Description
If you love buffalo chicken, then you must try these Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches! These quick chicken sandwiches are full of flavor and fun!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut in bite-sized pieces
- ½ medium onion, finely chopped3
- ½ cups chicken stock
- 1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
- ? cup Buffalo wing sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese, or to taste
Instructions
- Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®), add butter, and select Saute function. Add chicken and onion to the melted butter and saute until chicken is browned, about 5 minutes. Hit Cancel. Remove chicken-onion mixture with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Add chicken stock to the pot. Scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden or plastic spoon to loosen any browned bits. Stir in penne, salt, and garlic powder. Layer the following ingredients on top of the pasta, without stirring: cream cheese cubes, chicken-onion mixture, then Buffalo sauce.
- Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow about 12 minutes for pressure to build.
- Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
- Add mozzarella cheese to the pot. Stir until cream cheese and mozzarella have completely blended into the sauce. Let pasta sit in the pot until sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes.
- Garnish servings with blue cheese.
- Calories 470.9 calories, CarbohydrateContent 44.8 g, CholesterolContent 93.3 mg, FatContent 19.1 g, FiberContent 2.1 g, ProteinContent 30.7 g, SaturatedFatContent 10.7 g, SodiumContent 981.2 mg, SugarContent 2.6 g
Nutrition
- Calories: 470.9
- Sugar: 2.6
- Sodium: 981.2
- Fat: 19.1
- Saturated Fat: 10.7
- Carbohydrates: 44.8
- Fiber: 2.1
- Protein: 30.7
- Cholesterol: 93.3
