Description
A comforting one-pot meal featuring tender chicken breasts and fluffy long-grain white rice cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1.5 cups long-grain white rice, rinsed
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to Sauté and add olive oil. Brown the chicken breasts for 3-4 minutes per side, then remove them from the pot.
- Add the diced onion and minced garlic to the pot. Sauté for 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Pour in 1/4 cup of chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to remove all browned bits.
- Stir in the rinsed rice and the remaining chicken broth, ensuring the rice is evenly distributed.
- Place the seared chicken breasts on top of the rice layer.
- Close the lid, set the valve to Sealing, and cook on High Pressure for 8 minutes.
- Allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then carefully vent any remaining steam.
- Remove the chicken to a plate, fluff the rice with a fork, and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: American