Name: Sarah's Instant Pot Cajun St. Charles Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Butter - 1 tablespoon; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Cajun seasoning, divided - 1 tablespoon; Thinly sliced chicken breasts - 1 pound; Andouille sausage, diced - 1; Sliced mushrooms - ½ cup; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Chicken broth - 1 cup; Heavy whipping cream - ¾ cup; Hot sauce - 1 teaspoon; Penne pasta - 1 ½ cups; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese - 1 cup; Fresh or frozen green or red pepper strips - ¼ cup; Chopped fresh parsley - 1 teaspoon

Sarah's Instant Pot Cajun St. Charles Chicken

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10 min.

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Ingredients for - Sarah's Instant Pot Cajun St. Charles Chicken

1. Butter - 1 tablespoon

2. Olive oil - 1 tablespoon

3. Cajun seasoning, divided - 1 tablespoon

4. Thinly sliced chicken breasts - 1 pound

5. Andouille sausage, diced - 1

6. Sliced mushrooms - ½ cup

7. Garlic, minced - 2 cloves

8. Chicken broth - 1 cup

9. Heavy whipping cream - ¾ cup

10. Hot sauce - 1 teaspoon

11. Penne pasta - 1 ½ cups

12. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese - 1 cup

13. Fresh or frozen green or red pepper strips - ¼ cup

14. Chopped fresh parsley - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Sarah's Instant Pot Cajun St. Charles Chicken

1. Stage

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Saute function. Add butter and oil and allow butter to melt.

2. Stage

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning on each side of the chicken breasts. Add chicken to hot Instant Pot and cook until browned, 2 minutes on each side. Transfer chicken breasts to a plate. Add andouille sausage, mushrooms, and garlic and sauté, about 2 minutes. Cancel Saute mode.

3. Stage

Pour in chicken broth, whipping cream, and hot sauce. Stir in penne pasta. Nestle chicken breasts on top of pasta. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 12 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

4. Stage

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, for about 20 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

5. Stage

Remove chicken breasts to a cutting board and cut into bite-sized pieces.

6. Stage

Stir Parmesan cheese into pasta sauce in the Instant Pot® until melted. Return chicken back to the pot and stir to combine. Add bell pepper and stir to combine. Residual heat will cook the peppers. Serve immediately garnished with parsley.