Instant Pot Broccoli Butternut Pasta w/Blue Cheese

Instant Pot Broccoli Butternut Pasta w/Blue Cheese Sauce is decadent and savory. Bits of squash and crunchy broccoli make this a perfect one pot dish meal.

Instant Pot Broccoli Butternut Pasta w/Blue Cheese

Completely and utterly surprised at just how delicious my Pressure Cooker Butternut Squash Pasta tasted, I set out to make another dish using my Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker, butternut squash and some type of cheese.

My husband ‘thinks’ that he does not like butternut squash. He only seems to not like the squash when he can see it.

He loves broccoli and he loves pasta, so I thought I would try another pasta dish with butternut squash and a buttery blue cheese sauce. The butternut squash partially melts into the pasta and makes a nice sauce all on its own.

Cast of Instant Pot Broccoli Butternut Pasta w/Blue Cheese

With some ingredients, top name brand is not always important. For pasta dishes, however, I really believe that a good brand is a key to a good pasta dish.

I used my Pressure Cooker Bone Broth (Stock). A store-bought stock is fine, bouillon is fine. Vegetarians, use vegetable broth or water.

I pretty much only use De Cecco Brand. I love the cute little shapes. Amazon has the best price for the De Cecco. For this recipe, I chose the De Cecco Gemelli Pasta.

De Cecco Gemelli Pasta

Heat your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker until it is hot and then add a Tablespoon of Ghee. When you heat up your cooking pot first before you add the fat, you will make a stainless steel cooking pot, non stick!

Add the butternut squash and let it brown a minute or two. I love the bites of the Butternut Squash and the salty taste of the Blue Cheese.

Cooked Pasta and Butternut Squash

After the pressure has been released open the lid. You will see some liquid in the Pressure Cooker cooking pot, and that is fine. The Gemelli Pasta will continue to absorb the liquid and is just the right amount of the broccoli to steam.

Instant Pot Broccoli Butternut Pasta w/Blue Cheese, all in one pot. It couldn’t be easier.

Add Fresh Broccoli to the Cooked Pasta and Squash

Hit the Sauté or Browning button on your Pressure Cooker and add in the cut-up broccoli. Mix it through the pasta and let it steam until it is just about the tenderness you like.

It will cook quickly, so keep checking to see if it is the tenderness you prefer.

Add Blue Cheese to the Pasta

I had a hunk of Blue Cheese left in my refrigerator and needed to use it up and it quickly became the inspiration for this recipe.

Since the butternut squash was very obvious in this recipe and knew my husband wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole, I might as well do what I like and serve him a bowl of cereal. 🙂  Yeah, I am serious.

Blue Cheese is one of my favorite things, ever. Growing up, the only dressing that I put on my salad was Blue Cheese. This is another ingredient my husband does not like. Interestingly enough, I make a big Cobb Salad every year to bring to the Hollywood Bowl for one of our Summer Events. He always loves the salad. Hmm, go figure. I do serve it to him already mixed together.

Add in the Blue Cheese and stir into the Gemelli Pasta. The broccoli will finish cooking and the Blue Cheese will melt into the pasta. This Pressure Cooker Blue Cheese Broccoli Butternut Pasta is rather unusual, but, oh, so good!

Pressure Cooker Pasta with Blue Cheese, Broccoli, and Butternut Squash

My Crispy Bacon Garlic Breadcrumb Topping would be fab on top of this; almost like a Cobb Pasta!

More Blue Cheese Recipes to Make:

• Air Fryer Rib Eye Steak with Blue Cheese Butter Keto
• Turkey Meatballs with Blue Cheese & Horseradish

Kitchen Equipment and Essentials

• Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
• J.A. Henckels Classic 8 inch Chef’s Knife
• Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
• Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
• Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
• Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
• My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board & Compartments
• Homemade Simple Ghee
• Pressure Cooker Stock
• De Cecco Gemelli Pasta

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Instant Pot Broccoli Butternut Pasta w/Blue Cheese Sauce

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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 315kcal

Author: Jill Selkowitz

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 pound Gemelli Pasta
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon Ghee Butter or Bacon Grease
• ▢ 1/4 medium Butternut Squash peeled and diced
• ▢ 3.5 cups Chicken Stock/Broth (Vegetarians use vegetable broth or water)
• ▢ 2 cloves Fresh Garlic minced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt or to taste
• ▢ 8 oz Broccoli
• ▢ 4 oz Blue Cheese

Topping

• ▢ Crispy Bacon Garlic Topping Recipe

Recommended Products

Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker

J.A. Henckels Classic 8 inch Chef's Knife

Liquid Measuring Cup Set

Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons

Gemelli Pasta

Instructions

• Select Sauté or Browning on your Pressure Cooker and allow to heat.
• Add the Ghee and Butternut Squash and cook for one minute and then hit Cancel.
• Add pasta, garlic, salt and Stock to your Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
• Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve
• Cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes.
• When Beep sounds, carefully do a Quick Release
• Select Sauté or Browning button on your Pressure Cooker.
• Add broccoli and stir in, pushing the pieces underneath the pasta.  The broccoli will cook quickly, so keep checking until you reach your desired texture.  Add Blue Cheese and mix through.

Notes

I love the gemelli pasta for this recipe because it is a firmer, thicker pasta. The sauce is not a gooey cheesy one like macaroni and cheese, so I didn't want a tubular pasta. It's just my suggestion and feel free to use any type of pasta you like. My "Rule of Thumb" for cooking pasta in a pressure cooker is to look a the suggested cook time on the package of pasta. Choose the lesser time and then subtract two minutes.

De Cecco is my preferred pasta as it holds up well under pressure. We buy in bulk (usually 5-6 boxes) from Amazon, as the price is generally than purchasing in the grocery stores.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Broccoli Butternut Pasta w/Blue Cheese Sauce

Amount Per Serving

Calories 315 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 533mg23%

Potassium 424mg12%

Carbohydrates 49g16%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 14g28%

Vitamin A 2776IU56%

Vitamin C 30mg36%

Calcium 117mg12%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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