Instant Pot Bone-In Chicken Breast (From Fresh or Frozen)

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This Instant Pot bone-in chicken breast is amazing! So tender and juicy, it never dries out! Instant Pot is my favorite way of cooking chicken breast! It works with fresh or frozen chicken breast!

by MelanieCooks.com·published 2019-01-09

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AmericanMain Dish

Servings

['4', '4 servings']

Total time

10 min

Calories / serving

155 kcal

Ingredients (3)

serves

2 bone-in skin-on chicken breasts
1 cup waterwater
Salt and pepper to tastesalt-and-pepper

Instructions (4 steps)

01Rub the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
02Add water and chicken breasts to the Instant Pot (you can use the trivet or put them directly in the water).
03Close the lid of the Instant Pot and turn the valve to a Sealing position. Press the "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" button and set the time to 10 minutes on High pressure for fresh chicken breasts or 25 minutes for frozen.
04When it's done cooking, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick release (QR) the remaining steam.

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