Boneless skinless chicken thighs in instant pot recipe

Q: Can you use marinade in Instant Pot?

If you havent marinaded ahead, simply add the marinade ingredients to the Instant Pot. Then add the thawed chicken breasts and proceed as directed above with the 8 minute cooking time for thawed. To cook frozen un-marinaded chicken breasts, place the marinade ingredients into the Instant Pot along with 1/2 cup water.

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Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Thighs
Ingredients:
Directions:
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Can you overcook a chicken in an Instant Pot?
Can you cook breasts and thighs together in Instant Pot?
Can you use marinade in Instant Pot?
What is poultry mode on Instant Pot?

Amazingly moist, tender, juicy lemon-thyme chicken, perfectly golden brown, made right in the IP in just 5 min! So quick!

I’ve been on a huge chicken thigh binge lately.

From the cilantro lime chicken thighs to the lemon garlic chicken thighs, it’s been ALL ABOUT THE THIGHS this summer.

But when I’m not in the mood to grill or smoke out the house using a grill pan, the IP is here for the juiciest, most tender chicken thigh rescue.

With a simple lemon-thyme spice rub, you can quickly sear your chicken right in the IP. From there, you’ll let it pressure cook for just 5 minutes, infusing your chicken thighs with all that lemony goodness without using a marinade. The pressure cooker takes care of that for you!

So boom. One pan meal. No mess. No fuss.

Use as a base for a salad or serve with a light green salad, crusty bread, and a glass of wine.

Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Thighs

Yield: 6 servings

prep time: 15 minutes

cook time: 25 minutes

total time: 40 minutes

Amazingly moist, tender, juicy lemon-thyme chicken, perfectly golden brown, made right in the IP in just 5 min! So quick!

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
Zest 1 lemon
3 cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine thyme, lemon zest, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Brush chicken with 1 tablespoon canola oil; season with thyme mixture.
Set 6-qt Instant Pot® to the high saute setting. Working in batches, add remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil and chicken, and cook until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes per side; set aside.
Place metal trivet into the pot and add chicken stock and lemon juice. Gently place chicken on top of the trivet, slightly overlapping. Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 5 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions.
Serve immediately.

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Can you overcook a chicken in an Instant Pot?

The Instant Pot utilized pressure cooking, which is an ulrta quick cooking method. This makes it very easy to overcook chicken. Rubbery chicken is overcooked.

Can you cook breasts and thighs together in Instant Pot?

Boneless chicken breasts and thighs cook in the same amount of time—just 10 minutes at high pressure will do it! Just be sure to arrange the meat in a single, even layer in the pot, as it cooks more evenly that way.

Can you use marinade in Instant Pot?

If you haven't marinaded ahead, simply add the marinade ingredients to the Instant Pot. Then add the thawed chicken breasts and proceed as directed above with the 8 minute cooking time for thawed. To cook frozen un-marinaded chicken breasts, place the marinade ingredients into the Instant Pot along with 1/2 cup water.

What is poultry mode on Instant Pot?

Press the Poultry button. The default setting is pre-programmed to set the pot to cook at HIGH pressure for 15 minutes, which is suitable for larger pieces of chicken. If you press the Poultry button again, you can adjust the mode from Normal to Less or More (this simply changes the cooking time).