Chicken Legs And Thighs Recipes Instant Pot
Enjoy some of my top picks of instant pot chicken thigh recipes and for how to use them in one pot meals for easy weeknight dinners.
Chicken legs and thighs recipes instant pot. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. I know it s so hard to choose. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. My 1 recipe for honey garlic chicken revisited and updated with a new twist because an instant pot is all the rage these days.
We have used both our 6 quart instant pot and 6 quart crock pot pressure cooker to make these yummy chicken legs. This is an adaptation of our crock pot garlic chicken thighs. Instant pot chicken thighs with honey lemon glaze. I have two instant pot chicken legs sauce options below you can try we liked both and just rotate between the two.
4 chicken legs thighs and drumsticks separated. Method 1 using enchilada sauce. Once the time elapses turn the knob to venting and quick release. Oh and these recipes are fantastic for batch cooking and meal prep to meet your protein needs throughout the week.
Notes on instant pot garlic chicken legs. Turn on the broiler on the stove. If you are using a larger electric pressure cooker you may need to add additional liquid to reach pressure. Chicken is still the number one protein in this country and the instant pot means that you can get any number of chicken dishes on the table on a busy weeknight.
Recipe 2 using barbecue sauce don t choose honey style as that will trigger the burn message 3rd recipe is chicken adobo instant pot style. Add oil to pot and add thighs skin side down. We used our favorite low carb bbq sauce to make this recipe low carb but feel free to use your own favorite bbq sauce. But what is even better the fast pressure cooking keeps chicken especially chicken breasts which can often get dry tough and stringy during other cooking methods tender and.
1 3 cup soy sauce. But the instant pot is possibly my new favorite way to cook. Pour chicken broth into the pot. Line cookie sheet with foil.
Turn off instant pot. Put the trivet in the instant pot and place the chicken on top of the trivet. Cook in batches if needed until golden and crisp 3 to 5 minutes then flip and cook 3 minutes more. Crock pot honey garlic chicken or instant pot honey garlic chicken i mean one takes hours of cooking and the other makes it all in minutes.
When the pin drops remove the chicken legs with tongs. We have tested this recipe in both our instant pot and ninja foodi but you can use any 6 quart electric pressure cooker. Close the instant pot turn valve to sealing set manual and cook for 20 minutes. Add celery 1 2 cup barbecue sauce and browned chicken thighs to the pot.
Any 6 quart electric pressure cooker should work just fine.