Enjoy an easy restaurant grade dish with this Cream Cheese Pasta. Knobs of cream cheese melt into a lovely sauce for penne, dotted with chopped tomatoes, shredded kale, green onion, and topped off with Everything Seasoning. This is so easy and cheap, you'll want it on monthly repeat.
Place the pasta in the instant pot. Add enough broth to cover the pasta, about 4 cups.
1 lb penne pasta, 4 cup vegetable broth
Secure the lid and set the machine to manual. Set the minutes according to ½ the pasta's recommended cooking time plus 1 minute.
When the cycle is complete, do an instant pressure release. The pasta will look very soupy, but after a few stirs, it will start to thicken up.
Add the cream cheese, kale, parmesan, green onions, and red pepper flakes. Stir well, until the cheese is melted and the kale is wilted.
8 oz cream cheese, 2 cup kale
Add the tomatoes, parmesan, and green onions. Stir well.
1 to 2 tomato, 2 oz Parmesan cheese (shredded), 2 green onions
Season to taste with Everything seasoning. Serve immediately.
Everything seasoning
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate and based on ⅛ the recipe. Refrigerate leftovers promptly and use within 4 days.Variations: There are so many yummy things you can add to the basic Cream Cheese Pasta Mixture. Consider adding: