Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

Here are a bunch of easy Instant Pot chicken recipes! We love this fancy pressure cooker and poultry can be cooked quickly. We have cooked from frozen and fresh! Check out this long list of really healthy meals your family will love.

We’ll teach you how to cook the chicken so it’s tender and have dinner ready in 30 minutes or less here. Have leftovers? We even have a bunch of Instant Pot leftover chicken recipes for you.

You can make these as easy Ninja Foodi recipes too but you will need to use the lid that is not attached with the pressure cook button on the front. The plus to this machine is you can crisp at the end with the lid that is attached too! We have a list of ninja foodi chicken recipes specifics too.

There are lots of different parts of these birds you can cook right?? Well we use them all, except the inners. I throw those out. We will share them all though, from breasts to Instant Pot Chicken Thigh Recipes, black pepper chicken to teriyaki, bbq and much more you’re bound to find a winner for dinner.

Chicken Soup Recipes in Instant Pot

Of course you can cook a whole chicken in a pressure cooker all day long. Serve it up in pieces or create the most wonderful shredded chicken you won’t be able to resist tossed with your favorite sauces.

I don’t know about you but we eat a lot of this white (or dark) meat at our house. Ever since my youngest was born it was the one thing she always asked for. It didn’t really make a difference how I made it: grilled, baked, smoked, she just wanted CHICKEN!

As soon as I got my pot I quickly focused on this protein so I could cook it more often, and much quicker. Slap some sauce on it for more flavor like our Instant Pot bbq chicken thighs, teriyaki some nights and bam I am done in no time.

I absolutely love my Instant Pot because I can cook an entire meal in less than 20 minutes usually. On a busy day out and when we get back we are all hangry, this is the winning ticket to a healthy meal.

Most times that includes prep time too! I rarely use the slow cooker function on it. I actually tell people not to use it as a Crockpot because it doesn’t work well at all for that. I’m not the only one who thinks that, use it for pressure cooking and stop there my friends. 😉

I have a lot of Instant Pot recipes to choose from and now you can turn your IP into an air fryer with this CrispLid too! This is convenient when you want to cook something like cornish hens and crisp the skin at the end.

If you have a Ninja Foodi you can use that pot too to make Instant Pot Mexican chicken and rice and every other one here.

Frozen Chicken Recipes in Instant Pot

Yes, you can cook any cut in there to tender in no time. From frozen chicken thighs in Instant Pot to fresh we will share them all with you. The timing doesn’t change a lot surprisingly enough if it starts as rock hard, it will just have more liquid than fresh. Follow our frozen chicken legs Instant Pot recipe for that cut.

What setting do you cook frozen chicken in an Instant Pot?

I use high for almost everything I make in any of my pressure cookers including my easy Ninja Foodi recipes. From breasts, to thighs and Instant Pot frozen chicken wings I think this works best. You can also make them in the air fryer if you have that small kitchen appliance. Or pressure cook, then crisp in there when done.

How long do you pressure cook frozen chicken?

12-14 minutes with a bit of a natural release is typical. Of course this will vary slightly depending on how thick they are. I always suggest medium sizes so it cooks evenly through.

Tell us which ones are your favorites. If you’ve tried one you love that isn’t on our list yet let us know! Let’s start with this yummy Instant Pot sesame chicken which is a great recipe!

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs Recipes

You really can use either breasts or thighs for any of these. I suggest cubing boneless, skinless meat almost every time. It gets done faster and cooks more consistently that way. White and dark meat works with our Instant Pot Mississippi chicken recipe, and all of these really.

You can use breasts or thighs for Instant Pot cheesy chicken and rice And our Instant Pot chicken thighs bone in recipe rocks too, make Instant Pot honey mustard chicken if you prefer boneless. Instructions to cook our Instant Pot tahini chicken recipe is here.

For an international treat, try Instant Pot Asian chicken or our Instant Pot Hawaiian chicken everyone just loves over Ninja foodi white rice.

Instant Pot Chicken Casserole Recipes

Yes you can if done properly with enough liquid and/or sauce, look below at our Instant Pot chicken parmesan casserole that my kids kinda’ came up with. One pot meals with every ingredient fitting on a forkful are winners around here. One of our most popular Instant Pot chicken recipe is our Instant Pot crack chicken casserole. It’s just like the cream cheese chicken casserole you had growing up.

Instant Pot chicken noodle soup. If you want a really quick and healthy meal this one is fantastic.

Like I said, any pressure cooker brand will do unless it specifies it’s an air fryer recipe. Pressure cooker frozen chicken wings are great too because you can throw them in rock hard frozen and they’re done and fall off the bone in no time at all!!

