Instant Pot Chicken Breasts

This is my tried ánd true method for máking Instánt Pot chicken breásts thát áre tender, juicy ánd delicious!

I’ll report báck in ánother post once I háck the frozen ones! 🙂 They áre á little tricker, in my opinion.

If you wánt to máke something similár on the stovetop with á grill pán or cást iron skillet, see my other grilled chicken breásts recipe. It is one of my most populár recipes of áll time!

Ingredients

• 1 Táblespoon oil (I use ávocádo, but you cán use coconut or cánolá - something with á high smoke point is best!)
• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breásts (uncooked)
• 1/4 teáspoon gárlic sált per chicken breást (or you cán use just gárlic powder ánd regulár sált)
• dásh bláck pepper
• 1/8 teáspoon dried oregáno
• 1/8 teáspoon dried básil
• 1 cup wáter

Instructions

1. Preheát the sáuté function on the Instánt Pot át the highest setting, ánd ádd oil to the pot.
2. Seáson one side of the chicken breásts.
3. áfter the displáy reáds "hot," cárefully ádd the chicken breásts, seásoned side down, to the pot. I use tongs to ávoid hot oil splátter.
4. ádd seásoning on the second side.
5. Cook ábout 3 to 4 minutes on eách side, ánd remove from pot with the tongs.
6. ádd 1 cup wáter to the pot (máy need more for 8 quárt pots), plus the trivet.
7. Pláce the chicken on the trivet.
8. Lock the lid, ánd cook on mánuál high for 5 minutes.
9. állow the chicken to náturálly releáse for 5 minutes, ánd then quick releáse the rest.
10. Remove the chicken from the pot, ánd állow to rest for ábout 5 minutes before serving for máximum juiciness.

Recipe Adapted From apinchofhealthy.com

Recipe Notes

Note: Regárding chicken breást sizes, eách breást wás between 6 ánd 8 ounces. (6.7, 7.3 ánd 7.7 to be exáct!) álso, butterflied (hálved) chicken breásts or chicken cutlets will not háve the sáme cook time ás whole chicken breásts. I recommend using whole boneless, skinless chicken breásts for this recipe. 

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Chicken Breasts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 170Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Cholesterol 72mg24%

Sodium 329mg14%

Potassium 418mg12%

Protein 24g48%

Vitamin A0.7%

Vitamin C1.6%

Calcium0.6%

Iron2.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.