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Instant Pot Chicken Breast and Rice
Instant Pot Chicken and Rice is a one-and-done dream dinner. Chock full of flavors you’ll love like Italian seasonings, garlic, and paprika and finished with a squeeze of lemon, this dish is perfect for those long winter nights.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 502 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian blend seasoning or Herbs de Provence seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika or smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
for the rice
- 1 cup long grain white rice rinsed, see note
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon dried Italian blend seasoning or Herbs de Provence seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to SAUTE and drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Stir together dried herbs, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Rub chicken with 1 tablespoon oil, then season all over with salt and pepper to taste, and finish with the seasoning blend. Add chicken to pot, brown for 1-2 minutes on each side, then transfer to a plate.
- Add butter to the pot. Once melted, stir in garlic. Stir in rice along with dried herbs and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in broth.
- Set steam rack in the pot with the handles up. Place chicken on the rack. Cover and set to PRESSURE COOK or MANUAL for 5 minutes. Cook, then do a natural release for 5 minutes, remove lid. Transfer chicken to a plate. (see note)
- Fluff rice with a fork. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over chicken and rice, and serve.
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Notes
- Rinsing the rice removes the starch and keeps it from sticking to the bottom of the pot. To rinse your rice, simply place it in a bowl and fill with cool water, then strain the water out, repeat until water runs clear.
- If after cooking the chicken and rice, you feel that the rice is not as tender as you would like, you can transfer chicken to a plate, tent with foil to keep warm, and set the Instant Pot to MANUAL for two minutes longer.
- For brown rice, add another 1 cup of broth to the recipe. After cooking the chicken and rice as written in the recipe, transfer chicken to a plate, tent with foil to keep warm, and set the Instant Pot to MANUAL for 3 minutes longer.
Nutrition Information
Calories
502kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
52g
(104%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
145mg
(48%)
Sodium
596mg
(25%)
Potassium
985mg
(28%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
82IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 502
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 502kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 52g | 104% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 145mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 596mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 985mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 82IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.