Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Name: Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (halved and pounded thin); 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 4 cloves Fresh Garlic (minced); 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning; 1 teaspoon Sea Salt; 1 teaspoon House Seasoning Recipe; 1/4 cup Chicken Stock/Broth (low sodium); 3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream; 3/4 cup Parmesan or Asiago Cheese; 2 cups Fresh Spinach; ½ cup Sun Dried Tomatoes; Meat Tenderizer Mallet

July 23, 2016 By Jill 141 Comments Modified on October 30, 2018

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Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken is a quick 30 minute restaurant quality meal that you can make any night of the week. Keto and Low Carb.

Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Several of you have written to me requesting that I convert your favorite recipe.

Today, I am bringing to you this Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken.

Kathy Betit Gallagher, from my This Old Gal Facebook Cooking Group, asked me to convert a recipe for her to be made in her Instant Pot.

The recipe is from Alyssa at The Recipe Critic. Alyssa says that this is a restaurant quality meal and boy, is she right!

What is Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken?

Chicken cooked in a creamy garlic sauce.
Spinach and Sun Dried Tomatoes are added in at the end.

Kathy says this Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken is always a hit at her housand is a “restaurant quality meal.”

Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

I made a few changes to adapt Alyssa’s recipe to the Pressure Cooker, which include adding more spices.

Since we are not using cast iron, you don’t get a nice crusty sear, but you will have very flavorful chicken.

What are the Ingredients for Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken?

Chicken
Italian Herbs and Spices
Fresh Garlic
Sun Dried Tomatoes
High Quality Olive Oil
Heavy Cream
Spinach
Parmesan or Asiago Cheese

Kathy and my testers from my This Old Gal Cooking Group tell me that this Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken is definitely a restaurant quality experience.

Use a Spiralizer to Make the Zoodles

If you are Low Carbing it, use a Tabletop Spirazlizer to make Zoodles!

What makes this Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Recipe Low Carb?

Heavy cream is used, which gives it a nice and healthy fat content.

White meat chicken is a very nice protein.

Butter, rather than flour, helps to thicken the sauce.

The amount of beneficial nutrients from the sodium, potassium and homemade bone broth, help with keeping electrolytes in check.

Slice the chicken lengthwise

As the recipe moves quickly, it is a good idea to have all your ingredients, chopped, diced, mixed and ready to go.

Slice through the thick part of each chicken breast, so that each piece of chicken is about the same thickness.

Using a Meat Tenderizer, pound the chicken to make it flat.

Marinating Chicken

Marinating the chicken with the Italian seasoning and sea salt in a small mixing bowl will add more flavor to the end result.

For a recipe such as this, consider grabbing chicken when it is on sale.

Use your FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System and prepare several bags with the chicken and marinade and pop into the freezer for future meals.

How do you cook Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken?

Spices are rubbed into the chicken and are quickly seared in the hot oil.

The chicken is then cooked in the Instant Pot DUO Plus, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker with the broth and cream.

After releasing the pressure, shredded Parmesan cheese and spinach is added.

The full recipe and nutritional information is on the Recipe Card below.

Cream and Seasoned Salt

A homemade cream sauce is easy to make.

Whisk a little This Old Gal Seasoned Salt into the Cream and set aside.

My Homemade Seasoning boosts the flavor to a whole other level!

If you don’t have this Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk, think about getting it. It’s my most used Kitchen Tool.

This Old Gal’s Seasoned Salt

Keep a big batch of my This Old Gal Seasoned Salt next to your stove, as it is a great multi-purpose seasoning.

It is great on Pressure Cooker Easy Hard Boiled, Air Fryer Seasoned French Fries, NY Style Coffee Shop Home Fries and more.

Sun Dried Tomatoes come packed in oil or in just the dried state. If the oil based tomatoes are your preference, there is no problem using them instead.

Display on Instant Pot will say Hot

If using an Instant Pot, Mealthy or GoWise brand of multicooker, select the Sauté or Browning button.

For stand alone Pressure Cookers use one of the preset buttons with the highest temperature.

Using a good quality olive oil is key to starting with good flavors.

Allowing the Instant Pot DUO Plus, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker cooking pot to heat fully before adding the fat, helps to make a stainless steel pot, non stick.

Getting a Quick Sear

UNSALTED Chicken Bone Broth/Stock is recommended, so that you can be in control of the salt content.

If you do not have Homemade Chicken Broth, grab yourself a jar of Better than Bouillon Chicken Base.

It’s very economical and will work very well. 1.5 teaspoons per cup of Fresh Water is a good ratio.

Mushroom lovers love my Instant Pot Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms Chicken recipe.

How do I Thicken the Sauce for Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken?

The following is an optional step and not necessary at all. The only purpose is to thicken the sauce.

With my Low Carb or Non Low Carb Starch Protection Method, there is no need to use a slurry or thicken the starch.

