Instant Pot Ranch Chicken with Rice

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Instant Pot Ranch Chicken with Rice

Author Catherine's Plates

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
  • 1 TBS cooking oil
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 (1 oz) pkt ranch dry seasoning
  • 1 cup white rice, uncooked I used basmati. Do not use minute rice.
  • 1 cup chicken broth, divided (1/4 & 3/4 cups)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream or half & half or milk
  • 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • green onions, sliced for garnish

Instructions

  • Turn Instant Pot to Sautee function 30 minutes time. Allow to get hot.
  • Salt & Pepper both sides of chicken breasts.
  • Add cooking oil, once it starts to shimmer add your chicken in one layer. Allow it to brown on both sides, 3-4 minutes each side. (It does not need to fully cook at this time)
  • Remove chicken and set aside. Add diced onion to instant pot sleeve and cook for 4-5 minutes until onion is softened and translucent.
  • Add 1/4 cup of chicken broth. deglaze bottom of instant pot sleeve of any bits that may be stuck. (this will prevent a burn notice to happen during the pressuring.
  • Place chicken back into instant pot sleeve on top of onion.
  • Turn off Instant Pot Sautee Mode.
  • Sprinkle packet of ranch seasoning all over the chicken.
  • Pour rice evenly over chicken. Add broth at the end. Press rice down into liquid as much as possible.
  • Place lid on instant pot and lock into place.
  • Set valve on back of unit onto "Sealing".
  • Push the pressure cooker/or manual button on front of unit. Adjust time to 8 minutes. (8 minutes cooks 1 lb of chicken).
  • Allow to come to pressure and count down the 8 minutes.
  • Allow a 10 minute natural release.
  • Release rest of steam and wait for the "pin" at back of unit to pop down. Once that happens you now may remove lid away from you.
  • Pull chicken out and shred. Place shredded chicken back into the instant pot sleeve.
  • Pour in heavy cream and add the cheese. Mix well until cheese has melted. Sprinkle with green onions as a garnish. Enjoy.


1 thought on “Instant Pot Ranch Chicken with Rice”

  • I had to modifythe cook time to 22min because I used brown Basmati rice. the dish was teriffic, it was seriously addictive. will make again, kids loved it. Thank you!

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