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Best Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

Published: Jul 5, 2019 · Modified: May 22, 2020 by Anna 6 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

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Best Instant Pot Chicken Recipes that are easy and delicious, perfect for beginners and seasoned pressure cooking fans! This collection includes recipes for meal prep, busy weeknights and weekend dinners.

Our family loves my Instant Pot Whole Roasted Chicken, the Instant Pot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken and the popular Instant Pot Chicken Thighs with gravy.

Instant Pot Chicken Recipes collage.

One of the most popular things to cook in the Instant Pot is hands down chicken. You can cook a whole chicken (rotisserie style), chicken breasts or thighs or ground chicken right in your pressure cooker. Not only that, but you can cook it from frozen to perfectly juicy as well! Now that's a time saver. Follow my tips for the best results and check out the collection of recipes below. It's great for beginners and seasoned fans of the Instant Pot.

New to Instant Pot? Make sure to check out our Instant Pot Guide for Beginners and browse our Instant Pot Category for more recipes.

Tips for the best Instant Pot chicken:

  • use same-size pieces for even cooking;
  • use Natural Pressure Release for the best, delicious and juicy chicken. Quick release draws the juices out and will result in dry meat;
  • use more seasoning than usually for best flavors;
  • if cooking frozen chicken, make sure each piece is separate; don't place a big chunk of frozen stuck to each other chicken pieces;
  • if possible, sear the chicken on "saute" setting for the best flavor and delicious gravy;

How to cook frozen chicken in the Instant Pot?

The best thing about pressure cooking is that you can forget about thawing the chicken (quite literally actually!) and cook it from frozen to perfectly juicy and delicious. The Instant Pot will take longer to come to pressure because it will be thawing the freezing cold meat first. Also, you will need to add 3 to 5 minutes to the cooking time for frozen meat. Also, skip searing the chicken since frozen meat does not sear well. You may also end up having more liquid at the bottom of the Instant Pot insert since the chicken had to thaw out in the pot.

Instant Pot chicken recipes:

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

Shredded chicken in Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs poured with gravy.

Instant Pot Whole Roasted Chicken

Instant Pot Whole Roasted Chicken, seasoned and raw in the pot.

Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken

Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken in white bowl.

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos on white plate.

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

Overhead shot of Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup.

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice soup in white bowl with spoon.

Instant Pot Sweet Garlic Chicken

Instant Pot Sweet Garlic Chicken on white plate.

Instant Pot Chicken Marsala

Instant Pot Chicken Marsala in the pressure cooker.

Instant Pot Cashew Chicken

Instant Pot Cashew Chicken in the pressure cooker.

Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas

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Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas on white plate.

Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps on white plate.

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Fajita Soup in white bowl, with cheese on top.

Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta

Overhead shot of Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken Pasta.

Instant Pot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

Instant Pot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken sandwiches on white plate with coleslaw.

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Wings

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Wings

Instant Pot Lemon Chicken

Chicken thighs in the Instant Pot with lemons.

Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore in the Instant Pot.

Honey Sesame Instant Pot Chicken Thighs from Salty Marshmallow

Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken Thighs on white rice in bowl.

Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan from Skinnytaste

Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan in tomato sauce in white dish.

Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken from Kristine's Kitchen blog

Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken on top of rice with broccoli on side.

Instant Pot Chicken and Potatoes from Creme De La Crumb

Instant Pot Chicken and Potatoes on white plate with fork.

Creamy Italian Instant Pot Chicken Breast from The Recipe Rebel

Creamy Italian Instant Pot Chicken Breast with wide noodles in bowl.

Instant Pot Butter Chicken from Damn Delicious

Instant Pot Butter Chicken with rice and flatbread on plate.

Instant Pot Balsamic Chicken from Jessica Gavin blog

Instant Pot Balsamic Chicken in white bowl.

Instant Pot Mongolian Chicken from Sweet and Savory Meals

Instant Pot Mongolian Chicken over white rice in a bowl.

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  1. Natasha says

    July 05, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    Love this roundup! It makes the instant pot seem so usable and promotes healthiness with all these being chicken recipes

    Reply
  2. Beth Klosterboer says

    July 05, 2019 at 8:30 pm

    So many great recipe suggestions. I can't wait to try a bunch.

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    • Anna says

      July 06, 2019 at 9:18 pm

      Thank you, Beth!

      Reply
  3. Sara Welch says

    July 05, 2019 at 5:57 pm

    What great recipes! I can use these all year long! Yum!

    Reply
  4. Melissa says

    July 05, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    So many great recipes!

    Reply
  5. April says

    July 05, 2019 at 1:47 pm

    Always looking for new ways to use my IP - there are some great recipes to try here!

    Reply

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