Creamy Pesto Pasta

4.50 from 6 votes

This Instant Pot Pesto Pasta is a quick and easy way to cook your noodles and add even more flavor to your dinner! The pesto cooks with cream to make a Creamy Pesto Pasta that is delightful! Keep reading for instructions on how to make it.

Course Main Course, pasta

Cuisine American, Italian American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 6

Pressure building 5

Total Time 21

Servings servings

Calories 757kcal

Author Alexandria Drzazgowski

Equipment

Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 cup Pesto
1 cup Chicken broth
½ lb Rotini
1 cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

How to Make this Recipe in the Instant Pot

In your Instant Pot, put your heavy whipping cream, pesto, and chicken broth. Then add the rotini.
Use a spoon to make sure that the rotini is covered in the liquid.
Add the lid onto the Instant Pot and press MANUAL or HIGH for 6 minutes. When the cooking cycle is complete, perform a Quick Release.
Open the lid of the Instant Pot, and add the parmesan ¼ cup at a time, stirring in between.
Enjoy!

How to Make this Recipe on the Stovetop

If you want to make this recipe but don’t have an Instant Pot, have no fear! We can do that too.
Cook the pasta in a separate pot.
In a smaller pot, combine the cream and pesto together as normal. Heat it over medium heat, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
When the pasta is cooked, drain it and add it to the pesto cream. Mix in the parmesan cheese ¼ cup at a time, stirring in between. Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only.

Recipe was made using an 8 qt pot.

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