Description
This Instant Pot Chicken and Mushrooms is a quick and easy Instant Pot recipe, perfect for weeknight dinners. It’s ready in 30 minutes and made with chicken thighs, mushrooms and orzo pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 8 ounces crimini mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup dried orzo pasta
- chopped fresh parsley and/or grated Parmesan cheese (microbial-rennet), optional
Instructions
- Step: Add the olive oil to the Instant Pot and heat on saute mode until hot. Sprinkle the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
- Step: Put the chicken thighs in the hot Instant Pot, in a single layer. Brown the chicken for 3 to 4 minutes per side and then remove it to a clean plate.
- Step: Add the onion and mushrooms to the Instant Pot. Saute until they start to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic to the pot and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Press Cancel to turn off the Instant Pot.
- Step: Add the dried oregano, garlic powder, paprika, ¼ teaspoon salt and chicken broth to the pot. Stir, scraping up any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pot.
- Step: Stir in the orzo. Place the chicken thighs on top of everything else and close the Instant Pot lid. Turn the steam release valve to the sealing position.
- Step: Set the cook time to 4 minutes at high pressure. When the cook time ends, quick release the pressure by carefully turning the steam release valve to the venting position.
- Step: Open the Instant Pot lid. Check that the chicken has cooked through to at least 165° F. Serve, sprinkled with fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Notes
You can increase the amount of mushrooms to 12 to 16 ounces. Bone-in chicken thighs can be used (brown for an extra 1-2 minutes per side). For chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces and brown for about 4 minutes total.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 422 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 336 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 162 mg
Keywords: Instant Pot, chicken and mushrooms, orzo, one pot meal, weeknight dinner