This super simple Instant Pot Chicken and Potatoes is a satisfying meal that comes together so quickly! It's the perfect last minute weeknight dinner idea.
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👩🏻🍳 Simple and easy chicken and potatoes
My partner loves nothing more than a simple meat and potatoes recipe so I'm always trying to find quick and easy ways to make it for dinner. With the Instant Pot, I love how easy it is to get everything cooked up in one pot in next to no time. The potatoes come out perfectly tender and the chicken comes out perfectly moist despite being cooked together.
Clean up is beyond easy since there isn't much to clean up after. If you're great at eyeballing measurements and skip the measuring spoons for the seasonings, all you have to wash is pretty much a bowl, a pair of tongs, and the Instant Pot liner!
If you're looking for another similar recipe, try my super easy Instant Pot Chicken and Rice recipe, or this one for Chicken Tray Bake with Potatoes.
For a chicken dish that's totally bursting with Mediterranean flavor, try this baked lemon feta chicken recipe! It's an amazing meal everyone will love!
🥘 Ingredients Needed
- chicken breasts - I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts for this recipe.
- seasoning - garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and salt to season the chicken with. You can change this up if you prefer.
- olive oil - or cooking oil of your choice.
- potatoes - I use a combination of red and yellow Creamer potatoes.
- chicken stock - I use Better than Boullion to make my chicken stock.
- salt
🔪 Instructions
- Combine the chicken breasts with the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and olive oil and mix until the chicken is fully covered.
- On saute mode of the Instant Pot, quickly sear each side of the chicken breasts for 1 minute each to seal the seasoning onto the chicken breasts and give it a nice brown colour.
- Remove the chicken breasts and deglaze the Instant Pot liner with some chicken stock before adding in the potatoes, the rest of the stock, and some salt.
- Place the chicken breasts on top before closing the Instant Pot lid and setting it to seal.
- Set the pressure cooker to cook for 6 minutes. When done, let it natural pressure release for 10 minutes before quick releasing.
👪 FAQs
No but I like to sear it so you get that beautiful brown colour on your breasts. Since the chicken is being cooked under pressure, it won't get any colour to it just from pressure cooking alone. However, you don't want to brown the chicken too much as it can cause the chicken to be over cooked.
No. When natural pressure releasing, the food inside the pot is still cooking. So that natural pressure release time is factored into making sure everything is cooked up.
Yes, but the cook time will have to be adjusted as chicken thighs take a little longer than chicken breasts.
This recipe is only tested with thawed chicken. Frozen chicken has a completely different cook time and while you can cook from frozen with an Instant Pot, the potatoes would be overcooked by the time the frozen chicken is cooked through.
💭 Top Tips
- If you have the time, combine the chicken breasts with the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and olive oil ahead of time and let it marinate in the fridge. If not, that is fine.
- If you have leftovers, store everything in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat in the microwave.
- This recipe was made and tested in an 6 qt Instant Pot. If you have an 8 qt, it may require up to 1.5 cups of stock instead of 1 cup.
- I like to serve my chicken with a little bit of toasted sesame seeds on top, as a garnish and a little bit of a flavor booster!
📖 Variations
- If you have dried herbs such as rosemary or thyme, it would go great on the potatoes.
- You can also add other similar sized root vegetables to the liner such as carrots.
- Garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika can be swapped out for another seasoning combo. You can try ranch powder, dried herbs, etc.
- If you like your food a little spicy, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to your chicken seasoning or red chili flakes!
🥗 Suggested Side Dishes
Here are some great side dish suggestions to serve with your chicken and potatoes!
🍞 Additional Entrees Recipes
Here are a few more more entree recipe ideas for you! And for another great instant pot recipe, try this Instant Pot Chicken Curry!
Chicken and Potatoes in the Instant Pot
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Instant Pot Chicken and Potatoes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon onion powder
- ½ tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon for the chicken, 1 teaspoon for the potatoes
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pounds baby potatoes or 1½ pounds if you would like more potatoes
- 1 cup chicken stock
Instructions
- Combine the chicken breasts with the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and olive oil and mix until the chicken is fully covered.3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, ½ tablespoon garlic powder, ½ tablespoon onion powder, ½ tablespoon paprika, 2 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoon olive oil
- On saute mode of the Instant Pot, quickly sear each side of the chicken breasts for 1 minute each to seal the seasoning onto the chicken breasts and give it a nice brown colour.
- Remove the chicken breasts and deglaze the Instant Pot liner with some chicken stock before adding in the potatoes, the rest of the stock, and some salt.1 cup chicken stock, 1 pounds baby potatoes
- Place the chicken breasts on top before closing the Instant Pot lid and setting it to seal.
- Set the pressure cooker to cook (high pressure) for 6 minutes. When done, let it natural pressure release for 10 minutes before quick releasing.
Notes
- This recipe was developed using a 6 quart Instant Pot. A larger size will require more liquid.
- The searing step can be omitted but the chicken will not have the nice brown color.
- If you substitute chicken thighs be sure to cook for a little longer as thighs take longer to cook than breasts.
- You can experiment with different seasonings to produce different flavor profiles!
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Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate. The nutritional values for your final dish may vary based on measuring differences and products used.
Carmy is the blogger behind Carmyy.com and Onepotonly.com where she shares simple delicious recipes that are family friendly and easy to make! You can find her on Instagram and Youtube when she's not on her blog!
Danielle Sanders
I have an 8 qt pot. Can I double the recipe and keep the same cook times?
Kristin
H Danielle, I have not tested that so I don't have any specific advice for you there, but here is a good article on how to double instant pot recipes. Hopefully it will help! https://www.thekitchn.com/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-doubling-instant-pot-recipes-23089108