Instant Pot Rasta Pasta
Creamy Instant Pot Rasta pasta tossed with Caribbean style jerk chicken, shrimp, and crunchy bell peppers. This meal is full of flavor, it's quick to make, the sauce turns out so rich, and it's spicy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tbsp for sauteeing chicken
- 2 chicken breasts about 1 lbs (450 grams) - cut into strips
- 3 tablespoons jerk seasoning 1.5 tbsp to season the raw chicken, and 1.5 tbsp to season after pressure cooking
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups (500 ml) vegetable stock
- 4 cups (400 grams) dried pasta
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream or double cream
- ½ cup (80 grams) parmesan cheese grated
- 3 bell peppers preferably in different colors - sliced
- ½ cup green onions sliced
- 10 jumbo shrimps optional - if using* see notes
Instructions
- Heat oil in the pot on SAUTE mode, and add chicken strips followed by Jerk seasoning. Cook for a few minutes, the chicken does not need to cook through as we will pressure cook it later. Add garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the pasta over the chicken, followed by vegetable stock to slightly cover the pasta.
- Cover with the lid, and set the vent on SEALING position.
- Press on MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK (this depends on what model of Instant Pot you’re using), and then set the timer at 5 minutes. Allow the Instant Pot to come to pressure, then cook for 5 minutes.
- Once it’s done with the cooking, quickly release the steam and carefully open the lid so that the steam doesn’t get in your face. It’s important to do a QR, otherwise, the pasta will be overcooked.
- Once you open the lid, give the pasta a quick stir and please check the amount of the liquid, it’s too much as if the pasta is too covered in liquid then you can discard a small amount.
- Season with more jerk seasoning then add cream, parmesan cheese, and sliced bell peppers. Give everything a quick mix, and cover with the lid (any lid).
- Allow the food to steam for a few minutes, this will slightly cook the bell peppers but they will stay crunchy and melt the parmesan cheese.
- Open the lid, add sliced green onion and give the pasta another stir. Serve warm.
Video
Notes
- I recommend using penne for this recipe, but you can also use rigatoni, bucatini, fusilli, macaroni or farfalle (bow tie).
- This dish is spicy with the amount of jerk seasoning added, so if you don't like much spice then consider adding just half of the amount.
- To make this rasta pasta dairy-free, you can omit the heavy cream and use full-fat coconut milk or crushed tomatoes instead.
- If you would like to add shrimp to this dish, just saute it before cooking the chicken at the beginning of the cooking process then take it out and set it aside. Add in the shrimp to the pasta along with the cream, parmesan, and bell peppers.
Nutrition
Calories: 742kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 214mg | Potassium: 914mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3422IU | Vitamin C: 118mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg
Find it online: https://littlesunnykitchen.com/pressure-cooker-rasta-pasta/