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Pennsylvania Chicken Casserole


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 24 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Description

A creamy chicken penne pasta dinner with sneaky veggies. Make it fast in the Instant Pot!


Ingredients

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  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1 rib celery, sliced or diced
  • 4 oz mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 Tbsp Better than Bouillon chicken base
  • 8 oz penne pasta
  • 16-20 oz boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat and cut into chunks
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp pimentos
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar

Instructions

  1. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the onion, celery, mushrooms and green pepper and saute for 4 minutes. Stir in the salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, nutmeg and smoked paprika. 
  2. Pour in the water and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Stir in the boullion. Turn off Instant Pot. 
  3. Sprinkle in the pasta. Lay the chicken on top of the pasta. Sprinkle the chicken lightly with salt.
  4. 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 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid. 
  5.  Stir some of hot liquid from the pot into the sour cream to temper it. Then stir the sour cream into the pot. Stir in the pimentos and cheese.
  6. Serve and enjoy!
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot