7 Instant Pot Chicken Recipes for Fast & Easy Dinners

Instant Pot Chicken Recipes – Looking for easy and quick chicken dinner recipes that will satisfy everyone? The Chicken + Instant pot combo is a total win-win in our busy lives. Scroll down and check out these amazing instant pot chicken recipes for your next dinner – you’ll be amazed by their simplicity! 

Instant Pot Chicken Recipes: 7 Instant Pot Chicken Recipes for Fast & Easy Dinners

1. Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Rice Soup

This chicken and rice soup is ready in 30 minutes, and packs a ton of flavor.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Instant Pot Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta

This Instant Pot chicken pasta recipe is incredibly quick to make!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Instant Pot Crack Chicken Spinach Soup with Cream Cheese and Bacon

This Instant Pot crack chicken soup is packed with flavors and so speedy to prep - It's your next favorite!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. Instant Pot Fajita Chicken Soup

The perfect chicken soup for a busy day - and the Instant Pot makes it even simpler!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Soup

This Chicken Soup recipe is So good, so comforting and just so creamy - Everyone will ask for seconds.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

6. Instant Pot Sweet-and-Spicy Chicken

This Instant pot chicken recipe is ready in 30 minutes - Sweet, spicy, and fork-tender!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Honey Balsamic Instant Pot Chicken

Fall-off-the-bone chicken legs make for an effortless dinner ready in 30 minutes or less!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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Tips on how to cook chicken in an Instant pot

If you just started using an Instant Pot, or any electric pressure cooker, these easy tips will help you with your next Instant Pot chicken dinner recipe.

• Chicken thighs are more versatile and easier to cook in the Instant Pot. All cuts of chicken are okay for the Instant Pot, but thighs are the most forgiving. Chicken thighs being a fattier cut, they do not tend to dry as quickly as chicken breasts for instance, even after an extra two minutes of cooking.

• Avoid mixing up bone-in and boneless chicken cuts. Chicken on the bone takes longer to cook than chicken off the bone. You’ll get inconsistent results if you try to cook chicken breasts and chicken thighs in the Instant Pot at the same time.

• Cook chicken breasts whole in the Instant Pot. This will prevent overcooking the chicken breasts. Even if a recipe calls for chunks or cubes of chicken breast, it’s best to cook the meat whole and then cut it up after cooking since small chunks of chicken cook through faster than the whole breast.

• If your chicken breast is undercooked, you don’t have to pressure cook it again. This can happen especially when you cook frozen chicken breasts directly in the Instant Pot. Unless the chicken breast is severely undercooked, it is not recommended to pressure cook it again because you risk to overcook it and lose moisture. If your  chicken breast is below 160°F (71ºC), quickly place your chicken breast back in the Instant Pot. Close the lid and let the residual heat cooking the chicken breast for 3 to 5 minutes. If the Instant Pot has completely cooled down by the time you realize your chicken breasts is undercooked, you can heat it up before placing the chicken breast back in. Just make sure to turn off the heat before you place the chicken breast back in to avoid burning the exterior and ruin your Instant Pot chicken dinner!