Instant Pot Creamy Italian Chicken

This Instant Pot creamy Italian chicken is bursting with delicious flavors that the whole family will love! This Instant Pot creamy Italian chicken meal is so simple to make and tastes great. My husband said it’s his favorite meal I’ve made him.

In our nearly 12 years of marriage, my husband says that this Instant Pot creamy Italian chicken is his favorite meal I make him.

He loves that it is full of great flavor, plus it’s creamy and comforting. This dish is especially great during the winter months because it is warm and filling.

I personally LOVE my Instant Pot because it makes meals so much easier. Especially for this busy mom who almost always forgets to prepare ahead of time…oops. Anyone else struggle with that?

I used to make this recipe in my slow cooker and let it do it’s thing for 4 hours or so. I love that with this Instant Pot creamy Italian chicken I can do that same delicious recipe in under 30 minutes.

This recipe actually came from my amazing step mama Sheila. It was my favorite recipe she made for me whenever I came to visit. She was so sweet after my celiac diagnosis to adapt it gluten-free for me.

I have gone a step further here and made sure that instead of using the dry Italian salad dressing mix, which can be very hard to find, we used fresh herbs and spices to achieve the same delicious taste.

Mama Sheila used to serve this over white rice with a side of buttered corn and cold cottage cheese with lots of salt and pepper.

Now when I make it, I have to do the same thing. It’s just not quite the same without it for me because of the nostalgia.

However, if you like potatoes more, feel free to serve it over that. Heck, it’s even good on it’s own. 

Instant Pot Creamy Italian Chicken

• Author: Chandice Probst
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 35 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 8 servings
• Category: Main Course
• Method: Instant Pot
• Cuisine: American

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Description

This instant pot creamy Italian chicken is such a crowd pleaser, everyone will love it! It is best served hot over rice or potatoes with corn and cottage cheese.

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Ingredients

• 2 lb. chicken breasts, cut in half or pounded to 1/2 inch thickness
• 2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese
• 1 (12 oz.) box Pacific (or another gluten-free brand) cream of chicken soup
• 1 1/2 C water
• 2 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 2 tsp. onion powder
• 1 T dried oregano
• 1 T salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
• 1/4 tsp. celery salt
• 1/4 tsp. dried thyme

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Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in the Instant Pot except cream cheese
2. Layer starting with soup then chicken going in first and lastly the seasonings
3. Seal lid and close vent
4. Cook for 25 minutes on manual or pressure cook
5. Naturally release pressure for 7 minutes then quick release
6. Stir in the cream cheese and seal lid again
7. Let it just sit for 3 minutes
8. Remove lid and use a fork or small whisk to combine everything
9. Stir and serve over rice or potatoes with more salt and pepper to taste

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Notes

You can put everything into the Instant Pot and just cook it all together but it will make it a bit more clumpy. If you want a smoother sauce, be sure to add the cream cheese after everything else has cooked.

Really the taste isn’t affected whichever way you decide to do it, it’s more just about the texture of the sauce.

Keywords: Instant Pot, weeknight dinner, kid-friendly

If you love this recipe, be sure to check these out…

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*Video from Amie Pendle

Originally published on November 21, 2017