Are you as obsessed with your Instant Pot as I am with mine? I use mine all the time and it makes dinner prep a breeze. An Instant Pot is a type of pressure cooker. If you have any kind of pressure cooker you can make this yummy recipe for Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta in the Instant Pot. And make it, you must! It is that good. Some people have called it addicting. And they may be right. I mean, when you combine chicken, pasta, cheese, ranch flavor and bacon, the result is hard to resist. Add in the ease of cooking this up in the Instant Pot, and this recipe has it all!
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta in the Instant Pot
To make this yummy chicken bacon ranch pasta, put your Instant Pot on the Sauté setting and add the olive oil, chicken, and ranch dressing mix.
Next, stir to coat the ingredients with the ranch dressing mix. Make sure you get the pieces of chicken nice and coated. Then, cook the chicken for 2–3 minutes or until cooked through.
Now it is time to add the softened cream cheese, pasta, chicken broth, and water to the Instant Pot.
Close and lock the lid, and set the Instant Pot on the manual setting and cook on high pressure for 4 minutes.
Release the pressure with a quick release and when the steam has gone away, stir in the cheddar cheese and cooked bacon until well combined. Yum, all that cheese and bacon are making me hungry!
Let the pasta sit for 10-15 minutes so that the sauce can thicken before serving.
My family asks me to make this Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta in the Instant Pot often. My kids are not huge fans of chicken. They will eat it, but they are never excited about it. But when chicken is combined with pasta and this sauce, they are all over it. Try this meal if you have a picky eater.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta in the Instant Pot is a wonderfully easy dish to serve to guests. I enjoy making this during the summer since there is little cooking time spent in a hot kitchen.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta in the Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts cut into 2 inch chunks
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 package ranch dressing mix
- 3/4 cup cooked bacon chopped
- 1 package 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
- 1 box 1lb penne pasta
- 3 cup chicken broth
- 2 cup water
- 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Put Instant Pot on Sauté setting and add the olive oil, chicken, and ranch dressing mix.
- Stir to coat the ingredients with the ranch dressing mix.
- Cook the chicken for 2–3 minutes or until cooked through.
- Next, add the softened cream cheese, pasta, chicken broth, and water to the Instant Pot.
- Close and lock the lid, and set on the manual setting and cook on high pressure for 4 minutes.
- Release the pressure with a quick release and when the steam has gone away, stir in the cheddar cheese and cooked bacon until well combined.
- Let the pasta sit for 10-15 minutes so that the sauce can thicken before serving.
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Patty @ Spoonabilities says
This pasta would be a complete hit at our house! Comfy food at its best right here! Yum!p
Pam Greer says
I’m using my Instant Pot tonight! I love that you can cook it all, even the pasta! This is going on next week’s menu!
Sandi says
I think I need to make this for my husband! We love using out instant pot as we are so busy.
Traci says
Oh yummm! I could go for a big helping of this right now for lunch! I love my instant pot for pasta recipes too. Love how easy this is and that it uses Ranch mix. Cook idea! Just pinned…thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Joann says
Hi, I would really like to make this, but is there a way you could make this in a crock pot on or the stove top (Don’t have an Instant Pot yet 🙁 ) Thanks for any help you can give me.
P.S. I rated this a 3 JUST because I have tried it yet and don’t have an Instant Pot (yet).
Joann says
Sorry that should say “in a crock pot or on the stove top 🙁