Our Instant Pot chicken parmesan no breading recipe with boneless skinless breasts is great! Like our Instant Pot chicken parmesan casserole but without pasts, this tender meat is smothered in a jar of spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese.
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- Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan with Frozen Chicken
- Ingredient Notes
- Made with Frozen Breaded Chicken Patties
- Made with Chicken Cutlets
- How Long to Cook Chicken Parmesan in Instant Pot
- Can you make this with noodles?
- Mistakes to Avoid
- FAQ
- Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Recipe
- Other Simple Instant Pot Recipes You’ll Love
- What sides go with chicken parmesan?
- Can you freeze leftovers?
With tender chicken breasts cooked in spaghetti sauce and smothered in cheese, it’s sure to be a family favorite in your house too. Find this and 101 other Instant Pot recipes here on The Typical Mom blog and enjoy.
Looking for an Italian dinner made lickety split? I have the answer for you and it is done in no time at all. I bet parmesan chicken is one of your favorite dishes. This one is so much faster than our slow cooker chicken parmesan but with all the same great flavors.
Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan with Frozen Chicken
You can use fresh or frozen chicken in Instant Pot with this one. It is better if you can defrost them ahead of time but if not you can use already breaded pieces or small breasts. You would skip the sauteeing step and increase the timing to 12 minutes but the rest would remain the same.
They’re both great though and you should really try all of our versions. Once you fall in love with this type take a peek at our roundup of Instant Pot chicken recipes too. Whether you serve this as is, on a bed of rice or on a bun as a sandwich you’ll love it.
Fresh meat was used this time. I prefer and recommend using free range organic poultry. Not just because the health benefits are better but the texture is best too. It is overall more moist when cooked and not as grainy tasting no matter what you make with it. Just my two cents but we cook a lot and want to share our experience.
Ingredient Notes
You are going to use a Jar of spaghetti sauce or homemade to cook your meat in. That is right, cooking inside the sauce itself will create a lot of flavor in of itself.
You are going to want some Mozzarella cheese and lots of it, a bit of parmesan cheese is good too.
As far as the seasonings go the classics to add would be some diced up fresh Basil, and some Salt and pepper would be the basic seasonings.
Olive oil, use the good stuff, to saute the meat in the first step to lightly brown and lock in the juices.
As for the meat Boneless skinless chicken breasts are best to use, fresh, medium sized.
If you are going to use a Ninja Foodi, this version will use the lid that is not attached and the pressure cook button. We are going to use jarred sauce this time but if you insist on making Instant Pot spaghetti sauce first by all means do so and use that. Nothing would change with this substitution, just preference really if you want from scratch all the way.
Made with Frozen Breaded Chicken Patties
Here we are going to show you how to use fresh meat. If you used frozen chicken patties I think the breading on the outside would get mushy and just fall right off but would work. We just sprinkle breadcrumbs on the top when it’s served instead. But with this type skip the saute step and start from step 2 instead.
Made with Chicken Cutlets
Chicken breasts are what was used and primarily the pieces you would expect. Using thin chicken breasts would need a few minutes less cook time goes since those are rather thin. Frozen I would keep the timing the same.
How Long to Cook Chicken Parmesan in Instant Pot
Once you saute meat for a few minutes first you are going to add the sauce so the meat can cook in that and set to high pressure for just 7 minutes of pressure cooking time. Now if you wanted to shred them at the end you might set to 9 minutes instead.
Can you make this with noodles?
You will need to cook the pasta separately for this one. Below I share how to do it together but that would require the meat to be cut into smaller pieces. Both are great. You can boil on the stovetop until al dente or if you have a 2nd pot you can make Ninja foodi butter noodles that way.
Mistakes to Avoid
When adding your breasts back in (after sauteeing) make sure to set them in gently and don’t push down to the bottom. This will prevent the dreaded burn notice from occurring on your screen. Buy your favorite brand (mine is linked above) and pour it right in!
FAQ
I have done this in a pressure cooker but you have to increase the liquid (for the pasta to cook in) and cut the meat into bite size pieces. With these adjustments you can cook everything together in less time (closer to 5 minutes) for an easy one pot meal.
Yes, that is how we do it here and it is amazing. Simmering meat in a rich flavorful sauce gives it a ton of flavor and is quite effective in keeping it as tender as possible.
You can of course change up the meat. Instead of breasts you can use thighs or switch things up and use pork chops!! Instead of marinara sauce you can switch things up and use alfredo sauce instead. I used mozzarella cheese on top with parmesan.
Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 medium chicken breasts, about 1.5 lbs, boneless and skinless
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce, 24 oz.
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt, Lawry's we use
- 1 tsp Italian seasonings
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, or 4 slices of mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 8 oz noodles, spaghetti, cook separately
Instructions
- Put the 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper and 1 teaspoon of dried basil in a small bowl and stir until well combined. Season the chicken breasts with the mix, on both sides.
- Turn the pressure cooker to Sauté and add the olive oil. Place the chicken breasts into the pressure cooker pot and cook for 2.5 minutes on one side before flipping and cooking for the remaining 2.5 minutes so outsides are no longer pink.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside on a plate. Pour in the marinara sauce into the pot, then add the garlic salt and Italian seasoning and give it a good stir.
- Place the chicken breast back into the pot on top of the sauce, don’t push them down to the bottom of the pot. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and set valve to pressure cook high for 7 minutes.
- (In the meantime, boil the noodles on the stove, drain and set aside)
- Allow to naturally release steam for 5 minutes, then let out rest of steam. Sprinkle cheese over the top of all 4 breasts. Place lid back on and allow cheese to melt with the steam inside the pot.
- Remove breasts and plate. Then put cooked drained noodles into pot with sauce and mix so they are all well coated.
- Put sauced noodles next to breast on plates and serve with extra cheese on top if you'd like.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you don’t have a pressure cooker you can use your oven and make this easy chicken parmesan casserole style dish. This one is so much easier and healthy too though!
We we love our slow cooker version of this too but if you just have to have a crispy exterior you should try our air fryer chicken parm recipe instead! We just can’t get enough of it can you tell??!! This is a no breading chicken parmesan version that came out fantastic in our new favorite kitchen appliance.
Other Simple Instant Pot Recipes You’ll Love
Our Instant Pot spaghetti is wildly popular and just takes 10 minutes to cook all together in one ot.
Any of our Instant Pot casseroles are a win because you can make the noodles with your meat and vegetables at the same time.
What sides go with chicken parmesan?
Vegetables are always a win. Maybe make a tray of chunked beets, sweet potatoes and pressure cooker carrots alongside the main dish, or roasted squash. For a lower carb choice you can go with a side salad or quinoa which is higher in protein than something like rice or rolls.
Can you freeze leftovers?
First you have to make sure that whatever you have left is allowed to cool completely to room temperature. Then completely wrap the frozen chicken parmesan in a couple layers of plastic wrap, or use foil if you want.
Label and stick back in the freezer. If you are reheating this straight from the freezer cook in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour 15 minutes or until heated through. In a microwave allow to sit on the counter for 30 minutes or so first. Put on a plate with a paper towel on top. Heat in 45 second intervals flipping over until heated all the way thru.
Great recipe! Love how simple and quick it is to make chicken parmesan in the Instant Pot. Do you think using different types of cheese could change the flavor much? Thanks for the delicious meal idea!
Would change a bit
I can’t wait to try the chicken parmesan.
This recipe is missing the amount of garlic salt that is added to the sauce.
Can’t wait to try this. I love to try new dishes in my Instant Pot!
Yay!! Lemme know what you think!!