60+ BEST Instant Pot Chicken Recipes - Pressure Cooking Today™ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/category/chicken/ The Best Instant Pot Recipes / Easy Pressure Cooker Recipes for the Electric Pressure Cooker Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:35:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Honey Garlic Chicken recipe https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/spicy-honey-garlic-chicken-in-the-pressure-cooker/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/spicy-honey-garlic-chicken-in-the-pressure-cooker/#comments Sun, 19 Nov 2023 05:16:55 +0000 http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=2197 Instant Pot honey garlic chicken with soy sauce, ketchup, fresh garlic, and sriracha is a quick and easy chicken dinner for the entire family.

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This Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken features tender, juicy chicken thighs in a sweet and savory sauce made with freeze-dried herbs, ketchup, soy sauce, and just a bit of sriracha

Instant Pot honey garlic chicken plated on white rice and asparagus, topped with fresh parsley.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This weeknight chicken dinner recipe is made with pantry-friendly ingredients that you likely already have on hand. It’s family-friendly and totally kid-approved!

We’ve been making this recipe and other chicken recipes in the Instant Pot / electric pressure cooker for years, so we’ve made it easy to make tender, juicy, and well-coated chicken with all kinds of sauces. 

This is one of our reader’s favorite Instant Pot chicken dinner recipes. If you’re a fan, be sure to try Chicken Enchilada Pasta, Chicken Noodle Soup, and Chicken Tacos.

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Butternut Squash Pasta https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/butternut-squash-pasta/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/butternut-squash-pasta/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2023 04:30:10 +0000 https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=47002 Instant Pot Butternut Squash Pasta, with chicken breasts, almonds, and mozzarella, has a creamy sauce that's a great alternative to tomato sauce.

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This Instant Pot Chicken and Butternut Squash Pasta recipe is an ultra-creamy, cheesy, and savory pasta dinner topped with toasted almonds and lemon zest for a family favorite dinner.

A bowl filled with Instant Pot butternut squash pasta, topped with slivered almonds, basil, and lemon.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This protein-packed one-pot dinner uses frozen butternut squash to make a creamy alternative to tomato sauce. Best of all, the squash, pasta, and chicken all cook in the same pot at the same time, so you can get dinner on the table quick!

We’ve been making pasta in the Instant Pot and have perfected the formula for perfectly cooked Instant Pot pasta that cooks at the same time as the chicken, and this dish is no different. 

We love making creamy pasta dishes in the Instant Pot on a chilly night, and we hope your family will love this squash pasta as much as ours. 

This is one of our new favorite Instant Pot pasta recipes with chicken. If you’re looking for more, try our Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Pasta, Lemon Basil Chicken with Egg Noodles, or Weeknight Chicken Piccata.

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Thai-Inspired Chicken Wraps | Instant Pot Recipe https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/thai-chicken-burritto/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/thai-chicken-burritto/#comments Sun, 10 Sep 2023 05:29:32 +0000 http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=1312 Chicken and rice in a Thai peanut sauce served burrito style with salsa and sour cream. If you've never tried Thai food, this recipe is a good place to start. 

I adapted this recipe for the pressure cooker from a 2007 Pillsbury Bake-off recipe Thai Chicken Burritos. It's a super easy, super quick recipe, especially if your chicken is already cooked.

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These flavor-packed Instant Pot Thai Chicken Wraps are made with lean chicken breasts, dried spices, a touch of brown sugar, and creamy peanut sauce. An easy pressure cooker dinner!

Instant Pot Thai chicken wraps stacked on a plate with lettuce and carrots

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This is one of our go-to dinners when we’re craving take-out but want to keep things simple at home. Tender chicken pieces are coated in a just-spicy-enough Thai-inspired peanut sauce with rice, all wrapped in a thin tortilla.

This easy recipe was one of the very first Instant Pot recipes we posted here at Pressure Cooking Today.

This is one of our favorite Instant Pot chicken recipes made with lean chicken breast, fluffy white rice, and peanut sauce. We love to serve it with fresh fruits and veggies.

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Lemon Basil Chicken Thighs https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/lemon-basil-chicken-thighs/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/lemon-basil-chicken-thighs/#comments Sat, 27 May 2023 22:39:03 +0000 https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=46376 This Instant Pot Lemon Basil chicken dinner is fast, delicious, and full of flavor from cumin, coriander, and fresh herbs.

