Chicken Fettuccini is a favorite at our house, and I'm so excited that I can now make it super quick! Using the Instant Pot cuts the cooking time by more than half and the best part is I only dirty one stinkin' pot. I'm tellin' you this Instant Pot thing is a game changer, especially for this Instant Pot Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo.
You guys! I'm so excited about this recipe I could hardly wait to get it photographed and written out! I've been cooking A LOT with my Instant Pot (see my latest recipe here), and this one is pretty life-changing.
I'll admit Iย miiiiightย be being a tad bit dramatic about this, but seriously you guys-- Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo DONEย in under 20ย minutes in one pot! I want to give this recipe all the exclamation points right now.
It's made with real ingredients, too. I'm not dumping in a jarred sauce and covering the lid. We're talking real cream, butter, and garlic. If I ever got a private concert from Julie Andrews, I'm pretty sure I'd have herย sing "Favorite Things" with those three ingredients added to the song. You think she's too classy to oblige?
Probably.
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This Instant Pot Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo recipe is pretty self-explanatory, so I'm just going to leave this right here and direct you to the recipe card below and make sure to read the recipe notes if you don't want a mess in your kitchen. ๐
If you have an Instant Pot make this like, now. If you don't, this is the one I have and love.ย Much love to you all!
**UPDATE 1/5/2018**
I'm still very much learning about cooking with electric pressure cookers, and one thing has become evident to me as I've read the comments from those that have tried this recipe: All Electric Pressure Cookers are not made equal! It looks like even those that are the same brand and/or model are cooking this recipe differently.
According to the comments, about 75% of you that have made it had it turn out fabulous (yay!) and the other 25% had problems.
After testing the original recipe again and again in my Instant Pot 6 quart DUO60, I've made a few modifications to the recipe card.
The first is that I added anย additional ยฝ cup of chicken broth to the recipe. Doing this will leave more liquid for the sauce and hopefully eliminate the "BURN" or "ovHT" notification that some of you are getting. I did a little bit of digging, and this is what I found:
This mechanism is called โburn-protectionโ. When a high temperature (140C or 284F) is detected at the bottom of the inner pot, the burn-protection mechanism suspends heating to avoid burning food. On Instant Pot IP-DUO series, a warning message โovHtโ is flashed on the display. -- Instantpot.com
Apparently, dense foods with a high starch content, like fettuccini, can block the heat from distributing evenly in the pot, causing the sensors in the Instant Pot to suspend cooking, regardless of how much liquid is in the pot. If you are using a pot that is smaller than 6 quarts or using more chicken than is called for (causing the pasta to be weighted down more to rest on the bottom), you might run into this problem.
The second change I made to the recipe is an increase in cooking time by 2 minutes. The additional liquid and increase in cooking time should take care of any undercooked pasta. This said, due to the nature of cooking pasta in an Instant Pot, where the noodles aren't able to move freely, you will end up with with a few that were not submerged all the way or were stuck together--It's just part of this cooking method. Every time I've made it I've ended up with about 95% of my pasta being perfectly cooked. The other 5% is something I'm willing to sacrifice for the sake of how stinkin' easy this recipe is. ๐
I appreciate all your comments and am grateful for an opportunity to fine-tune a recipe with your feedback! Please continue to share your experiences with the recipe, and hopefully, we can create the ULTIMATE fettuccini alfredo recipe for the Instant Pot together!
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Instant Pot Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ยฝ teaspoon kosher salt
- ยผ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 pounds chicken breasts boneless and skinless
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 ยฝ cups chicken broth
- ยผ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 pinch of ground nutmeg
- 1 pound dry fettuccini noodles
- ยพ cup parmesan cheese shredded
- fresh basil
Instructions
- Press saute button on Instant Pot and heat olive oil until display reads "HOT". Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place in the pot to brown. Cook 2 minutes per side just until lightly browned, but not cooked all the way through, remove from pot and place on a plate.
- Melt butter in the pot and stir in minced garlic. Cook for less than 1 minute, stirring constantly until fragrant and pour in cream.
- Bring cream and garlic to a simmer while scraping the bottom of the pot with a spatula to release the browned bits from cooking the chicken. Simmer sauce for 2 minutes until just slightly thickened and pour in chicken broth, salt and nutmeg.
- Break dry noodles in half and place into the pot, making sure all noodles are submerged, followed by the browned chicken breasts.
- Cover Instant Pot and set it to cook at High Pressure for 10 minutes.
- When time is up, allow Instant Pot to naturally release pressure-- about 8-10minutes (See Notes).
- Remove chicken and slice if desired before returning to the pot. Stir in cheese and fresh chopped basil before serving-- sauce will thicken as it cools.
Chef's Notes:
Nutrition Facts
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Holly Polgreen says
OMG!!!! I got an instant pot for Christmas and I have been looking through recipes and message boards galore trying to find one that maybe....just maybe....both of my kids will like as well as my husband. I read the reviews and recipe and I knew this was worth trying! I followed the recipe pretty much to the T (I think) and it was so so so good. My picky eater son....asked for seconds! I definitely had enough liquid and the sauce was to die for! My kids asked when I will make this again! I give 5 stars!!!!!!!
Holly
Susan says
I made this tonight and it was delicious! This was my first time using my instant pot and I will definitely be using it more. After reading the comments, I decided to add extra liquid (1 more cup of chicken broth) and the pasta turned out perfectly. Thanks!
Nissa says
So I made it. It didnโt turn out well. Some noodles werenโt cooked. And all the cream curdled into little chunks. ๐
Connie says
Mine did too- little curdles
Margaret says
Do you stir the noodles and chicken into the cream sauce? Or just layer on top?
Michelle Baker says
I followed the recipe and my instant kept saying burn and never would start cooking. The noodles were burnt on the bottom of the pot. Any ideas why?
Anne says
Oh my!! as an alfredo fanatic, this turned out so good!! I ended up cooking the pasta for a few more minutes. Next time, I will half the recipe because itโs only for 2 of us. Thank you! This will be definitely be a staple in my instant pot recipe collection!
Chrissy says
Loved it! I agree with some of the others that the noodles were a bit too al dente (for my taste) so I will cook them a bit longer next time...but there will definitely be a next time! The chicken was delicious! I like all the add in ideas from other posters & will try some of those in the future. (Spinach, broccoli, mushrooms etc.)
Abby says
I just tried this recipe and my instant pot is reading burn. Did anyone else get this message when trying this recipe?
Jane says
Me too!
Jennifer Hutton says
Yes, mine went back and forth from "burn" to "on." I asked a question on one of the Instant Pot sites on Facebook and someone said to let the pressure come down, add some chicken broth or water and then start the 6 minutes. I added one cup of each, so 2 cups total. It worked perfectly and was really, really good.
Jen says
I have a 6 QT instapot. Is it possible to double this recipe? If so, do I need to change times at all. Thanks so much!
Jan Sutton says
This was very good. I made it with shrimp but will also try the chicken next time. The one thing I will do is use far less noodles, as for our taste, there wasn't enough sauce to coat the noodles adequately. What I will try is half the amount. It is a very versatile recipe and I will also add spinach or mushrooms on occasion as well. Again, this was an adjustment I would make due to our preference. Flavor was excellent. I used fresh grated parmesan cheese also which was very flavorful.
Barb says
Too many noodles for the amount of sauce. Had to add two more cups of cream at the end. Perhaps half the amount of noodles would work better. Good flavor..
Rachael says
Should the chicken breasts be frozen or fresh?
Heather Cheney says
Fresh Chicken Breasts
Jenny says
Great recipe! Mine turned out really runny, not thick sauce. Any suggestions? Thanks