Easy Cream Cheese Chicken
A simple and comforting cream cheese chicken recipe cooked quickly in your pressure cooker. Juicy chicken breast strips blend perfectly with sautéed mushrooms, garlic, and a creamy cheese sauce topped with gooey mozzarella. Perfect for a weeknight dinner served over steamed rice.
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped fine to melt into your sauce
- 8 oz white button mushrooms sliced thin for that earthy flavor
- 2 cloves garlic minced fresh so the flavor pops
- 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into long 1-inch wide strips
- 0.75 teaspoon kosher salt for seasoning
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper for seasoning
- 4 oz plain cream cheese regular or reduced-fat, to bring creamy richness
- 0.25 cup low-sodium chicken broth to thin the sauce gently
- 0.5 cup shredded mozzarella cheese for that gooey topping you crave
- Steamed brown or white rice for serving and soaking up all those lovely juices
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley optional, to freshen things up
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in your pressure cooker on sauté mode until hot.
- Add the chopped onion and mushrooms. Sauté until soft and tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, just until fragrant.
- Add the chicken strips and season with kosher salt and black pepper.
- Cook the chicken strips until they lose their pink outside, about 5 to 7 minutes, browning them slightly.
- Lower the heat and add the cream cheese and chicken broth. Stir until the cream cheese melts and the sauce is smooth.
- Close the lid and set your pressure cooker to high pressure for 7 minutes.
- When cooking is complete, let the pressure natural release for about 10 minutes.
- Quickly switch back to sauté mode and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Stir gently to melt the cheese evenly.
- Scoop the creamy chicken over steamed rice and optionally sprinkle with fresh parsley.
- Enjoy your tender, creamy cream cheese chicken dish!
Notes
Serve warm over steamed rice and garnish with fresh parsley if desired. This creamy dish reheats well and can be frozen for meal prep.