Instant Pot Fettuccini Alfredo is a creamy and delicious pasta dish made with cooked fettuccini pasta tossed in a creamy Alfredo sauce and steamed broccoli

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 8 oz dry fettuccine noodles (broken into pieces)
  • 15 oz alfredo sauce ((around 1.5 cups))
  • 2 cups water (to cook pasta)
  • salt and black pepper powder (to taste)
  • 1 cup steamed (cooked) broccoli florets
  • 1 tablespoon fresh or dried parsley

Method

Instant Pot Method:

  1. Add water, salt to the Instant Pot. Mix well. Then add the dry fettuccini noodles. Most of the pasta should be covered in the water. If it is not, add some more water.
  2. Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes.
  3. Using fettuccini noodles in this recipe which has 10 minutes for cooking on the stovetop. So to cook on Instant Pot – Divide the cooking time by half and minus one for al dente pasta. So it's 4 minutes. For softer pasta, do 5 minutes.
  4. When the instant pot beeps, Wait 2-3 minutes and then Quick Release the remaining pressure manually. Open the lid, drain if there is any extra water.
  5. Turn on Sauté mode. Stir in the alfredo sauce, black pepper, salt, and steamed broccoli, and mix everything well. Add more alfredo sauce if you want a more creamy texture. Cook for about 3-4 minutes, stirring in between.
  6. When done, garnish with dried or fresh parsley and serve immediately.

Stovetop method with Homemade Alfredo Sauce:

  1. Prepare pasta according to package. Drain and set aside. Reserve some pasta water.
  2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add heavy cream and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Next add garlic powder and cheese and whisk until all the cheese melts.
  4. Add some steamed broccoli, cooked fettuccine pasta, pepper, salt and toss pasta in the sauce.
  5. If sauce is too thick, then add the reserved pasta water gradually and finally sprinkle some parsley.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.