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This Instant Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta comes together quickly in the pressure cooker and is packed with veggies, chicken, and creamy cajun flavor! It’s gluten-free and an easy weeknight cajun pasta recipe everybody will love!
Instant Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
Instant Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken PastaSometimes you just want some creamy, pasta comfort food! Am I right? I simply cannot get enough of this dish! We’ve tested this cajun chicken pasta recipe multiple times now to get the pasta cooked just right in the pressure cooker, and every time this recipe has been a huge hit.
It’s an easy recipe to make, and makes enough for a crowd and/or leftovers!
Just look at all that goodness! Creamy with a little kick! If you’ve been wanting to make pasta in the Instant Pot, today is your day. We use gluten-free pasta, so we’ve made sure it won’t get mushy on you, but you can use any pasta you’d like! They all may cook slightly different, do keep in mind!
Can you cook pasta in an instant pot?
Absolutely yes!!!
How long do you cook pasta in the instant pot?
It really depends on your type of pasta! We’ve tested this gluten-free pasta multiple times to get the time right, and found the magic number here.
What is the best Cajun seasoning?
I love to make my own! My blend includes garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, and more! See below!
If you like this Instant Pot pasta recipe, try these Instant Pot favorites:
Want other gluten-free pasta dishes? Try these gluten-free pasta favorites:
Instant Pot Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta (Gluten-Free)
Ingredients
Cajun Seasoning:
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper for less heat lower or omit
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
Pasta:
- 2 tablespoons butter or avocado oil
- 1 small onion sliced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
- 1-12 ounce package gluten-free pasta
- 2-1/4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1/3 cup good quality avocado oil mayo
Instructions
- In a bowl combine Cajun-seasoning ingredients.
- Using the sauté function, add in garlic, onions, and peppers and sauté for 5-7 minutes until beginning to soften.
- Add in chicken and half of cajun spice mixture cook for 5-7 minutes until chicken is mostly cooked through.
- Shut off the pressure cooker then add pasta and broth and set on high pressure for 3 minutes.
- Once finished, use the quick release function.
- In a small bowl, mix together mayo and remaining cajun seasoning.
- Add cajun mayo and baby spinach to the pot and toss well to combine, making sure not to overmix to avoid pasta breaking apart.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Enjoy, my friends!
I made this (using the new liquid to pasta ratio Lexi updated this post to include) and it was amazing and the perfect consistency. I actually omitted the peppers (because instacart forgot them), so can’t wait to try again with the peppers included!
How much chicken please?
It’s in the directions: 1 lb (pound)
How many WW POINTS?
Not sure as we don’t have WW points on the site! Feel free to enter into their free calculator though!
How would I do this with frozen chicken? Supposing I forgot to take it out and defrost it. Hypothetically speaking of course lol
What are in instruction for cooking this in a slow cooker. I don’t have an instant pot 🙁
Where does the mayo come in? Didn’t see it on ingredient list…?
I also bought the same pasta brand, but it did leave liquid as well. I wonder what i did wrong? First time doing pasta in the InstantPot. I just drained it and still mixed with sauce and it was great!
I had a lot of water at the bottom after cooking, like another commenter above. I used a 12 oz package of gluten-free pasta. Maybe it wasn’t enough to soak up all the water? Next time I would probably use the stovetop directions. Otherwise tastes good.
What size package of pasta? And is brown rice spirals the preferred type?
Yum, what a great meal! Love the kick and creaminess, without the guilt. Love it even more that I can make it in the IP ?
What can I use instead of avocado mayo? Due to food allergies we can’t do dairy or eggs.
Can I make this meal in a slow cooker? I don’t have an Instant Pot.
I wouldn’t make pasta in the slow cooker – make it on the stove top instead!
Made this last night and it was so yummy! I made a few substitution based on what I had in my pantry. Instead of the mayo, I used plain yogurt. The paprika I have is smoked paprika, which added a nice smokey flavor. The pasta I used was farfalle (bowties) and I cooked it for 8 minutes on Low pressure. Thanks for the recipe!
Is the butter/avocado oil put in the IP before sautéing the onion and peppers? I didn’t see where it was used.
Yes!
This was very good! I used the same pasta she links to in the recipe. However, when I opened my IP there was a ton of water in the bottom still. All the food was cooked, so I just removed the food with a slotted spoon, but I wasn’t sure if that much water was supposed to be left behind?
Really easy to make. Less than 15 minutes. I had previously cut my veggies and chicken on Sunday so it was just easy to throw into the IP.
No, there shouldn’t have been liquid!!!
This would totally hit the spot!
OMG this looks so good!!! All these flavors!
Definitely going to have to make this for dinner! Perfect comfort food from the Instant Pot!
Looks like a winner!
I need to try out your Cajun seasoning blend. Sounds so good!