Easy Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Casserole

This easy Instant Pot chicken parmesan casserole is my kids all time favorite dinner! The classic dish you love made with pasta and cooked in just 10 minutes. I got the idea for this after making my Instant Pot spaghetti with jar sauce over and over again. Use your pressure cooker, Ninja Foodi or Crockpot Express tonight and try it!

Pressure Cooker Chicken Parmesan Casserole

With some simple ingredients I was able to make this for less than $15 and in 20 minutes cooking time. Use a Ninja Foodi or other pressure cooker to get it all done. Everyone at the table loved it, including my picky husband and 3 kids. Now that is what I call a great recipe win!!

You can use any medium size pasta noodles for this. If I have bowtie or shells it doesn’t matter really. As far as meat goes, chicken breasts are my go to but if you prefer thighs with dark meat that would be just great as well to add protein.

Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Casserole Recipe

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Ninja Foodi Chicken Parmesan Casserole

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How to Make Chicken Parmesan Casserole

This is what you will need to make this creative meal;

1. Instant Pot or pressure cooker – this is the one I have at the top of this post
   1. I HIGHLY recommend getting a non stick pot to avoid the burn notice on all recipes you make from here on out.
2. 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
   1. could use chicken thighs

Chicken Parmesan Casserole Instant Pot

I kinda’ prefer the latter because they are cheaper and much more tender. Everyone usually has a strong preference so go with whatever you prefer.

1. Noodles, we used Rotini
2. Bread crumbs
3. Chicken broth
4. 1 jar marinara sauce – spaghetti sauce we use
5. Garlic and parmesan cheese
6. Onions – optional
   1. 1/2 cup diced is a great add in
7. Salt and pepper

Garlic powder and other seasonings you want to add are of course optional. Of course if you don’t want to add the noodles you can follow our Instant Pot chicken parmesan no breading directions, but I’m telling you this will get thumbs up from everyone in the house.

Instant Pot Parmesan Chicken

We use many of the same ingredients here to make our slow cooker chicken parmesan recipe which you should try too. BUT if you’re always in a rush at the end of the day, I suggest making this one. Complete with the noodles cooked right inside the sauce it’s really quick!

In that I use ground beef but thought “I should be able to make a version of this with chicken too”. And here it is today…. We loved this so much we tinkered with it and even make an air fryer chicken parmesan we make pretty often too. 😉

I love pressure cooking! More specifically Instant Pot casseroles are so perfect for busy moms like us. They’re one pot meals. Just quick release when done and enjoy! The slow cooker used to be my jam but not anymore!

No need to dirty another pot to precook the noodles or the chicken. You can do it all in there. That’s right! For this Instant Pot chicken parmesan dish the noodles are put in uncooked. Added in with the sauce and chicken, they’re cooked perfectly as well as soaking up all the flavors in under 30 minutes.

What goes good with chicken parmesan?

I’m all about quick dinners. I have three girls who are busy with school, after school activities, and my oldest one works now!! I mean anything that goes with our easy pressure cooker chicken recipes works here too but…

• This is really a one pot meal.
• You could serve vegetables on the side.
• With this dinner recipe you could make no yeast rolls

If you’re looking to incorporate family dinners into your weekly routine more but just don’t know where to start, just whip up a quick meal like this one and try it once a week. The next week aim for twice a week and I guarantee you’ll feel a difference in your household when you spend more time together (I do).

Igniting spontaneous and unexpected family conversation is a cinch with super-cool illustrated prints featuring clever conversation starters. Here are some others too;

• Pressure cooker frozen whole chicken is perfect when you forgot to defrost dinner!
• Spicy honey Instant Pot chicken is a family favorite.
  • If you haven’t tried hoisin chicken or cashew chicken they’re great
• Make chicken gravy in your pressure cooker is possible too

Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta

Just like our creamy Pressure cooker chicken and rice is the meal you grew up eating but now you can make it in just minutes!

Tip : Make sure you release the pressure right when it beeps or your noodles will get too soft.

Instant Pot Chicken Pasta

Here’s a quick step by step but detailed ingredient amounts and instructions are below in the printable recipe card. Make, and serve chicken parmesan casserole in a bowl with sprinkled bread crumb mixture on top and enjoy!

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