Chicken and Bacon Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes in Garlic Cream Sauce<\/a>, is from Julie’s Album where she shares easy-to-make weeknight dinner recipes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Making Instant Pot \/ Pressure Cooker Chicken Bacon Penne Pasta in a Garlic Cream Sauce<\/h2>\n
In addition to the chicken, bacon and pasta, you add spinach and tomatoes. The spinach and tomatoes add a great pop of color and good for you veggies to the pasta, so you can feel good about making it a one pot meal. If you wanted you could easily double the spinach and tomatoes.<\/p>\n
The paprika in the recipe adds a pretty color to the creamy sauce and bumps up the smokiness of the bacon flavor in the dish.<\/p>\n
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The original recipes uses boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I prefer using chicken thighs in recipes when cooking them in the pressure cooker, so I used chicken thighs when I made this pasta. Chicken thighs are more moist and tender when cooked in the pressure cooker.<\/p>\n
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are widely available in most stores now. I generally buy a large package of thighs at Costco to keep in the freezer.<\/p>\n
But if you prefer breasts, either breasts or thighs will work well in this recipe.<\/p>\n
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My family absolutely loved this recipe. It’s flavorful and hearty. It reheats well and you can even freeze leftovers. I like to freeze it in individual portions for quick lunches.<\/p>\n
Pin this recipe because you’re definitely going to want to give this pressure cooker recipe a try! Thanks Sigrid for suggesting I give it a try.<\/p>\n
Update: <\/strong>This recipe has quickly become a reader-favorite and is one of my most-shared recipes this summer. Some readers have emailed me questions about the recipe, so I’ve created a video to show you how easy it comes together. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
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