Instant Pot Chicken Stew Recipe
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This Instant Pot chicken stew recipe is perfect for a chilly evening. It’s a one-pot dump meal, so meal prep is minimal.
If you’re looking for an easy chicken recipe you can just dump in your Instant Pot and walk away for a while, this is it! Plus, it freezes really well for stocking your freezer, and in the right container, travels well for lunch or even a portable dinner. This is a great stew for meal prep!
INSTANT POT STEW
Few things are as delicious and tender as meat made in a pressure cooker. If it’s seasoned and cooked right, it’s the same delicious as that “fall off the bone” tender you get from a slow cooker or from slow roasting. It’s delicious and so, so easy!
INSTANT POT CHICKEN STEW FOR THE FREEZER
This Instant Pot chicken stew freezes really well for up to 6 months. It’s a great stew to use for meal prep or an easy meal to make for several people for dinner.
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INSTANT POT CHICKEN STREW RECIPE:
Equipment
- Instant Pot OR
- Large soup pot
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup sliced baby carrots
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1 ½ cups chopped yellow onion
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 2 tbsp. Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp. garlic powder
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 4 cups chicken broth (no sugar added)
- 2 cups black beans (drained and rinsed if canned - no sugar added)
- salt and pepper to taste at serving
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Sauté carrots, celery and onion in oil.
- Add spices and stir for 1 minutes.
- Add tomato past and broth. Stir until the tomato paste is dissolved in the broth.
- Add the chicken.
- Cook on manual high pressure for 35 minutes.
- Allow at least a 15 minute natural release. After that, you can do a quick release for the rest of the steam.
Stovetop Instructions
- In a large stock or soup pot, Sauté carrots, celery and onion in oil.
- Add spices and stir for 1 minutes
- Add tomato past and broth. Stir until the tomato paste is dissolved in the broth.
- Add the chicken.
- Cook at a low boil for approximately 30 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked through.
- Shred the chicken with forks and serve.