Instant Pot {Pressure Cooker} Ham & Penne Pasta

Instant Pot {Pressure Cooker} Ham & Penne Pasta ~ Our Favorite Meal Now in the Instant Pot! Only One Dish to Clean and You Have an Easy Dinner Recipe!

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Fixer Upper….what a trend! Can you imgaine being the brain power behind that? And what doesn’t Jo and Chip do? Now Chip is writing a book! Trust me, I love them as much as the next person but I wonder how they do it all. They have to have a lot of “people” in their corner don’t you think?

Sometimes people ask me how I do it all and I seem boring to them! I do love their style. I dream of having some shiplap in my house!

You know what other trend I adore right now? The Instant Pot trend! LOVE LOVE LOVE! First of all I love One Pot recipes, but the fact that I can do a One Pot recipe in my Instant Pot and not even have to worry about stirring it? WIN! What crazy busy Mom doesn’t like that? Throw it in the Instant Pot and forget it. You can clean up, unload the dishwasher, spend up time with the kids, fold a load of laundry, OR sit down, put your feet up and watch some crap television for a few minutes!

This recipe is an adaption of my One Pot Ham & Penne Skillet which has been CRAZY popular since I first posted it a few years ago. It goes nuts over Easter because of all that leftover ham, but really you can make this any time of year!

If you haven’t joined the Instant Pot craze yet, I have only one questions for you. What on earth are you waiting for??

If you are scared of the Instant Pot and haven’t used yours yet, like I was. Really, I was. My friends were using it all the time and I left mine in the closet collecting dust because I was nervous to use it! I assure you that it’s not hard, this is the perfect recipe to start with. You really can’t go wrong with it and the entire family will love it. Plus, you’ll be an Instant Pot junkie just like I am now!

Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @julieseatsandtreats or #julieseatsandtreats so I can see your yummy treat!

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Instant Pot {Pressure Cooker} Ham & Penne Pasta

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Instant Pot {Pressure Cooker} Ham & Penne Pasta

Our Favorite Meal Now in the Instant Pot! Only One Dish to Clean and You Have an Easy Dinner Recipe!

Prep:15 minutes mins

Cook:8 minutes mins

Total:23 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 Tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 1/2 c. diced yellow onions
• ▢ 3 cloves minced garlic
• ▢ 3 c. cubed fully cooked ham
• ▢ 1/2 tsp dried parsley
• ▢ 1/2 tsp dried basil
• ▢ 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• ▢ 1/4 tsp pepper
• ▢ 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• ▢ 3 c. chicken broth
• ▢ 2 c. 2% milk
• ▢ 1/4 c. flour
• ▢ 1 16 oz penne noodles, uncooked
• ▢ 2 c. frozen peas thawed
• ▢ 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Place 1 Tbsp olive oil in bottom of Instant Pot. Turn on to manual. Saute ham and onions until onions are translucent. Add garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, pepper and red pepper flakes; cook 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in broth, milk, and flour. Whisk until combined. Add the rest of the ingredients except Parmesan cheese.
• Place lid on Instant Pot.
• Set to high pressure for 8 minutes.
• After it is done, let the pressure naturally release for about five minutes, and then change to quick release until all the pressure is gone.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top of pasta. Serve immediately.

Tips

If you'd like to make this on the stove top here is the One Pot version of this recipe!

Nutrition Information

Calories: 285kcal (14%), Carbohydrates: 21g (7%), Protein: 27g (54%), Fat: 10g (15%), Saturated Fat: 3g (19%), Cholesterol: 62mg (21%), Sodium: 1751mg (76%), Potassium: 345mg (10%), Fiber: 3g (13%), Sugar: 8g (9%), Vitamin A: 645IU (13%), Vitamin C: 31.4mg (38%), Calcium: 272mg (27%), Iron: 2.2mg (12%)

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