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
- 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.
- Pour in the water and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Stir in the boullion. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Sprinkle in the pasta. Lay the chicken on top of the pasta. Sprinkle the chicken lightly with salt.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot