Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

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.

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, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

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.

 

I made a few changes to adapt Kathy’s stovetop recipe to the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker, which include adding more spices.

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. The fact that this is naturally low carb and keto is a huge bonus!

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.

Strict Keto eaters, may want to omit the Sun Dried Tomatoes. Sun Dried Tomatoes are quite strong, so if you add more, do so at your own risk. 😉 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.

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

Another favorite recipe amongst low carbers is Instant Pot Spicy Crack Chicken. This recipe takes the original recipe up a notch. Try it and let me know what you think. The spice is very mild and can be omitted, if desired.

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

 

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.

 

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 to Make Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken?

• Marinating the chicken with the Italian seasoning and sea salt in a small mixing bowl will add more flavor to the end result.
• Spices are rubbed into the chicken and are quickly seared in the hot oil.
• The chicken is then cooked in the Instant Pot, 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.

 

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.

 

 

If using an Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker. 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 pressure cooker to heat fully before adding the fat, helps to make a stainless steel pot, non stick.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

The sauce is a thinner and dreamy sauce. If you want to thicken the sauce, check the Notes section on the Recipe Card for directions.

 

Can Kale be used in Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken?

• Yes, it can. Kale works very well in this recipe too.
• Spinach wilts quickly and kale takes just about a minute longer.
• Use as much greens as you like.

Another idea is to add mushrooms to increase volume and add some vegetable nutrients.

 

This makes a beautiful and colorful presentation!

Tips and Tricks for Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken.

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

 

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.

More Instant Pot Italian Recipes to Make:

• Pressure Cooker Lemon Piccata
• Pressure Cooker Zuppa Toscana Italian Soup
• Instant Pot Italian Chicken Marsala
• Pressure Cooker Bruschetta Chicken with Zoodles

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

Kitchen Equipment and Essentials

• Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.
• J.A. Henckels Classic 7-inch Hollow Edge Santoku Knife
• Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
• Culina Stackable (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
• Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
• Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk– a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
• Rachael Ray Stoneware EVOO Oil Dispensing Bottle
• Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
• Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder
• My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board & Compartments
• Microplane Artisan Ribbon Grater

Caring is sharing! If you would like to support This Old Gal, please share this recipe on Social Media, so that I can continue to bring you more wonderful recipes!

If you share a picture of something you make from our blog, tag it with #thisoldgalcooks so we can see it. We might feature it on Instagram! It makes my day when I see you’ve made one of our recipes!

Here is the handy printable recipe:

PIN this Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken!