Instant Pot Caprese Chicken

This Instant Pot Caprese Chicken is a colorful and delicious dinner everyone in the family will love. Full of fresh, Italian flavors, this Instant Pot chicken recipe is comfort food you won’t feel guilty eating.

Author: Wondermom Wannabe

Meal Type: Dinner

Cuisine: Italian

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 7 minutes

Total Time: 12 minutes

Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 643 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 tablespoon - olive oil
1–2 - boneless and skinless chicken breasts
15 ounces cans - diced tomatoes
½ cup - fresh Mozzarella cheese
10 - heirloom grape tomatoes
½ cup - fresh basil
salt and pepper
½ cup - heavy cream
pasta

Instructions

Cut chicken into 1-2 inch chunks.
Turn Instant Pot onto sauté mode and add oil. Add chicken and sauté on each side for a minute.
Turn off sauté and add in diced tomatoes. Seal the Instant Pot lid and turn the pressure valve to sealed.
Set manual pressure time on high for 7 minutes.
When the pressure cooking time has finished, do a quick release.
Turn the sauté setting back on and add in Mozzarella cheese, grape tomatoes, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in heavy cream to thicken the sauce.
Turn off the Instant Pot and serve Caprese Chicken over your favorite pasta. Garnish with additional Mozzarella, basil and tomatoes.

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