Instant Pot Recipes For Beginners

Easy Chicken and Rice Pressure Cooker

Easy Chicken And Rice Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

Serves: 4

Pressure Level: HIGH

Release: QUICK

Time: 15 minutes

• 4 (12-ounce) bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 carrots, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 1½ cups long-grain white rice
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Method

1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper
2. Heat oil in pressure-cooker pot over medium-high heat until just smoking
3. Brown chicken, skin side down, until golden, about 6 minutes; transfer to plate
4. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat left in poAdd carrots, onion, and ½ teaspoon salt and cook until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutestir in rice and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 secondStir in brotUsing wooden spoon, scrape up all browned bits stuck on bottom of pot and brush any rice off sides of poNestle chicken, skin side up, firmly into rice

HIGH PRESSURE FOR 15 minutes:

1. Lock pressure-cooker lid in place and bring to high pressure over medium-high heat
2. As soon as pot reaches high pressure, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 15 minutes, adjusting heat as needed to maintain high pressure

QUICK RELEASE PRESSURE:

1. Remove pot from heat
2. Quick release pressure, then carefully remove lid, allowing steam to escape away from you
3. Before Serving:
4. Transfer chicken to serving dish and tent loosely with aluminum foil while finishing rice
5. Sprinkle peas, parsley, and lemon juice over rice, cover, and let stand until for 5 minutes
6. Fluff rice gently with fork and season with salt and pepper to taste
7. Serve with chicken

VARIATIONS

1. Easy Spanish-Style Chicken and Rice
2. Omit carrots
3. Add 4 ounces chorizo, cut into ¼-inch pieces, 1 finely chopped red bell pepper, and ? teaspoon crumbled saffron threads to pot with onion and salt in step 2
4. Easy Chicken and Rice with Spinach and Feta
5. Omit carrots, parsley, and peas
6. Add 4 ounces coarsely chopped baby spinach and 2 ounces crumbled feta with lemon juice in step 5