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Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken with a garlic sauce you will want to drink. Restaurant quality meal that will impress. Keto and Low Carb too.

Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Delicious and tender chicken cooks up quickly in a creamy and garlicky sauce. Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken is so easy to make and is naturally a low carb meal. Perfect for company and any night of the week.

 

Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Ingredients for Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

Using the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker for cooking chicken can be tricky, but if you use the proper method, your chicken will be super juicy and tender.

 

Slice the chicken lengthwise

Slice the chicken lengthwise

Tenderizing the Chicken

  • Slice through the thick part of each chicken breast to make two pieces. Cut each piece in half.
  • Pound the chicken so that each piece of chicken is about the same thickness. I recommend this Meat Tenderizer to easily pound the chicken.

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

 

Marinating Chicken

Marinating Chicken

To Marinate or Not to Marinate Chicken

  • While it is not necessary to marinated the chicken prior to cooking, note that doing so will help to plump the chicken, rendering it even more juicy.
  • The marinade will also give the chicken more of the Italian flavors.
  • After adding the marinade ingredients, place the chicken in the refrigerator overnight or for a few hours.

Pro Tip: 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 ingredients and pop into the freezer for future meals. The chicken will marinate right in the bag while defrosting.

 

Cream and Seasoned Salt

Cream and Seasoned Salt

Making a cream sauce is super easy and only takes a few ingredients. 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

This Old Gal’s Seasoned Salt

My This Old Gal Seasoned Salt makes a great every day multi-purpose seasoning. It can be used on so many recipes. I LOVE to use it when eating my super easy and unique Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs recipe. It is fantastic on Air Fryer Seasoned French Fries, NY Style Coffee Shop Home Fries too!

 

Display on Instant Pot will say Hot

Display on Instant Pot will say Hot

Make Stainless Steel Pot Non-Stick

  • Whichever brand of pressure cooker you own, it is important to heat the cooking pot fully before adding any fat.
  • For Instant Pot, Mealthy, GoWise and other multi-cooker pressure cookers, push the “Sauté” button and wait for the control panel on the pot to say “Hot.”
  • For stand alone pressure cookers (non multi-cookers), push whichever button gives the hottest temperature. Some pressure cookers use a knob, rather than a button. Whichever brand you have, do what is needed to heat the pot so that you can use it to sauté, just as you would a fry pan on the stove top.

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

 

Getting a Quick Sear

Getting a Quick Sear

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, try my Instant Pot Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms Chicken recipe.

Pro Tip: To better control the salt, use UNSALTED Chicken Bone Broth/Stock . 

 

Add the Cream

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

Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Grating 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

Add Parmesan Cheese to the Pot

The sauce is a thinner and dreamy sauce. It is perfect for adding pasta and turning this into Tuscan Chicken Pasta! Directions are in the notes below.

 

Add as much Spinach as you like

Add as much Spinach as you like

Can Kale be used in Place of Spinach?

  • 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.

 

Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken, yum!

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.

 

Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

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.

More Instant Pot Italian Recipes to Make:

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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Pressure Cooker Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken, yum!

Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Simmer Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 11 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 298kcal
Author: Jill Selkowitz

Ingredients

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Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker
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Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
High Heat Resistant Spatula

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 butter and place the chicken into pressure cooker cooking pot. Brown the pieces of chicken for 10 seconds on each side. (See notes section for a thick sauce option, rather than a cream sauce.)
  • 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, simply double the seasonings, liquids and Parmesan cheese.

Tuscan Garlic Chicken Pasta

  • Double all seasonings, add two cups of chicken broth and 8 ounces of pasta to the cooking pot after browning the chicken breast.

Low Carb Tips

Use a Spiralizer to Make the Zoodles

Use a Spiralizer to Make the Zoodles

  • 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.
Pro Tip: Make Zoodles to soak up the sauce. I recommend this Tabletop Spirazlizer.

Thickening Sauce for Low Carbers/Keto

  • Add 2 Tablespoons of cream cheese after pressure release and mix in to thicken the sauce.

