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Instant Pot Fettuccine Alfredo, with chicken, or without, is a dump it all in and push start type of recipe. Pressure cooker Fettuccine Alfredo is creamy, rich, and delicious one-pot, easy pasta dinner!
Instant Pot Fettuccine Alfredo
I have made my share of Fettuccine Alfredo meals on the stove top. There is nothing like it. But if you want to make it one-pot style in your pressure cooker, then my Instant Pot Fettuccine Alfredo recipe is a great recipe to try. You can even add chicken.
Paul loves Fettuccine Alfredo, and orders it pretty much every time we go out to dinner, if it is on the menu. I like the option of making it for him at home, as it is so much cheaper, and maybe he will want to try something else. Doubtful!
If you want to add chicken, just lay the chicken pieces over the noodles and season them, and away you go.
The pasta will look a little watery when you first open the pot, but let it sit a few minutes and soak up the sauce. It will thicken as it cools as well.
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If you make this delicious pressure cooker fettuccine Alfredo, please let me know! Leave a comment with a star rating below. I’d like to know how you liked it!
Instant Pot Fettuccine Alfredo
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Butter, cut in a few small pieces
- 4 lg cloves Garlic, pressed/minced (or 1 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder)
- 2 cups Chicken Broth, low sodium
- 1 ¼ cups Heavy Cream, divided
- ½ tsp Salt (or more to taste)
- ½ tsp Pepper
- 8 oz Fettuccine Noodles, broken in half (weigh the pasta if you can)
- 1 lb Chicken Breasts, uncooked cut in half crossways (chicken is optional)
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
Instructions
- Place the butter and garlic in the pot.
- Pour in the chicken broth and 1 cup of the heavy cream.
- Sprinkle in the fettuccine noodles, in a random pattern, and gently press them down.
- If Adding Chicken: Add the chicken, and space evenly over the noodles. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
- Press down on the mixture to submerge as many of the noodle as possible. Then place the lid on the pot, lock in place, and set the steam release knob to Sealing position.
- Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial, then the +/- to select 6 minutes (7 minutes for a softer noodle). After the cook cycle has finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 5 minutes (5 minute natural release).
- Manually release the remaining pressure in short bursts so no sauce spews out with the steam. When the pin in the lid drops, Carefully open the lid.
- Remove the chicken and give the pasta mixture a good stir. It may be a little soupy, but it will thicken up.
- Shred the chicken and add back into the pot.
- Add the grated parmesan and stir it in. If it's still a little too thin, just add a little more parmesan. If too thick, add the reserved heavy cream.
- Place the lid back on, vented, and let the pasta sit for a few minutes to thicken up.
- Serve with some nice bread and a salad.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is my husbands favorite meal! Today I’m going to make it at the Racetrack for him & his team. I’m a little nervous because I’m doubling it for the first time. But based on previous comments I feel like I won’t have a problem. Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
My husband loves fettuccine alfredo. I never tried to make it before. I used your recipe for the first time and it was a hit! He loved it and wants me to put it on the menu rotation.
I have made this several times – excellent!! I do have a question. Can frozen ravioli be substituted for fettucine? Thanks!
I’m glad you like it! You can use ravioli! Depending on the size, you may need to adjust the time. I would do one batch normally, and see where it lands. You will know for the next time if you need to make adjustments.
My friend recommended this to me and I made a double recipe expecting to have leftovers, but my two teenage boys devoured it, excellent recipe sooooooooooo tasty.
Can I use shrimp?
Sure!
Made this before and it was delicious but for the life of me I don’t see in the recipe how much parmesan is supposed to be added. I must have figured it out last time but how much parmesan is supposed to be in the recipe?
The recipe calls for 1 cup, but you can add more or less to your taste.
This is delicious! The only thing we did different was add some mozzarella as my daughter doesn’t love parm that much. Great recipe! Thank you Sandy
So I can use spaghetti as it’s the only pasta available. Does the recipe stay the same. I am also using half and half. Thank you so much
Yes, you can use any pasta. The cook time may need to be adjusted for the type of pasta you are using. Try half the time on the package directions.
I want to say thank you! Any time I see a person saying that they can’t make spaghetti in an instant pot I give them this website and tell them it’s always perfect!! I am still trying to figure out the other measurements but I do understand what you mean now by referring me to the Mac n cheese for the noodle measurements. It’s chaos here and I didn’t understand at first. : )
Oh good, Jessie. I am glad that helped you. Thank you for your referrals, and please let me know if you ever have other questions!
Hey! I make this and the meatball one all of the time, but today I am stumped! I have a 24 oz bag of elbow macaroni noodles and I can’t figure out the right measurements for everything else. I have an 8 qt instant pot. I might add a can of chicken or two at the end I don’t know yet lol. The virus has the shelves empty of all pasta, I happened to buy this a long time ago. If 24 oz of Mac noodles is too much what is the best way to measure them to double the recipe? Help!
Okay, if you look at my mac and cheese recipe, I tell you the measurements. You can add cooked meat at the end.
So you wouldn’t recommend making the Alfredo with these noodles? We have plenty of Mac n cheese I really wanted to make the Alfredo again but I’m struggling with the measurements since it’s a 24 oz bag.
3 cups of liquid for 24 oz of pasta.