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This Instant Pot Lemon Basil Chicken is a refreshing weeknight dinner made with chicken thighs in a flavorful sauce of parsley, shallots, lemon, and cumin. 

Instant Pot lemon basil chicken thighs served over egg noodles in a white bowl, with a slice of lemon and fresh basil on top.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This is a fast and easy family-friendly chicken dinner recipe that’s not too spicy and is packed with flavor from fresh herbs and citrus.

We’re always on the hunt for new flavorful chicken dinner recipes to make in the Instant Pot. We’ve mastered the technique for cooking up juicy, tender chicken thighs in a silky, creamy sauce. 

This is a wonderful Instant Pot chicken recipe recipe to make in the spring and summer. We love to serve it with buttery egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or rice.

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Chicken Tinga Enchiladas https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-chicken-tinga/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-chicken-tinga/#comments Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:40:16 +0000 http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=4508 Chicken Tinga features chicken breast in a simple and flavorful tomato-chipotle sauce, wrapped up in a flour tortilla and served enchilada style

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Instant Pot Chicken Tinga Enchiladas features tender chicken breast braised in a spicy, smoky tomato sauce, served enchilada style in flour tortillas with plenty of melty cheese and your favorite toppings.

horizontal photo of a white plate with Chicken Tinga wrapped up in a flour tortilla and topped with melted cheese, salsa, sour cream, and two avocado slices. On the upper left of the plate is mashed black beans and chips and the lower right features green rice with an avocado wedge and a cilantro garnish.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This chicken enchilada recipe has it all: juicy chicken, beans veggies, a flavor-packed sauce, and of course, melty cheese. And it comes together in your Instant Pot for a low-maintenance, freezer-friendly meal.

We’ve been making this hearty chicken enchilada recipe for family dinners for years, and we think you’ll love it as much as we do!

It has all of the elements of a great meal, and it’s worth the little bit of extra time it takes to make your own tinga (chipotle-tomato sauce). 

We always serve these enchiladas with our Instant Pot Green Rice, which has a creamy avocado sauce. Not a fan of avocados? Try our Cilantro Lime Rice or our Shortcut Salsa Rice.

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Weeknight Chicken Piccata https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/chicken-piccata/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/chicken-piccata/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2023 05:38:45 +0000 https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=46096 This shortcut chicken piccata is made in the Instant Pot with chicken tenders, lemon juice, and capers—its delicious over pasta with veggies.

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This Shortcut Lemon Chicken Piccata is a light and refreshing Instant Pot dinner, served over pasta and made with chicken tenders, capers, and plenty of zesty fresh lemon. 

Instant Pot lemon chicken piccata on a white plate with a fork, served over pasta, carrots, and zucchini, with a lemon slice on the side.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This is a flavor-packed dinner recipe that comes together in minutes and is easy to serve over your family’s favorite pasta.

This recipe is adapted from Barbara’s chicken piccata, made a little easier for nights when we don’t have time to flour and pan-sear the chicken. You’ll still get juicy, golden chicken and a light, silky sauce, in a fraction of the time. 

We love to use our pressure cooker for easy weeknight chicken recipes like this.

You can serve piccata over any kind of pasta, or even rice or mashed potatoes!

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Weeknight Artichoke Chicken https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-artichoke-chicken/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-artichoke-chicken/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2023 06:02:24 +0000 https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=29963 Make artichoke chicken in an Instant Pot with jarred artichokes and chicken breast for an easy weeknight dinner.

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Artichoke chicken is an easy Instant Pot chicken dinner recipe, featuring smoked paprika, jarred artichoke hearts, and thyme for a delicious herby flavor and a beautiful color.

An overhead shot of a white bowl filled with artichoke chicken and rice. Several large artichoke hearts surround the chicken. A silver fork is arranged vertically on the left side and a sprig of thyme garnishes the upper right side of the dish.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This recipe has a short, sweet list of ingredients and takes just a few simple steps. But it doesn’t lack for flavor in the least. Plus, the ingredients are pantry-friendly, and you can easily mix and match them with whatever you have on hand.