Side Dish Ideas

Optional Step for a Thicker Sauce

  • In Step 4, before searing the chicken, lightly dredge the chicken with Potato Starch and shake off and excess Then add the chicken pieces to the pot and continue with the directions.
  • My Potato Starch trick will not only keep the chicken tender and juicy while under pressure, it will eliminate a slurry (assuming you want a thick sauce and not a cream sauce)  altogether and the raw taste that sometimes is detected.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 298 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 109mg36%
Sodium 897mg39%
Potassium 742mg21%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 1210IU24%
Vitamin C 6.8mg8%
Calcium 159mg16%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Gerlinda Beintema says

    Delicious! I thickened the sauce with a bit of corn starch. Next time I will cut out the salt as I found it a bit salty ( even using no salt added broth)

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  2. Carol Thomas says

    5 stars
    Twice a week my Instant Pot and I spend the day with my 89 year old Mamma. I have used your recipes every time and they are always a huge Hit! YOU ARE AMAZING!
    Thank you and God Bless from Canada

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  3. Lisa says

    5 stars
    This was delicious! I have a Breville Fast Slow Pro and am very new to pressure cooking so I’ve been searching all over to find recipes we’ll like. This was amazing. I skipped the cream cheese and used 2 cups kale instead of 1 cup spinach. Next time I’ll add portobello mushrooms… would I add them at the beginning with the chicken, or at the end and cook for another minute on high?

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  4. Lyla says

    5 stars
    This was the very first recipe I have cooked in my Instant Pot. I wanted something that would make my husband see why it was worth the cost. Mission accomplished. Even my super picky kids and their friends loved it. Thank you!!

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  5. Goldie says

    5 stars
    This was fantastic…thank you. I’ve had my Instant Pot for over a year now and never really used it because I couldn’t find any recipes. My girlfriend recently told me about your site and it’s like a new love affair. I made this the other day and actually doubled the recipe as I have a family of 6. I cooked it the same amount of time but I sautéed the chicken in batches and then removed the chicken while I deglazed the pot. Added the chicken back in and removed again while I made the sauce and wilted the spinach so it wouldn’t cook any further. I put the pasta in a bowl and then the chicken on top and poured sauce over that. I didn’t double the tomatoes and will use even less as my family wasn’t a fan. They devoured it though and requested more spinach next time and I may add a wee bit of capers as another twist! Thank you thank you thank you! Superb!

    I have a pic but can’t add ☹️

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    • Jill says

      Hi Goldie~

      I am glad you are enjoying my site and recipes. I hope you continue to have fun with your Instant Pot. Jill

      Reply

  6. KT says

    5 stars
    Anyone know the calorie count. I put it in MFP and it seems really low (and nearly 0 carbs which is amazing) so it has me questioning it. BTW, I’ve made this twice and a hit every time. I usually use thighs.

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  7. lori says

    OMG this was amazing. I didn’t have the sun dried tomatoes-and next time i will use a little less salt- but it was FANTASTIC- thanks for an amazing recipe!!!

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  8. Vanessa says

    Hi, I’m making this tonight but with fresh chicken thighs (it’s what I have on hand). Any suggestions to cooking times on high pressure? Thinking 6 minutes? And then simmering for 5? Thanks for the help!

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  9. shelvie clay says

    we love the creamy garlic Tuscan chicken! I do not pound the chicken breasts and I pressure cook for 5 instead of 3 minutes. I also take them out of the cooker while making sauce and add back in later! they turn out juicy and tender every time

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  13. Jennifer says

    I love the creamy Tuscan garlic chicken but both times I’ve made it the chicken has been a little tough. I’m wondering if I’m pounding too thin for cooking time- or browning too long? The sauce is delicious but chewy chicken makes me sad

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  15. Holly henderson says

    I made your American Goulash in my instant pot, which was my very first time using it. Amazingly fast, easy and the best I’ve ever made. Great recipe!

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  17. Cindy Seas says

    5 stars
    Taste just like something you’d find at an expensive restaurant! Added some mushrooms, like others have commented on. Thanks for sharing!

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  18. CHARLOTTE SMITH says

    I made this tonight for the first time and it was WONDERFUL!!! I didn’t have the sun dried tomatoes but if it is any better with them I’m not sure we could stand it. My husband said to make sure I didn’t loose this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing.

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