Now let’s talk about one pot meals to make meal prepping and dinner super easy. Try our Instant Pot chicken and potatoes recipe and you’ll know what I’m talking about. It’s one of our favorite quick chicken thigh recipes.

Most Popular Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

Our recipe for creamy mushroom rice bake is great. It’s a thick feel good comfort food that my kids ask for constantly. Then try our Instant Pot Korean chicken.

A one pot meal with veggies and protein is always great. Add carrots, taters and broccoli with poultry for Instant Pot chicken and vegetables.

For almost all of these dishes you would release the pressure quickly. Especially if you’re including pasta you don’t want a natural release because they’ll become too mushy and that’s no good. Add a crunch with this Pressure cooker Dorito casserole it is always a winner

How to cook frozen chicken breasts in the Instant Pot – This works great when shredding chicken and making sliders.  Instant Pot cashew chicken is a must. I bet you’ve had it at restaurants, but now you can adjust the heat at home.

Our creamy chicken and rice casserole is a twist on our first one. Adding a thicker heartier sauce was great. Now let’s move on to a few more Instant Pot dinner recipes that everyone will love. Many are low fat but full of flavor so there’s no worry about that. 

One Pot Dinners in Instant Pot

Try these spicy electric pressure cooker chicken sandwiches or a batch of Instant Pot white chicken chili this week. This Instant Pot coconut chicken is a dairy free Instant Pot recipe. Our Instant Pot spicy teriyaki chicken thighs are great with soy sauce and a bit or a lot of spice. I HIGHLY recommend you make this!

If you’re looking for something kids will love and brings you back to the basics this Instant Pot chicken legs recipes (two ways) is great! Here are a few more pressure cooker chicken recipes we love…..

One of the most popular Instant Pot chicken recipes on The Typical Mom blog is the one below for honey chicken that you can make spicy or not.

Instant Pot spicy honey chicken and riceYou can make this mild and just make it sweet and sticky honey chicken which is wonderful. Add some sriracha like we do and give it a nice spice too, either way it’s amazing.

Healthy Instant Pot orange chicken recipe . This is not breaded so it is a healthier version, our Instant Pot sweet and sour chicken is great too. 3 ingredient Instant Pot teriyaki chicken cooks in just minutes. Of course it depends on the size you’re cooking but it’s FAST.

Looking to use quinoa, then try our Pressure cooker chicken quinoa casserole

If you are forgetful, like me, you’ll love tips on how to cook a frozen whole chicken in Instant Pot so easily. You’ll be surprised at just how tender it becomes. Fork tender x1000.

Our Instant Pot shredded chicken is great on small sweet buns as an appetizer or fun dinner. Combine grains, meat and veggies with our Instant Pot chicken thighs and rice dish.

If you haven’t cooked a fall apart Instant Pot whole chicken yet it’s a game changer. Instant Pot beer can chicken is fall off the bone delicious. Looking for a family favorite dish made in no time at all, try our  Instant Pot chicken and dumplings recipe.

Leftover Chicken Recipes in Instant Pot

You could make many of these with leftover precooked proteins too. A pot of chicken marsala Instant Pot style is great. Use cutlets for a really cheap kid friendly meal.

Need something with just 3 ingredients? Try Instant Pot teriyaki chicken some night over a bed of Instant Pot brown rice. Want it a bit sweeter? Give our hoisin chicken a whirl the next night and see which you like better.

Our most popular recipe is probably this Instant Pot chicken and rice dish.

If you need a sweet and creamy dairy free option we have both this Instant Pot coconut chicken as well as Instant Pot coconut rice pudding!

Our easy Instant Pot orange chicken only has a handful of items needed. With NO breading it is healthier than the one at Panda Express with the same great flavors.

Instant Pot butter chicken – of course everyone has their preference of spice levels, mine is mild but you can make it spicier.

Enjoy these healthy electric pressure cooker recipes and let us know which ones are your favorite! Here are a few more to try for dinner: Instant Pot chicken noodle casserole was a fun one to create. I mean you know the soup but with a thicker sauce it takes it from good to OH MY.

Then try Instant Pot chicken taco bowls. You can load these babies up with some pressure cooker black beans, sour cream and avocado.

You can see here our lemon chicken casserole we made the other night. You get this thickened sauce with your pasta, meat and some veggies all cooked in the same pot together! More like a casserole as far as textures go.

In this post I made a video compilation of a few of our favorites. Watch it because it gives you a great idea of just how easy many of these are, like our Instant Pot salsa chicken you’ll see at the end.