Dinner

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken and Tortelinni is for Dinner.

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken and Tortelinni takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken and Tortelinni takes 20 minutes to cook.

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken and Tortelinni makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Instant Pot Creamy Chicken and Tortelinni are:

1 1/2 pounds frozen or fresh chicken breasts (this was 2 chicken breast halves for me)
1 or 2 (14.5 oz) cans petite diced tomatoes (if you want it more saucy then use 2 cans)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup chicken broth (or 1/2 cup water and 1/2 tsp better than bouillon chicken base*)
1 (19 oz) bag frozen cheese tortellini
1/2 cup half and half
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 Tbsp chopped fresh basil or basil stir-in paste
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional: halved cherry tomatoes for topping

Here is how you make Instant Pot Creamy Chicken and Tortelinni:

1Add chicken, tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and chicken broth to the Instant Pot.2Cover and secure the lid, make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 10 minutes (fresh chicken) or 12 minutes (frozen chicken).3Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then move the valve to venting to remove any remaining pressure.4Use a fork to place the chicken on a cutting board. Set aside.5Add the tortellini to the pot. Put the lid on the pot and move valve to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 0 (zero) minutes. While the pot cooks the tortellini, cut the chicken into bite size pieces.6When the timer beeps perform a quick release by moving the valve to venting. Remove the lid.7Add the cut up chicken into the pot. Stir in the half and half, parmesan cheese and basil. Salt and pepper to taste. Add in cherry tomatoes, if desiredServing Size: 4- 5 1 1/2 cup ServingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WEBENNET.

The nutritional information for Instant Pot Creamy Chicken and Tortelinni is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 650.5

• Total Fat: 15.9 g
• Cholesterol: 112.7 mg
• Sodium: 1,206.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 79.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
• Protein: 47.9 g