Easy Instant Pot Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
The Best Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo!
This easy chicken fettuccine alfredo recipe is quick to make and simple to clean up as the entire recipe can be done in your pressure cooker! It will take just about 30 minutes to make. EASY PEASY!
Watch me make Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo!
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Ingredients
I love how simple the ingredients are in this instant pot chicken alfredo recipe. They’re all common, inexpensive ingredients, and most of them you’ll probably already have on hand. Even better, it’s so awesome to make your pasta, the sauce AND the chicken in ONE POT, all at the same time!
If you’re in a pinch (or you want to be more healthy), you can make this easy homemade fat-free chicken broth! Also, feel free to omit the chicken in this recipe if you just want to make fettuccine alfredo.
The Chicken
Your first step is to get the chicken cooked up right in your instant pot. Note that you aren’t cooking this very long, so this is not a good dish to use frozen chicken breasts on… unless you cook them for a bit first.
Turn on the saute high setting and add some EVOO to the pot. Season the chicken and place it in the instant pot to sear both sides until they are golden brown. Then set the chicken aside for now (don’t worry, you’re not cooking it during this step).
See all the yummy goodness on the bottom of the instant pot? Leave it there for now.
Pour in your chicken stock and use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pot to remove those little bits of chicken. They’ll add some yummy flavor to your meal!
Stir in the heavy cream, garlic powder, salt, pepper and chicken.
Next, just break your pasta in half and layer the noodles in about 4 different layers, alternating directions. If you prefer, you can put your chicken on TOP of the pasta, so it’s easier to pull out after cooking.
Pop the lid on, close the valve to sealing, and set the instant pot to cook on high for 7 minutes.
That’s IT! YES, it’s really THAT EASY!
Depending on how long your instant pot was on the saute mode, it may take a little time for your instant pot to reach max pressure before it starts cooking. Luckily, the saute mode helps pre-heat the instant pot, so you really shouldn’t have too long to wait!
Quick release the pressure cooker when it’s done… note that if you let it do the slow release, it could start burning the sauce on the bottom, so don’t wait too long to get this out of the pot!
If the cream mixture starts spitting out of the pressure valve, upon release, lightly cover the valve with a towel to catch the spray.
Final Steps of Prep:
Use some tongs to pull the chicken out of the instant pot.
Then chop up your chicken (should be fairly tender and cooked thru at this point).
You may notice that the sauce looks more soupy at this point. Don’t worry, it will thicken!
Add the chicken back into the pot and then throw in some fresh grated parmesan cheese. To thicken things up even more, you can add in 4 oz of cream cheese. Just cut it up and stir it in!
You can keep the instant pot on the warm setting, and the sauce will thicken and the noodles will soften a little more.
Garnish with some extra parmesan and even some fresh chopped parsley for a pop of color. Serve with some steamed broccoli mixed in or on the side!
They’ll think you slaved away all day on this one! But instead, you threw it all in the pot and let the magic happen!
Can You Freeze Fettuccine Alfredo?
Although we LOVE freezer meals, this isn’t a recipe we recommend freezing. Cooked pasta is just one of those foods that don’t freeze well and if you try, you’ll most likely end up with a not-so-appetizing mushy mess.
That being said, this recipe is a great one to double for leftovers (although you’d need the 8 quart instant pot to fit everything in).
What to Serve with Instant Pot Fettuccine Alfredo
This meal is already pretty packed with protein and carbs so I recommend serving it with a simple side of veggies.
If you try this chicken alfredo recipe, let us know what you think! We love to hear your feedback on our recipes.
PS: if you really like this recipe, you might also want to try our SUPER POPULAR Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Copycat Recipe. Super tasty and easy to make!
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Easy Instant Pot Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 chicken breast about 1.5 pounds
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 quart chicken broth 4 cups
- 1 pint heavy cream 2 cups
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound fettuccine 16 oz box
- 8 oz freshly grated parmesan cheese 1 cup
- 4 oz cream cheese optional
- fresh chopped parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- Turn the instant pot to the saute high setting and add olive oil to pot
- Season chicken with the salt and pepper to taste
- Sear both sides until they are golden brown
- Place the chicken onto a plate and set it aside
- Add chicken stock to the pot and use a wooden spoon scrape the bottom of the pot to remove any brown bits stuck to the bottom
- Stir in the heavy cream, garlic powder, salt, pepper
- Break the fettuccine in half and layer it crosswise in about 4 layers.
- Add the chicken over the pasta and place the lid on and set the valve to seal.
- Turn the instant pot to pressure cook at high pressure for 7 minutes
- When cooking is complete, quick release the pressure (note, if you let it natural release too long the sauce will start to burn on the bottom)
- Remove the chicken breast, slice it up and toss back into the pasta
- Slowly stir parmesan cheese into the pasta
- If desired, cut up 4 oz of cream cheese and stir into pasta. Give it a few minutes to melt into the mixture.
- Sauce will thicken as it stands.
- Serve with extra Parmesan and chopped parsley if desired
Recipe Notes
Sauce will look more soupy initially, but the pasta will absorb the liquid and adding the cheese will also thicken it up.
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So easy! So so good! I loved it. What a crowd pleaser!
Yay! So glad it turned out for you Julie! Thanks for taking the time to share your review! 🙂
This was a perfect Sunday dinner. Easy, delicious, cooked up perfectly, lovely and everyone loved it! Served it with sautéed spinach, yum!
So glad to hear you enjoyed this! Thanks for taking the time to share! ❤️
Always a hit with my family!
Awesome! So glad to hear it Valerie! 🙂
Just got an instant pot and made this for the first time and doubled it, I was a little bit nervous that it might not cook all the way because there were double the ingredients. It cooked perfectly and was so delicious!
Thank you so much for sharing
Awesome, Taylor! So glad to hear you loved it AND that it worked out well for you!
Hello Cathy. I have enjoyed the various recipes on using the Air Fryer and the Instant Pot. I did give the Chicken Alfredo a go last night and I hate being the first one to not love it, but something was missing flavor-wise. I followed the instructions but I thought the sauce was flat. Maybe it was the packaged grated parm cheese and I should have grated my own. I think fresh garlic would help and maybe some Italian seasoning at the end. Maybe it also needed some Romano cheese. But I think what was missing most was butter. Have you tired a stick of butter instead of the cream cheese? I missed the buttery component. My fettuccine was not quite cooked at 7 minutes but that can be fixed by going to 8 minutes. I don’t know how people can double this recipe as my pot was full and made a mess with rapid venting…even with towels ready to go. I’ll cut the recipe in half and hopefully next time it won’t splatter as much.
Hi Daniel, thanks for sharing with us! You suggested great ways to improve this recipe. Feel free to always adapt the recipes we share so that they work with you and your own tastes. Once you try it out with your suggestions, I’d love to hear how it went!
It’s my family’s favorite. I’ve tried other recipes but yours is the best. If e had my instant pot for over 3 hrs and it literally sat in the box it was shipped in. I finally broke down and used it in the spring. Your videos are awesome and very easy to follow. TYVM
Roberta, thanks for the rating and for the fab comments. We are so glad to hear.
This was so easy to make, I just had to add more salt to our taste. Now, hear this: I have preschooler twins who are very picky lately and THEY REPEATED TWICE! Thank you!!!
Hi Cris, thanks so much for taking the time to share your review. So glad your picky eaters loved it!
Found this recipe yesterday and made it last night. The whole family loved it! Thanks, Cathy!
Thanks John, for the review! Glad to hear y’all loved it!