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15 Minute Instant Pot Creamy Pasta

A cheesy, saucy pasta dish that comes together in minutes in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker! You will love how quick and easy this recipe is and so full of flavor!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
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Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ white onion diced fine
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 4 ounce cream cheese
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 8 oz. 226 g long pasta, like spaghetti or linguine
  • 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped

Instructions
 

  • Press sauté on your Instant Pot or pressure cooker and wait for it to heat up. Once hot add olive oil and the onions. Sauté the onion until tender, about 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and saute for another 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Add white wine and deglaze the pot, scrape the bottom of the pot so that there are no burned bits stuck on the bottom. This prevents a burning error later when pressure cooking.
  • Add vegetable broth, salt and pepper, cream, cream cheese and parmesan. Mix well while heating until you have a smooth, cheesy sauce. Break long pasta in half and add to pot. Add lemon juice. Mix well and then push the pasta down into the sauce.
  • Place the lid on the Instant Pot and cook for 0 - 2 minutes on high pressure. Use the directions in the post above for the perfect amount of time to cook pasta in the instant pot.
  • Once the pressure cooking time has elapsed allow the pressure to release naturally (i.e leave the instant pot alone when the beeping stops) for 5 minutes. Then release any remaining pressure and open. Mix the pasta and sauce well. The pasta might have stuck together slightly, but keep mixing and it will separate.
  • If the sauce isn't thick enough for your liking, you can press the sauté button on your Instant Pot and thicken the sauce for a few minutes.
  • Serve immediately with chopped fresh parsley and lemon slices.

Notes

This dish is best served and eaten on the same day. However, you can store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.