Instant Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Recipe

This Instant Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Recipe can be put together in about a half hour.

Made with just four ingredients, this moist and flavorful chicken is served in a creamy sauce, making it perfect for your next meal.

What is Cream Cheese Chicken

Cream Cheese Chicken is chicken that is cooked or baked with actual cream cheese.

I like that the cream cheese adds a nice sauce while making the chicken moist and flavorful.

Have you tried Instant Pot Creamy Chicken With Mushrooms Pasta.

That Creamy Chicken With Mushrooms is a delicious and filling recipe idea that can be made in about 15 minutes. Both this recipe for cream cheese chicken breasts and that recipe for creamy chicken with pasta are delicious chicken and cream cheese recipes that can be made in a pressure cooker.

Everything but the bagel seasoning is used to season this chicken. You can find Everything but the bagel seasoning here.

Why we love chicken cooked in cream cheese.

Cream cheese is a simple hack that flavors the chicken. It also provides the moisture needed to make the chicken tender and tasty.

Here is what else we like about this recipe.

• This is a warm and filling comfort food recipe that can be quickly made.
• The ingredients used to make this recipe are basic ingredients that you may already have on hand.
• Making this recipe is relatively inexpensive to do.
• Personalizing this recipe is as easy as swapping out your seasonings or adding some vegetables.
• Leftovers taste great the next day as is or on top of a salad or in a wrap.
• This simple chicken recipe goes great with Crockpot Funeral Potatoes or Air Fryer Cornbread .

Ingredients needed to make cream cheese chicken.

• Chicken. Boneless and skinless chicken breasts.
• Cream Cheese. Full fat cream cheese softened to room temperature.
• Seasonings. Everything but the bagel seasoning and red pepper flakes.
• Water and a pressure cooker trivet are needed for cooking the chicken.

Tips for making the best cream cheese chicken.

Boneless and skinless chicken breasts were used to make my chicken. Feel free to use another skinless boneless cut however, cooking time can vary.

More helpful tips for you.

1. The chicken breasts are 'scored' so that the cream cheese can get into the slits to add moisture to the chicken. When you score your chicken, go about a third of the way into the chicken so that it does not cut the chicken into pieces.
2. The chicken in pressure cooked in individual foil boats for optimal moisture. To do this first place the chicken breast into the center of a sheet of foil and then fold the sides of the foil over the chicken. You can then tightly crimp the edges of the foil to create a sealed packet.
3. Not a fan of everything bagel seasoning? I have some great tasting homemade seasoning blend recipes here that could also work in this recipe.
4. The chicken can be prepared in advance. Simply follow the process steps and when you have made your chicken boats, place the boats into your refrigerator for up to a day.
5. Adding minced garlic or chopped onions to your chicken boat can add additional flavors to your chicken as it pressure cooks.
6. Lastly, carefully remove the chicken boats when they are done pressure cooking and opening up the packets as they will be warm.

How to make Instant Pot Cream Cheese Chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes .
Pressure Cook Time: 25 minutes (including coming to pressure and natural release) .
Servings: 3 .

1. Prepare. Lay out four pieces of foil and give each piece a quick spray with nonstick. Place a chicken breast in the center of each piece of foil.
2. Score. Carefully use the tip of a sharp knife to score each of the chicken breasts six to eight times. Each of the slits that you create should go about a third of the way into the chicken and will hold ingredients.
3. Filling. In a small bowl combine together your softened cream cheese with a tablespoon of the the bagel seasoning and the pepper flakes. Blend until creamy and combined. Then use a teaspoon to evenly disperse this mixture into each of the slits that you made in your chicken.
4. Boats. Sprinkle the remaining everything bagel seasoning over each of the chicken breasts and then fold up each of the foil pieces to create a boat for each piece of chicken.
5. Instant Pot. Add one and a half cups of water to your instant pot and then place your trivet inside. Place your foil boats into the pot (they can lay on top of one another).
6. Pressure Cook. Cook your chicken for 18 minutes on high pressure. When your chicken is done cooking allow it to naturally release for about five minutes, followed by a manual release by pulling the valve to release pressure.
7. Serve. Carefully remove the chicken from the pot and open the packets to serve.

Expert Tip 👉 Your chicken is done cooking when a meat thermometer says that the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C)

How to store Cream Cheese Chicken

Once your chicken has fully cooled it can be stored in foil or in an airtight container. When properly stored, it can keep for up to four days when refrigerated. Freezing is not recommended as cream cheese can separate when frozen.

You may also be interested in these Instant Pot Chicken Recipes.

• Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
• Instant Pot Cashew Chicken
• Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken (with video)
• Instant Pot Chicken Wings (video)

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Instant Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Recipe, a quick and easy 4 ingredient meal recipe made with chicken breasts and seasonings.

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