Vegetable fettuccine alfredo is easy, delicious vegetable pasta dish made with fettuccine noodles, veggies like spinach, baby carrots and frozen peas and an easy alfredo sauce made using cheese (cheddar cheese, not parmesan and yes, it works!), milk and cream, all in one pot in instant pot!
Since the recipe already contains cheese and heavy cream and its pretty heavy, I didn't use butter in this fettuccine alfredo and it still turned out to be delicious and creamy and flavorful! So you can absolutely make this vegetable fettuccine alfredo without butter or olive oil as well, but if want you can add a little butter or olive oil for even more flavor!
can you make fettuccine alfredo in instant pot?
Yes, it is super easy to make fettuccine alfredo in the instant pot pressure cooker. You get delicious, creamy fettuccine alfredo for dinner following this recipe, all done in one pot using instant pot! So there's no extra steps involving preparing the alfredo sauce separately which makes the overall process super easy, simple and convenient! So if you are someone who likes to try simple, easy to do yet delicious pasta dishes that are convenient for easy dinners, do try this easy recipe for vegetable fettuccine alfredo in instant pot!
can you make alfredo pasta sauce with cheddar cheese instead of parmesan cheese?
Yes, absolutely! Cheddar cheese works great in alfredo sauce so traditionally, parmesan cheese is used to prepare alfredo sauce for fettuccine alfredo. So if you have parmesan cheese and if you want the traditional alfredo sauce flavor, you can use the parmesan cheese itself in this recipe. However, if you don't have parmesan cheese and if you want to make this vegetable alfredo fettuccine, do try this recipe using cheddar cheese (or even mexican blend should work)!
why this recipe works:
this is an easy one pot pasta recipe using instant pot, and it works if you follow the instructions which is very easy to follow!
we use regular, easy to available ingredients like frozen peas, spinach and baby carrots to add vegetables to this vegetable alfredo pasta
you can use parmesan cheese if you have it, however, I used cheddar cheese which works great as well!
since this is a one pot recipe, we don't make the alfredo pasta sauce separately and so the overall process is more simple and easy to follow.
in brief, this is a super easy recipe to make creamy and delicious alfredo pasta with added vegetables, all in one pot and you can even make it using cheddar cheese if you don't have parmesan cheese!
ingredients used to make vegetable fettuccine alfredo:
- fettuccine 1 lbs
- water 6 cups
- salt adjust to taste
- frozen peas 10 oz
- baby spinach 10 oz
- baby carrots 10 oz
- heavy cream ¾ cup
- shredded cheese 12 oz (I used cheddar cheese)
how to make vegetable fettuccine alfredo in instant pot?
step by step instructions to make vegetable fettuccine alfredo
Step 1 - Place the alfredo pasta noodles in the instant pot. You may break the noodles in half so you can fit them easily in the pot.
Step 2 - Add the salt and water, make sure the pasta is covered in water.
Step 3 - Now add the vegetables - frozen peas, baby carrots and baby spinach leaves on top.
Step 4 - Close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 3 minutes.
Step 5 - Once the cooking is done, wait for a natural pressure release for about 12 minutes, after which you can carefully and gradually do a manual pressure release to release any remaining pressure.
Step 6 - Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the lid and add the heavy cream and cheese also to the instant pot. Gently stir everything to combine with the noodles! The delicious and creamy alfredo pasta is ready to serve!
how to store vegetable fettuccine alfredo?
You can store any leftovers in the fridge for another couple of days and reheat in the microwave oven easily. Since we used frozen peas in this pasta dish, I don't recommend storing the leftovers more than couple of days. However, if you use fresh peas instead of frozen, you may store the pasta freshly in the fridge for another 3 to 4 days if you store it properly!
Vegetable Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta In Instant Pot (Without Butter)
Ingredients
- 1 lbs fettuccine
- 6 cups water
- salt adjust to taste
- 10 oz frozen peas
- 10 oz baby spinach
- 10 oz baby carrots
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 12 oz shredded cheese I used cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Place the fettuccine noodles in the instant pot. You may break the noodles in half so you can fit them easily in the pot.
- Add the salt and water, make sure the pasta is covered in water.
- Now add the vegetables - frozen peas, baby carrots and baby spinach leaves on top.
- Close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 3 minutes.
- Once the cooking is done, wait for a natural pressure release for about 12 minutes, after which you can carefully and gradually do a manual pressure release to release any remaining pressure.
- Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the lid and add the heavy cream and cheese also to the instant pot. Gently stir everything to combine with the noodles! The delicious and creamy alfredo pasta is ready to serve!
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