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Instant Pot Soul Food Chicken Spaghetti With Tomato Sauce

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
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Pressure Release Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Soul Food
Servings: 4
Calories: 387kcal
Author: Shaunda Necole • The Soul Food Pot®

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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