Our Instant Pot one-pot pasta is rich is and creamy fettuccine recipe that’s quick and delicious. No more paying restaurant prices for fettuccine alfredo – this easy fettuccine recipe is made with heavy cream and lots of cheese, for a flavor that’s hard to beat. Give this Instant Pot Pasta recipe a try. It’s sure to be a family favorite!
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What is One-Pot Pasta?
One-pot pasta recipes are those that use only one pot to cook an entire pasta dish. This includes cooking the pasta, making a sauce, and adding anything else to the dish such as cheese or vegetables. Sometimes, all the ingredients are thrown in the pot all at once, and other times, things are added one by one. Instant Pot One-Pot Pasta is a recipe that uses an Instant Pot pressure cooker to cook one entire pasta dish all at once.
How To Cook Fettuccine Alfredo in the Instant Pot?
When you cook fettuccine alfredo in the Instant Pot, you first put all the ingredients inside the pot to cook the noodles. After the noodles are cooked, you release the steam, open the Instant Pot, and stir in the cheese. It’s fast very easy to make this recipe, and it’s really, really delicious!
What is Fettuccine Alfredo?
Fettuccine Alfredo is a pasta dish with a creamy, cheesy sauce. It’s a rich, flavorful dinner or side dish. This instant pot pasta vegetarian recipe is a quick and easy take on the classic recipe and uses all the ingredients of tradition recipes: butter, parmesan, and cream.
What Can I Serve with Fettuccine Alfredo?
Many people choose to serve one-pot fettucini alfredo as a main dish. Often, a garden or Ceasar salad, along with garlic bread, are served on the side. Here are other ways you can serve your fettuccine alfredo:
- With chicken on top – Grilled chicken with spicy seasoning is delicious on top of fettuccine alfredo.
- With shrimp – You can add sauteed shrimp to this recipe for a delicious seafood flavor.
- With steak – Flavorful, medium to well-done steak sliced on top makes this dish a winner every time.
- With veggies – Add steamed broccoli, peas, or sauteed spinach.
- As a side dish – Serve a smaller portion on the side of chicken, pork, or beef with broccoli or another vegetable.
Instant Pot Vegetarian One-Pot Pasta Ingredients
You’ll Need:
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 16 ounces fettuccine noodles, broken in half
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup capers
How to Make Instant Pot One-Pot Pasta
- Add the pasta ingredients to the instant pot. Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, heavy cream, butter, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the instant pot. Stir. Add the fettuccine noodles, and press lightly into the liquid but don’t stir.
- Cook. Place the lid on, turn to sealing, and set to high pressure for 6 minutes. When done, release pressure on fast release.
- Sit in the cheese. Add the parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, capers and cream cheese. Gently stir until blended.
- Serve. Serve hot.
Recipe Notes and Tips
- Make sure you release the pressure quickly or liquid can come out of the pressure release!
- Don’t stir your pasta! This sounds counterproductive, but when you place your pasta in the instant pot with the liquids, don’t stir it! Just turn it on and let it cook. This is because the pasta will release too much starch into the instant pot and will result in mushy pasta.
- Check to make sure your pasta is fully cooked after 6 minutes. If your pasta isn’t done, put it back in the Instant Pot on high pressure for another 2 minutes. If the liquid is gone but the pasta is still not fully cooked, put another 1/4 cup of broth or water into the pot.
- Asiago can be a great replacement for parmesan cheese in this recipe.
- Fresh parmesan will melt in and taste much better than grated, dried parmesan, but it will work in a pinch.
- You can omit the capers if you don’t like the flavor. You can also replace the capers with broccoli, peas, or another veggie of your choice.
FAQs
Authentic alfredo sauce only needs 3 ingredients: butter, cream, and parmesan. Alfredo sauce is very rich and creamy!
This recipe is vegetarian as it doesn’t use any meat. However, because it uses quite a bit of dairy (cream and cheese), it is not vegan. Make sure you check your labels for any allergens if you need to ensure you’re eating a vegetarian diet.
Most people prefer their pasta ‘al dente’ which is Italian for, ‘firm when bitten.’ This means most people prefer it when their pasta is fully cooked, but not at all mushy. When you think your pasta is done, it should no longer be hard and should easily bend, but the center shouldn’t have any crunch to it, and the outside shouldn’t be mushy or too soft, either.
Instant Pot One-Pot Pasta may be your new favorite Instant Pot recipe! It’s so easy and full of flavor. Serve this up to your family tonight for a pasta dish everyone will rave over.
Instant Pot One Pot Pasta
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 16 ounces fettuccini noodles, broken in half
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup capers
Instructions
- Add the pasta ingredients to the instant pot. Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, heavy cream, butter, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the instant pot. Stir. Add the fettuccini noodles, and press lightly into the liquid but don't stir.
- Cook. Place the lid on, turn to sealing, and set to high pressure for 6 minutes. When done, release pressure on fast release.
- Sit in the cheese. Add the parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, capers and cream cheese. Gently stir until blended.
- Serve. Serve hot.
Notes
- Make sure you release the pressure quickly or liquid can come out of the pressure release!
- Don’t stir your pasta! This sounds counterproductive, but when you place your pasta in the instant pot with the liquids, don’t stir it! Just turn it on and let it cook. This is because the pasta will release too much starch into the instant pot and will result in mushy pasta.
- Check to make sure your pasta is fully cooked after 6 minutes. If your pasta isn’t done, put it back in the Instant Pot on high pressure for another 2 minutes. If the liquid is gone but the pasta is still not fully cooked, put another 1/4 cup of broth or water into the pot.
- Asiago can be a great replacement for parmesan cheese in this recipe.
- Fresh parmesan will melt in and taste much better than grated, dried parmesan, but it will work in a pinch.
- You can omit the capers if you don’t like the flavor. You can also replace the capers with broccoli, peas, or another veggie of your choice.
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