Description
This Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore recipe has tender, fall-apart chicken and a slow cooked taste without using your oven or stove! Easy, simple, rustic Italian comfort food at its best.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 (28 fluid ounce) can fire roasted crushed tomatoes with juices
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 large carrot, sliced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- Leaves from 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Step 1: Add the olive oil and onion to your Instant Pot and sauté for 3 minutes.
- Step 2: Add the chicken to the Instant Pot and cook for 2 minutes per side.
- Step 3: Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, red pepper, carrot, garlic, thyme, and oregano, then close the lid, set the valve on sealing, and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Step 4: Once the countdown has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, then manually release the rest of the pressure.
- Step 5: Season with salt and pepper and stir in the olives, basil, and parsley.
Notes
Serves 4-6. Great served with mashed potatoes, rice, polenta, pasta, or egg noodles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 514 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 601 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 26 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 166 mg
Keywords: Instant Pot, Chicken Cacciatore, Italian, pressure cooker, chicken thighs