute.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 358
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 409 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Protein: 31 g
Keywords: pasta, zucchini
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It was good, but a bit too bland for me. After adding onion salt and a generous amount of dried basil, it was better. Also added a bit of basil butter. I saved the chicken broth to use in another recipe instead of discarding it.
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Season to taste is always a good idea! Basil butter sounds tasty!
took advantage of late-summer zucchini and made this according to ingredients. I failed to remove the pasta from the water immediately, and it ended up being a bit too cooked for our taste. But the flavor combinations were spot on, the gentle tang from the greek yogurt and the sharpness of the cheddar were a nice brightness to the pasta and zucchini. We will have this again when they’re in season!
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It’s one of my favorites!
Will this work using zucchini noodles instead of pasta??
Not in the IP. But I’m sure you could do that on the stove.
I made this tonight and it was very good.
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Glad you liked it. I love this one.
I don’t have a pan that fits in my pot. Can I make this with the pan in pan?? Can you recommend a pan that fits in the 6qt pot?
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how long would you cook this without the chicken? i would like it as a vegetarian dish or side dish.
you could put the linguine and water in the bottom of the pot and do a pressure cook time of 5 minutes.
Yum! I just made this for lunch and it was superb! Had a few extra zucchini from the garden I was trying to use up and this fit the bill. I did use frozen chicken breasts and next time I will try to make sure they are thawed as I think my linguine was a bit overcooked-at least for my taste. This was easy and fast but looks like I put hours into making it. I love my Instant Pot and absolutely love your recipes. They are easy to follow and come out delicious every time. Thanks for another great meal!
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So glad you liked it! Thanks so much for following along.
I really really like the sounds of this recipe and would love to make it. Can you offer a recipe for the crock pot please?
Rhonda, I don’t have a crockpot version but I do have the original recipe that was made on the stove. Here it is: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/summer-faves-quick-and-easy-zucchini/
Did you use hot or cold water over the noodles?
Just whatever came out of the tap at the time. Probably luke warm water. Hot water would be fine.