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Instant Pot Chicken and Spicy Rice Recipe

Written by Published on Updated on June 1, 2023 in Main dishes, Mediterranean cuisine, Rice Recipes

Hello Foodie Friends,

It was time to start emptying out my kitchen cabinets of plates, glasses, utensils, and gadgets. I came across my Instant Pot in the back of one of my cabinets.  Since most of my cookbooks, recipes, etc have already been packed, I couldn’t remember off-hand recipes for the Instant Pot.  The truth is that I don’t often use my  Instant Pot (6-quart) all that much so I researched/googled for recipes containing rice. One of the recipes that caught my eye was this Instant Pot Recipe Chicken and Rice on the delish.com site.  If you have not come across this site you should pop over…:)

The original recipe does not call for chili flakes but since it’s cold and rainy here I added chili flakes for a bit of that hot sensation.  I also used parboiled rice instead of white rice because I didn’t have any other kind in my pantry.  The meal was ready in 9 minutes and that is one thing I love about the Instant Pot, the food is ready in just minutes.  My mom and Mother-in-law have used the Pressure Cooker for most of their cooking in the past.  (Sometimes they still do!!)

It took me a while before deciding to buy an Instant Pot.  Why? because of so many horror stories of Instant Pots blowing up and so much more.  Believe me when I say that nothing of the sort has happened to me and my Instant Pot. 🙂

Have a lovely Monday everyone!!

shredded chicken and rice in a brown bowl. Sliced french bread inthe background

Instant Pot Chicken and Spicy Rice Recipe

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This recipe was cooked in an Instant Pot. I used pre-boiled rice with chili flakes, spices, and shredded chicken.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 5 pieces Chicken Breasts skinless
  • 1 Bell pepper chopped
  • 1 Onion diced
  • 2 Garlic CLoves chopped
  • 1 tbsp Oregano dried
  • 1 tbsp Smoke Paprika
  • ¼ cup Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 ½ cup Vegetable Broth
  • 2 cups Parboiled Rice
  • ¼ tbsp Chili Flakes

Instructions
 

  • Add into the pot the olive oil, chopped onion, saute for a few minutes. Add in the diced garlic, chopped peppers, salt, stir.
    pepper, onion, garlic in olive oil
  • Add in the oregano,
  • smoked paprika and stir for a few minutes.
    one tbsp of smoked paprika to add into instant pot
  • Add in the par-boiled rice, vegetable broth, and stir.
    par boiled rice added into pot
  • Place the chicken breasts onto the veggies and rice. Close lid, set to "Pressure Cooker" on normal for 9 minutes. Once the 9 minutes are up let the pot decompress naturally. Remove the lid, shred the chicken.
    chicken breasts
  • Stir and serve hot
Keyword Instant Pot, Pressure Cooker

 

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

5 Comments

  1. popsiclesociety
    October 25, 2021 at 12:01 pm  ·  Reply

    This instant cookers are so fast ☺️
    Super delicious and warming recipe dear Sophie 😋

  2. Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen
    October 25, 2021 at 1:29 pm  ·  Reply

    I usually use my instant cooker for dried beans and sometimes a stew. I used it a lot when I first got it, but not so much now!

  3. dtills
    October 28, 2021 at 8:26 pm  ·  Reply

    😋

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