The Potato Starch and/or Coconut Flour will protect the Chicken and keep it nice and juicy.
I’m not a fan of doing Slurries.
My Potato Starch / Coconut Flour trick, will not only keep the Chicken tender and juicy, it will eliminate the slurry altogether and the raw taste that sometimes is detected.
For Low Carb and Keto People, use a very light dusting if Coconut Flour instead!

Add the Cream

The chicken may still be slightly pink inside, but will quickly finish cooking to perfection while simmering.

For a thicker sauce, whisk and simmer for about five minutes or until the sauce has reduced.

Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Why Grate Your Own Cheese?

Companies usually put a flour dusting on packaged grated cheese, so that it doesn’t stick. That also causes the cheese to dry out.
As the blocks are whole, they have not been subjected to air and bacteria and therefore fresher.
Blocks of cheese are cheaper than pre-shredded.
Try buying blocks of cheese and use a Microplane Grater for perfectly shredded cheese.

Asiago cheese can be used in place of Parmesan cheese. The flavor is a bit creamier and the texture is usually softer.

Experiment with both to see which you prefer.

Add Parmesan Cheese to the Pot

Parmesan and Asiago cheese both work really well for this meal.

With my Starch Protection Method, your sauce will be nice and thick.

Add as much Spinach as you like

Spinach wilts quickly.

I used a very full cup of fresh spinach. If you want more, add more.

Kale works very well in this recipe too.

Sun Dried Tomatoes are quite strong, so if you add more, do so at your own risk. 😉

Strict Keto eaters, may want to omit the Sun Dried Tomatoes.

Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken, yum!

This makes a beautiful and colorful presentation!

How do I serve Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken?

You will have a lot of the sauce, which will be delicious over Spaghetti Squash, potatoes or noodles.

I prefer to use DeCecco Farfelle (Butterfly) Pasta as I love the presentation and DeCecco holds up so well!!

To keep this recipe, Low Carb and Keto, these Low Carb Miracle Noodles are a great choice.

A side of my Pressure Cooker Mashed Turmeric Cauliflower is perfect, as it will sop up all the yummy Sauce.

Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken pairs nicely with my Pressure Cooker Cauliflower Soufflé.

Tips and Tricks for Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken.

Allow the Chicken to marinate for 10 minutes.
Make sure your cooking pot is screaming hot.
Only sear for a couple of seconds on each side.
Use heavy cream, as anything with less fat, will break during cooking.
Fresh spinach is best.

Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

We did noodles and I think next time, Pressure Cooker Garlic Whipped Potatoes or Pressure Cooker Mashed Cauliflower are in order!

For a Mexican themed meal, try this Pressure Cooker Salsa Lime Chicken with Cilantro Lime Rice for an all in one pot meal! Happy cooking.

Thank you for the recipe, Alyssa!

What are other Delicious Italian Recipes to Try?

For another creamy and yummy recipe, try my Pressure Cooker Pork Chops in Homemade Mushroom Gravy, which is a one pot meal!

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Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish

Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean

Keyword: Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute

Simmer Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 11 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 298kcal

Author: This Old Gal

Ingredients

2 pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts halved and pounded thin
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 cloves Fresh Garlic minced
1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
1 teaspoon House Seasoning Recipe
1/4 cup Chicken Stock/Broth low sodium
3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
3/4 cup Parmesan or Asiago Cheese
2 cups Fresh Spinach
½ cup Sun Dried Tomatoes

Tools

Meat Tenderizer Mallet

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Slice the chicken breasts in half and pound so they are even.
Add the chicken, Italian seasoning, salt and garlic to a mixing bowl. Massage marinade into the chicken. (see note)
Select Sauté or Browning on your pressure cooker and allow to heat.
When hot, add oil and place the chicken into pressure cooker cooking pot.
Brown the pieces of chicken for 10 seconds on each side.
Pour in chicken broth, cream and seasoned salt. Quickly deglaze the cooking pot, making sure nothing is stuck on the bottom of the pot.
Lock on Lid and close Pressure Valve. Cook at High Pressure for 1 minute. When Beep sounds, wait 2 minutes and then carefully release the rest of the pressure.
Select Sauté/Browning on your pressure cooker and bring to slow simmer. Mix in cheese and sun dried tomatoes. Simmer to thicken sauce, if desired. Stir in spinach right before serving.
Enjoy over zoodles or pasta. (See notes on how to cook pasta at the same time.)

Notes

If you like Mushrooms, add 6 ounces of Cremini Mushrooms to the cooking pot after adding in the Chicken Broth.

*For a creamier sauce, add 2 Tablespoons of cream cheese when you add the cream.

For extra sauce, simple double the seasonings, liquids and Parmesan cheese.

To make this a Tuscan Chicken Pasta Dish, double all seasonings, add two cups of chicken broth and 8 ounces of pasta prior to setting pressure cook time. Reduce cook time to two minutes.