Chicken Alfredo
mrbutler
May 7, 2022
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Ingredients
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| 450gm penne pasta | |
| 1 - 2 (250gm - 400gm) boneless, skinless chicken breasts | |
| 1 - 2 cups baby spinach, washed | |
| 3 cups unsalted chicken stock | |
| 1 tbsp olive oil | |
| kosher salt and ground black pepper |
Alfredo Sauce
| 7 - 8 garlic cloves, minced | |
| 1 cup heavy cream | |
| 2 tbsp unsalted butter | |
| 32g Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, finely grated (at room temperature) | |
| kosher salt and ground black pepper | |
| Garnish : Parmigiano cheese, grated |
Directions
1.
Season one side of chicken breasts with kosher salt and ground black pepper. Add olive oil in the pot. Place chicken breasts in the pot (seasoned side down), then season the other side with kosher salt and black pepper. Brown each side for about 1.5 minutes using “Sauté” mode. Set aside chicken breast.
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2.
Add minced garlic cloves and sauté until fragrant (~a minute). Pour sauted minced garlic into a stainless-steel bowl.
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3.
Pour 1/2 cup (125ml) unsalted chicken stock in Cooker. Deglaze by scrubbing all the flavorful brown bits off the bottom of the pot and mix them into the stock mixture.
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4.
Add pasta and chicken breasts in Cooker. Pour in the remaining chicken stock. Try to submerge all the penne pasta in the chicken stock.
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5.
Layer the stainless-steel bowl with Alfredo sauce ingredients (except the cheese and seasoning) on the pasta in the Cooker.
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6.
Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 7 minutes and then do quick release of pressure.
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7.
Remove stainless steel bowl and chicken breasts from the Cooker. Melt finely grated Parmigiano- cheese into the Alfredo sauce 1/3 at a time while mixing with a fork. Taste & season with kosher salt (about 3 pinches) and ground black pepper.
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8.
Heat up the Cooker by pressing Cancel button, then Sauté button. Mix baby spinach and ¾ of the Alfredo sauce with the cooked pasta. Taste and season with kosher salt and ground black pepper.
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9.
Cut chicken breasts into slices, then add chicken slices on top of the serving plate of pasta. Then, drizzle the remaining Alfredo sauce onto the chicken pasta. Garnish with more Parmigiano- cheese if desired. Serve immediately.
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Notes
Be sure to taste & season the Alfredo sauce. The seasoning is critical in bringing out the sauce’s flavours.