We adapted this recipe years ago from a slow cooker artichoke chicken recipe. We love serving it for holiday meals; however, it’s quick enough to make a great weeknight meal, so don’t just save it for special occasions.

This is one of our go-to Instant Pot chicken recipes that uses boneless, skinless chicken breasts. It’s delicious served over Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker White Rice

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Chicken Bacon Pasta in a Garlic Cream Sauce https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-chicken-bacon-penne-pasta/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-chicken-bacon-penne-pasta/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2023 05:38:48 +0000 https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=31505 Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Pasta is a quick, easy, one-pot meal that’s rich, hearty, and ready in less than 30 minutes. Made with spinach, tomatoes, and a creamy parmesan sauce, the entire family will love it!

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Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Pasta is a quick, easy, one-pot meal that’s rich, hearty, and ready in less than 30 minutes. Made with spinach, tomatoes, and a creamy parmesan sauce, the entire family will love it!

A white bowl with Instant Pot chicken bacon penne topped with fresh parsley and cheese.

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe: This recipe is a keeper, thanks to the beloved components of crispy bacon, penne pasta, tender chicken, and a creamy tomato and parmesan sauce. Not to mention, it’s a 30-minute one-pot pasta dinner recipe!

We first made this recipe several years ago after Sigrid, a long-time reader of Pressure Cooking Today, emailed us a recipe she thought would be a good fit for the pressure cooker.

One look at the recipe, and I knew Sigrid was right! It is a great one-pot pressure cooker meal.

We’ve updated this post and the recipe with new photos, tips, and instructions to make this quick and easy Instant Pot pasta recipe a breeze for everyone.

This is one of our most popular Instant Pot pasta recipes and one of our favorite one-pot chicken recipes! If you love simple chicken and pasta dinners, try Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Pasta next.

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Instant Pot Asopao https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-asopado/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-asopado/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2023 06:52:48 +0000 https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=22389 This Instant Pot Asopao is a bright and fresh, packed-with-flavor chicken dinner made with fresh or frozen chicken thighs, lots of garlic, and fresh cilantro.  ❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe: This is a flavorful variation on chicken and rice stew that comes together in minutes, thanks to your Instant Pot / pressure cooker. We’ve […]

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This Instant Pot Asopao is a bright and fresh, packed-with-flavor chicken dinner made with fresh or frozen chicken thighs, lots of garlic, and fresh cilantro. 

A white bowl filled with asopoa, white rice, and avocado and placed in front of an Instant Pot with fresh cilantro and sofrito in the background.

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe: This is a flavorful variation on chicken and rice stew that comes together in minutes, thanks to your Instant Pot / pressure cooker.

We’ve tested this recipe with both thawed and frozen chicken thighs dozens of times to ensure that the meat cooks up moist and tender and the sauce has the right balance of spice, savory, and umami. 

Update: We’ve been making this amazing chicken stew in the pressure cooker for years. And we’ve recently updated this post with more hints, step-by-step instructions, and photos to help you perfect the dish at home with ease.

This is one of our favorite Instant Pot Chicken Recipes. We like to serve Asopao with fluffy Instant Pot White Rice, but you could also try Brown Rice for extra fiber. 

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Chicken and Rice Soup https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/chicken-and-rice-soup/ https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/chicken-and-rice-soup/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2022 21:32:39 +0000 https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?p=45787 This hearty and flavor-packed Instant Pot Chicken and Rice soup uses rotisserie chicken, carrots, peas, and celery to make a warm, comfort-food meal.

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This hearty and flavor-packed Instant Pot Chicken and Rice soup starts with rotisserie chicken for a warming comfort-food dinner. 

A 45 degree shot of a white bowl filled with chicken soup with a torn roll in the background

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe: This recipe starts with rotisserie or leftover cooked chicken, which makes it a fast short-cut recipe that’s great for weeknights.

We’ve been testing chicken soups in the Instant Pot for years, and love how satisfying this version is, thanks to tender white rice.

We love to make this with our Shortcut Chicken Broth for maximum homemade flavor.

It’s always a hit at our house on chilly nights here in Utah, and once you give it a try, you’ll see why!

We love making soup in the pressure cooker. Especially chicken soup. If you’re wanting something a little creamy, try our always-popular Instant Pot Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup or our classic Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

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