Instant Pot Chicken and Mushrooms
Make juicy chicken breasts and mushrooms in your Instant Pot. This comes out perfect every time! Have a delicious low-carb dinner ready in about 40 minutes! Great for a weeknight dinner.
Servings 2
Calories 446kcal
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 16 oz containers of baby bella mushrooms washed and sliced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Cut the mushrooms up and set aside.
- Next, turn the Instant Pot to sauté mode and add the avocado oil.
- Once the oil is hot add the chicken breast. Cook the chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned.
- Remove chicken from the Instant Pot and set aside.
- Add the mushrooms and garlic to the Instant Pot. Cook until mushrooms are tender and garlic is fragrant (1-2 minutes).
- Turn off the sauté mode and add the chicken broth. Stir and scrap the bottom of the Instant Pot to ensure that it doesn’t burn.
- Add back in the chicken.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the knob is set to seal. Hit “Manual” then select high pressure and set the timer to 8 minutes.
- Perform a 5-minute natural pressure release and then carefully remove the rest of the pressure.
- Carefully remove the lid. Let the chicken sit for at least five minutes before cutting.