Slow Cooker Pressure Cooker Recipe You Gonna Love
A savory and creamy comfort dish featuring crispy bacon, tender honey pepper chicken, and four-cheese mac perfectly cooked in a slow or pressure cooker.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl Large
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 6 slices thick-cut bacon
- 2 cups all purpose flour for seasoned flour
- 3 tablespoon paprika
- 1 ½ tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ tablespoon dry mustard
- 1 ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
- ¾ tablespoon black pepper
- ½ tablespoon celery seed
- ½ teaspoon dried ginger
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 lb chicken tenders trimmed of any excess fat
- 2 cups buttermilk
- ¾ cup honey
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup pineapple juice
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 lemon juice only
- 4 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper or less, to taste
- 4 tablespoon butter ½ stick
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Anaheim pepper diced, or substitute with jalapeno
- 3 tablespoon all purpose flour for cheese sauce
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ cup Romano cheese shredded
- ½ cup Asiago cheese shredded
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- to taste black pepper for cheese sauce
- 1 box dried cavatappi pasta or other short cut pasta (1 lb)
- to taste fresh parsley for garnish
- as needed oil for searing chicken
Instructions
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a skillet till crispy. Drain on paper towels. Once cool, chop it up for garnish later.
- Mix the seasoned flour spices together in a shallow dish. Use it to coat each chicken piece really well.
- Heat a bit of oil in the same skillet from bacon and sear chicken on all sides till golden but not cooked through.
- Transfer that chicken to the slow cooker or pressure cooker insert. Pour the honey pepper sauce over it.
- Cook LOW 4-5 hours or HIGH 2-3 hours in slow cooker; pressure cooker needs about 15 min pressure build then natural release.
- While chicken cooks, boil pasta till just al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Make the cheese sauce by melting butter, adding garlic & diced Anaheim pepper, stir in flour, then slowly whisk cream. Melt in all cheeses till smooth. Toss pasta in sauce to coat.
Notes
Top with chopped parsley and crumbled bacon. Serve hot and enjoy the creamy, spicy, sweet flavor combo.