Instant Pot BBQ Chicken

Course: Dinner, Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 8

Pressure and release: 15

Total Time: 28

Servings:

Calories: 261kcal

Author: Nikole Berg

A quick and healthy instant pot bbq recipe that cooks up in less than 30 minutes!

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Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 cup chicken stock water, or juice
1.5-2 lbs chicken breasts- about 3 or 4
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika regular, smoked or Hungarian
Salt and pepper to taste
1.5 cups BBQ sauce Sweet Baby Rays or your favorite
½ cup grated onion juice included
2-3 tablespoon brown sugar depending on sweetness of bbq sauce
2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Fixins

Hamburger buns or bread slices
Sliced onions
Pickles
Sliced or cubed cheese
Jalepenos
Coleslaw

Instructions

Add all the ingredients, except the chicken breasts, to the inner pot of the instant pot. Whisk to combine.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place the trivet inside the inner pot and place the chicken on top of the trivet. If you don’t have a trivet, make a foil rope and wind it around the bottom of the pot.
Close and lock lid. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. When the cooking cycle ends, use a natural release for 5 minutes. Carefully release any remaining pressure by opening the steam release valve.
When the pin drops, open the lid. Check that chicken is fully cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Let rest for about 5 minutes.
If you want to thicken the BBQ, use the sauté function to cook the sauce down until it's reached the desired consistency. Otherwise, pour off all but one cup of the sauce, return the chicken to the pot and shred with a hand mixer. Add more sauce as needed.
If you prefer, you can shred or cut the meat on a cutting board and add more sauce as needed.

Notes

Be sure you're familiar with your pressure cooker. I made this in a 6 quart Instant Pot.

Be sure to cook chicken to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

Frozen chicken breasts can be substituted for fresh. Cooking time should remain the same, but it will take longer to come to pressure.

Use pineapple or apple juice instead of chicken broth for a sweeter sauce. You can also add some chopped fresh pineapple, or a small can of crushed pineapple.

Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Freeze in freezer safe containers for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and re-heat in the microwave.

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