How To Make Instant Pot Chicken Thighs
An easy chicken thigh recipe! Results in a beautifully browned thighs from the maillard reaction. Best shared among family and friends.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2lbchicken thighsbone-in, skin on
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1tsplemon pepper
- ½tsprosemary
- ½tspgarlic powder
- ½tsppepper
- 1¼cupschicken broth
- 3slicesonionthick
Instructions
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Combine spices in a small bowl. Season chicken with spice mixture.
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Turn a 6-quart Instant Pot onto saute. Add olive oil and heat 1 minute.
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Place ½ of the chicken skin side down in the instant pot and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp and it releases easily from the pan. Repeat with remaining chicken adding more oil if needed. Turn Instant Pot off.
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Add chicken broth to the bottom of the pot and scrape any brown bits. Add onion slices.
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Place the trivet in the Instant Pot and place thighs skin side up on the trivet.
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Select manual and cook on high pressure for 9 minutes. Allow to naturally release for 5 minutes. Release any remaining pressure.
Recipe Notes
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Optional: Place chicken on a foil-lined pan and place under the broiler for 3 to 4 minutes to crisp skin. Serve with juices from the Instant Pot.
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Nutrition
- Calories:Â 378.95kcal
- Fat:Â 28.00g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.33g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.13g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 12.43g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 5.60g
- Carbohydrates:Â 3.78g
- Fiber:Â 0.39g
- Sugar:Â 1.24g
- Protein:Â 26.47g
- Cholesterol:Â 149.67mg
- Sodium:Â 194.75mg
- Calcium:Â 18.10mg
- Potassium:Â 389.26mg
- Iron:Â 1.26mg
- Vitamin A: 35.56µg
- Vitamin C:Â 0.89mg
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