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Instant Pot One-Pot Chicken and Rice Dinner Recipe
Instant Pot Lemon Herb Chicken and Rice is a one-pot pressure cooker dinner with seasoned chicken thighs, rice, carrots, peas, and lemon. It cooks in one appliance, uses everyday ingredients, and gives you a balanced meal with minimal cleanup.
Inspired by Kitchen Tutor
Time
38m
Cost
$2.80
per serving
Servings
4
Diet
gluten-free
Ingredients
4
- boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed1 1/4 lb
- kosher salt, divided1 1/2 tsp
- black pepper1/2 tsp
- dried oregano1 tsp
- sweet paprika1/2 tsp
- olive oil2 tbsp
- yellow onion, diced, about 1 cup1 small
- carrots, diced, about 1 cup2 medium
- garlic, minced3 cloves
- long-grain white rice, rinsed until the water runs mostly clear and drained well1 1/2 cups
- low-sodium chicken broth1 3/4 cups
- finely grated lemon zest1 tsp
- frozen peas1 cup
- fresh lemon juice2 tbsp
- chopped fresh parsley2 tbsp
Instructions
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Tutor's tips
- •Rinse the rice well and drain it fully. Extra surface starch can make the grains gummy and more likely to stick to the pot.
- •Do not stir the chicken into the rice before pressure cooking. Keeping the chicken on top helps the rice cook evenly underneath.
- •If your chicken thighs are very large, cut them in half so they cook through in the same time as the rice.
