Instant Pot Chicken Florentine Pasta

Instant Pot Chicken Florentine Pasta is a fast, easy Dump and Start meal. This is the perfect weeknight meal because it is on the table in 20 minutes! The pasta, chicken and spinach are covered in a creamy parmesan cheese and garlic sauce. Instant Pot Chicken Florentine will be your families new go-to meal!

Chicken Florentine- Quick Enough for a Weeknight, Fancy Enough for Date Night!

So let’s talk Date Night for a second. The actual hire a babysitter, leave all the kids home and go out kind of date doesn’t happen over here nearly as often as we’d like it too. (Hello, nursing babies. I see you!)

But you know what DOES happen a lot? At home dates after the kids go to bed. We usually eat dinner and then either watch a little show on Netflix together or pull out a card game. (Side note: have you ever played NERTS? We may or may not wager back massages for the winner..)

We have done the date night after the kids go to bed thing for as long as I can remember. Once night we found ourselves at BJ’s (East coast equivalent of Sam’s Club) before bedtime and we were hungry. #badcombination

We scoured though the frozen food meals trying to find one to throw in the oven while we put the kids to bed, that way we could date night it up as soon as their little heads hit their pillows.

We found a frozen Chicken Florentine. I may also have found a second love. ?

It. Was. So. Good.

Naturally, I never bought the frozen stuff again and made my own version instead. I love that this is so simple to make, yet absolutely show stoppingly delicious.

Plus, spinach tastes a lot better covered in creamy parmesan cheese sauce. ?

How to make Instant Pot Chicken Florentine

Before we get down to the nitty gritty, lets talk chicken. You can add raw chicken chunks at the beginning of the recipe and pressure cook the chicken and pasta at the same time.

I always keep cooked and shredded chicken on hand in the freezer so I tend to use that (rotisserie chicken would work too!) in this recipe instead of raw chicken.

If you are interested in how I prep my chicken to freeze, head over to this post here.

Now, lets get this pasta cooking! This is seriously so simple- broth, cream, garlic, salt and pepper, and pasta go into the Instant Pot. (If you are wanting to add raw chicken chunks, add them underneath the pasta!)

Cook on Manual (or Pressure Cook) HIGH for 6 minutes. Allow for a 6 minute NPR before turning the knob to quick release.

Once you open the Instant Pot, you will find cooked pasta in a very soupy liquid. This is a-okay and totally normal. (ps. while we are at it, the heavy cream won’t curdle. ?)

If you are using precooked chicken, this is the point where you will want to add it. I add it cold, not frozen. Adding at this step heats the chicken through extremely well.

Stir in the chicken and then turn the Instant Pot onto sauté normal. Once the liquid is starting to bubble, slowly add in the parmesan cheese. The real, shredded stuff! Not the powdered kind you’d find in a green can. ?

The parmesan cheese will melt and thicken the sauce. Keep in mind, the sauce will thicken a bit as it cools also.

Toss the spinach into the pot and stir for 30 second to a minute until it has ‘cooked’ a bit.

The spinach will cook down and shrink quite a bit. Feel free to adjust the amount to your liking.

I hope you love this easy breezy meal as much as my family does!!

P.S. If you love this idea but hate the heavy cream, I have great news for you! Head over and modify my Skinny Alfredo Recipe to add in the chicken and spinach!

Instant Pot Chicken Florentine

(Printable Recipe Below)

Instant Pot Chicken Florentine is a fast, easy Dump and Start meal. This is the perfect weeknight meal because it is on the table in 20 minutes! The pasta, chicken and spinach are covered in a creamy parmesan cheese and garlic sauce. Instant Pot Chicken Florentine will be your families new go-to meal!

Ingredients

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 tsp dried minced garlic
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 oz linguine noodles broken in half
• 1 chicken breast, cubed or 1 1/2 cups pre-cooked chicken
• 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 3 cups baby spinach leaves

Instructions

1. Place the chicken broth, heavy cream, garlic, salt and pepper into the Instant Pot liner.
2. If using raw chicken chunks, place the chunks into the liquid. If using pre-cooked chicken, skip this step.
3. Place the broken noodles into the liquid. Make sure they are all covered with liquid, but do not stir.
4. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, set the knob to sealing and then cook on Manual HIGH for 6 minutes. Allow for 6 minute NPR before turning the knob to quick release.
5. If using pre-cooked chicken, this is the time to add it to the pot.
6. Slowly add in the parmesan cheese, stirring the entire time. The cheese will melt into the sauce and thicken it.
7. Lastly, add in the spinach leaves and stir for a minute or so until the spinach has cooked down and is coated with the sauce.

Recipe Notes

-If you find that your cheese is having a hard time melting in, this usually means that the liquid in the pot isn’t quite hot enough. Try turning the Instant Pot onto sauté while stirring for a few minutes. That usually does the trick.

Perfect Side Dishes:

Quick and Easy French Bread
BLT Chicken Salad
Garlic Parmesan Green Beans

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Instant Pot Chicken Florentine

By: Karli Bitner

Instant Pot Chicken Florentine is a fast, easy Dump and Start meal. This is the perfect weeknight meal because it is on the table in 20 minutes! The pasta, chicken and spinach are covered in a creamy parmesan cheese and garlic sauce. Instant Pot Chicken Florentine will be your families new go-to meal!

Cook Time: 6 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 2 cups chicken broth
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• ▢ 1 tsp dried minced garlic
• ▢ salt and pepper , to taste
• ▢ 8 oz linguine noodles, broken in half
• ▢ 1 chicken breast, cubed or 1 1/2 cups pre-cooked chicken
• ▢ 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• ▢ 3 cups baby spinach leaves

Instructions 

• Place the chicken broth, heavy cream, garlic, salt and pepper into the Instant Pot liner.
• If using raw chicken chunks, place the chunks into the liquid. If using pre-cooked chicken, skip this step.
• Place the broken noodles into the liquid. Make sure they are all covered with liquid, but do not stir. 
• Place the lid on the Instant Pot, set the knob to sealing and then cook on Manual HIGH for 6 minutes. Allow for 6 minute NPR before turning the knob to quick release.
• If using pre-cooked chicken, this is the time to add it to the pot.
• Slowly add in the parmesan cheese, stirring the entire time. The cheese will melt into the sauce and thicken it. 
• Lastly, add in the spinach leaves and stir for a minute or so until the spinach has cooked down and is coated with the sauce.

Notes

-If you find that your cheese is having a hard time melting in, this usually means that the liquid in the pot isn't quite hot enough. Try turning the Instant Pot onto sauté while stirring for a few minutes. That usually does the trick.

-If you are looking for a lighter version without heavy cream, modify my Skinny Alfredo recipe with the addition of the chicken and spinach.

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