Instant Pot Soul Food Chicken Spaghetti With Tomato Sauce

Chicken spaghetti just got the ultimate soul food glow-up, made more flavorful and faster in the Instant Pot, seasoning both the meat and the sauce. Tender chicken, perfectly cooked pasta, and a seasoned tomato sauce come together with bold, soulful spices for a dish that feels like a big warm hug!

What is soul food chicken spaghetti?

It’s the flavorful, seasoned version of classic chicken spaghetti. Never bland, always bold because Black folks season both the meat and the sauce. Succulent shredded chicken and tender spaghetti noodles are simmered in a savory broth with onion, garlic, salt, and black pepper. The result? A comforting, warm, saucy pasta dish with soulful flavor in every bite!

What does soul food chicken spaghetti taste like?

It’s like classic spaghetti, but better! Imagine tender, seasoned chicken infused with soulful herbs and spices, all smothered in a rich tomato-based red sauce. Every bite delivers that unmistakable soul food flavor. Comforting, bold, and downright delicious.

Ingredients

This soul food chicken spaghetti comes together with tender spaghetti noodles, pre-cooked shredded, seasoned chicken, and a savory base of chicken broth and rich spaghetti sauce. Diced yellow onion, celery, and carrots add depth and sweetness, while a blend of soulful herbs and seasonings ties it all together into one comforting, flavor-packed dish.

How do you make this in an Instant Pot?

The easiest way to make this dish? Pop everything right into the Instant Pot! In just about 6 minutes—then Doug E. Fresh, you’re on!—you’ll have a hearty, flavorful chicken spaghetti ready to enjoy. Made with cooked chicken, tender spaghetti pasta, chicken broth, rich spaghetti sauce, onion, celery, carrots, and a dash of black pepper, it’s quick, simple, and full of soul.

Top it all off with a melty duo of mozzarella and parmesan for that irresistible cheesy finish. One bite, and your taste buds will dance with all the soulful goodness packed into this Black folks’ chicken spaghetti recipe!

What part of the chicken do you use?

Soul food chicken spaghetti starts with pre-cooked, well-seasoned chicken. I like to use boneless, skinless chicken breast, shredded, as I did in this recipe. But any part of the bird works beautifully, as long as it’s seasoned the Southern soul food way! White meat, dark meat, chicken legs, tenders, thighs, or even rotisserie chicken all bring their own delicious flavor to the dish!

Storing leftovers

Leftover soul food chicken spaghetti stores beautifully, just refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days. In fact, the flavors only get richer as they mingle overnight, making this dish even more delicious the next day.

For longer storage, freeze portions by layering the spaghetti, then sealing it in a freezer bag for up to 90 days. This way, you’ll have a soul-warming meal ready to reheat anytime!

Instant Pot Soul Food Chicken Spaghetti With Tomato Sauce

Chicken spaghetti just got the ultimate soul food glow-up, made more flavorful and faster in the Instant Pot! Tender chicken, perfectly cooked pasta, and a seasoned tomato sauce come together with bold, soulful spices for a dish that feels like a big warm hug.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes minutes

Pressure Release Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 18 minutes minutes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Soul Food

Servings: 4

Calories: 387kcal

Author: Shaunda Necole • The Soul Food Pot®

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Equipment

• Instant Pot electric pressure cooker

Ingredients

• 3 cups chicken pre-cooked, seasoned, and shredded
• 8 oz spaghetti noodles uncooked
• 2 ½ cups chicken broth
• 24 oz. spaghetti sauce
• ½ cup yellow onion diced
• ½ cup celery diced
• ½ cup carrots diced
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons sugar optional
• basil dry basil – optional to garnish
• parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese, optional to garnish

Instructions

• Open the Instant Pot lid and add the shredded chicken, onion, celery, carrots, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and sugar into the stainless-steel inner pot.
• Pour the chicken broth over the ingredients in the pot.
• Break the uncooked spaghetti pasta in half and scatter the pasta evenly in the inner pot.
• Use a small rubber spatula to press and submerge the spaghetti noodles into the liquid broth as much as possible.
• Then pour the spaghetti sauce evenly over the pasta, covering as much as possible.
• Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up – in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 3 minutes.
• When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for 5 minutes.
• To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to ‘venting’ and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable. The spaghetti will look soupy at first, but everything thickens up nicely as it cools.
• Gently work the spaghetti noodles apart using a pasta fork, and combine the noodles and vegetables with the sauce.
• Serve with fresh basil or a heaping topping of shredded parmesan cheese and shredded mozzarella cheese (optional), and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 1774mg | Potassium: 1001mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 3527IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 3mg

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