Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo With Jar Sauce

This family favorite recipe is quick and easy in the Instant Pot. Everyone will love Instant Pot Chicken Alfredo and it will be ready in 30 minutes with only one pan dirty! Tender chicken breasts and fettuccine noodles that cook right in the Alfredo sauce for an easy dinner.

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Easy Chicken Alfredo Recipe with Jar Sauce

We love Chicken Alfredo Roll-Ups, don’t you? Well, how about Chicken Alfredo made in your Instant Pot. It’s as easy as my Instant Pot Spaghetti and just as wonderful. Literally 30 minutes or less and it’s done.

This pressure cooker Chicken Alfredo does require you to brown the chicken breasts before you throw the rest of the ingredients in, but you still do it right in the Instant Pot so you aren’t making any extra dirty dishes. After that just throw the rest of the ingredients in and let it do it’s thing.

Why this Chicken Alfredo Instant Pot recipe works:

• Is all cooked in your Instant Pot for a one pan meal.
• Uses jarred Alfredo Sauce to make it quick and easy.
• It’s ready in 30 minutes!

Chicken Alfredo With Jar Sauce Ingredients

• Olive Oil
• Alfredo sauce – I use the garlic flavor Alfredo sauce to give it even more flavor, but grab your favorite jarred alfredo sauce.
• Garlic – You can either mince a bulb of garlic or use the pre-minced jarred garlic.
• Chicken Breasts
• Fettuccine Noodles – If you use a thinner noodle they will cook to long and become mushy so make sure to use fettuccine.
• Pepper
• Water – You could also use chicken broth to give it more flavor but this would increase the sodium level.

How to make this Chicken Alfredo Recipe with Jar Sauce

1. Brown Chicken – Add olive oil to instant pot. Turn instant pot on to saute function. Season chicken with pepper, then place chicken in pan when the oil is hot. Brown chicken on both sides, about 2-3 minutes per side. Remove from Instant Pot and set aside until later.
2. Mix Ingredients – Add water to garlic to pot and cook for about 1 minute. Add water and deglaze the bottom of the pot, scraping off any browned bits from the bottom of the pot to avoid the burn message. Add chicken breast back to pot. Then the fettuccine noodles broken in thirds. Then pour Alfredo sauce and water over the top. Try to make sure the noodles are covered.
3. Cook – Place lid on Instant Pot making sure valve is turned to the sealed position. Then turn to high pressure for 8 minutes and let cook.
4. Release Pressure – When done cooking quick release pressure (I cover with a towel because the release valve can spray starchy water when cooking pasta). Let sit 5-10 minutes for sauce to thicken. Remove chicken during this time and slice. Add back in and stir. Serve.

Chicken Alfredo Instant Pot Tips

• If you’d like to double this recipe make sure you have the 8 qt IP. You should be able to double it without changing the cooking time.
• Want a thicker sauce? Add a few cubes of cream cheese.
• Prefer a more al dente noodle? Reduce cooking time to 6 minutes.
• Skip the chicken or substitute it for shrimp or sausage. If using sausage make sure to brown it first in the Instant Pot.
• If it is to thick when you reheat leftovers add a splash of milk to the sauce to thin it out.

Can’t get much easier than this! 30 minutes and seven ingredients later you’ll have delicious pressure cooker Chicken Alfredo!

More Delicious Instant Pot Dinner Recipes:

• Skip the box and make Instant Pot Hamburger Stroganoff!
• Instant Pot Spaghetti is another family favorite recipe. Spaghetti with a homemade meat sauce prepares in your pressure cooker.
• Tender, juicy French Dip sandwiches are so easy when you use this Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches recipe!

more Great Recipes to Try:

• How to Make Sugar Cookies Soft
• Taco Salad Recipe with Catalina Dressing and Doritos
• Garlic Baked Chicken Legs
• Dirt Cups Recipe
• Hamburger Cheese Dip Recipe
• How Long to Cook Frozen Corn on the Cob

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Chicken Alfredo Recipe With Jar Sauce

Your favorite chicken alfredo recipe made right in the Instant Pot for an easy dinner recipe the family will love.

Prep:10 minutes mins

Cook:14 minutes mins

Total:24 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tsp olive oil
• ▢ 1/4 tsp pepper
• ▢ 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
• ▢ 2 tsp garlic minced
• ▢ 8 oz fettucine noodles broken into thirds
• ▢ 15 oz jar garlic Alfredo sauce
• ▢ 2 c. water

Instructions

• Add olive oil to instant pot. Turn instant pot on to saute function. Season chicken with pepper, then place chicken in pan when the oil is hot. Brown chicken on both sides, about 2-3 minutes per side. Remove from Instant Pot and set aside until later.
• Add garlic to pot and cook for about 1 minute. Add water and deglaze the bottom of the pot, scraping off any browned bits from the bottom of the pot to avoid the burn message.
• Add chicken breast back to pot. Then the fettuccine noodles broken in thirds. Then pour Alfredo sauce over the top. Try to make sure the noodles are covered.
• Place lid on Instant Pot making sure valve is turned to the sealed position. Then turn to high pressure for 8 minutes and let cook.
• When done cooking quick release pressure (I cover with a towel because the release valve can spray starchy water when cooking pasta). Let sit 5-10 minutes for sauce to thicken. Remove chicken during this time and slice. Add back in and stir. Serve.

Tips

• If you’d like to double this recipe make sure you have the 8 qt IP. You should be able to double it without changing the cooking time.
• Want a thicker sauce? Add a few cubes of cream cheese.
• Prefer a more al dente noodle? Reduce cooking time to 6 minutes.
• Skip the chicken or substitute it for shrimp or sausage. If using sausage make sure to brown it first in the Instant Pot.
• If it is to thick when you reheat leftovers add a splash of milk to the sauce to thin it out.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 561kcal (28%), Carbohydrates: 44g (15%), Protein: 35g (70%), Fat: 25g (38%), Saturated Fat: 10g (63%), Cholesterol: 194mg (65%), Sodium: 905mg (39%), Potassium: 557mg (16%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 2g (2%), Vitamin A: 70IU (1%), Vitamin C: 1.8mg (2%), Calcium: 32mg (3%), Iron: 1.5mg (8%)

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We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box is calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.