Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Breast Recipe

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You need this Instant Pot BBQ chicken breast recipe because… who doesn’t need another delicious way to make chicken?

This recipe is quick and easy to put together. It only requires a small amount of tending to, and the result is a thick, tender, juicy piece of chicken.

Instant Pot Chicken Breast Cooking Times

One thing I love about an Instant Pot, is that I can take chicken directly from the freezer and have it cooked in minutes. I love that I don’t have to thaw the chicken!

But if you happen to have fresh (not frozen) chicken breasts, I’ll give you the cooking time for that too.

Frozen Chicken In An Instant Pot

Manual | High Pressure | 20 minutes

Unfrozen Chicken In An Instant Pot

Manual | High Pressure | 10 minutes

Tips For Cooking Barbecue In Your Instant Pot

• Never use less than 1 cup of liquid in you Instant Pot.
• To thicken the sauce and coat the chicken, you’ll always need to cook with additional sauce on the sauté setting, after the chicken is fully cooked. Think of it as “reducing” the sauce.
• While this recipe calls for draining the liquid after cooking the chicken, you don’t have to discard it. You can use it as a seasoned chicken broth and add it to soups and other recipes.
• If you prefer to shred your chicken for sandwiches, shred it after draining the liquid, and then add the additional sauce and sauté according the the recipe, stirring frequently.

What Size of Instant Pot Can I Use?

You can use any size instant pot you like, as long as the chicken breasts can lay flat in a single layer on the bottom of the insert.

You can also multiply the recipe with the same rule.

What You’ll Need

1½ lbs. frozen chicken breasts

1 cup barbecue sauce (divided)

½ cup chicken broth (no sugar added)

How To Make This Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Breast Recipe

Place frozen chicken breasts in your Instant Pot.

Pour HALF the sauce over the top of the chicken.

Pour the chicken broth over that.

Secure the lid on your Instant Pot.

Close the vent and press the Manual button. Adjust time according to the chicken used (see table above). Chicken should be at least 165 F. when done. Drain off any leftover liquid.

Add the other half of the barbecue sauce to the chicken in the Instant Pot and press the Sauté button.

Cook the breasts in the sauce, heating the sauce until it has thickened.

Once the sauce is thick, the chicken is done.

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Recipes Used

• Maple BBQ Sauce

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Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Breast Recipe