Instant Pot® Green Chili Chicken and Rice

Description

This is a great one-pot dish of green chili chicken and rice with 3 different types of chile peppers – Anaheim, jalapenos and fire roasted green chile peppers, for those of you who like it spicy!

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 (7 ounce) can fire-roasted diced green chile peppers
  • 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers
  • 1 cup uncooked white rice
  • ⅔ cup diced tomato
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • ½ cup diced Anaheim chile peppers
  • ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 2 teaspoons salt, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt (such as LAWRY’S®)
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste
  • 2 cups chicken stock

Instructions

  1. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Sauté function. Add olive oil and chicken. Sprinkle with flour and cook until browned on all sides
  2. about 5 minutes. Turn off Sauté function. Add green chile peppers
  3. jalapeños
  4. rice
  5. tomato
  6. onion
  7. Anaheim chile
  8. Cheddar cheese
  9. salt
  10. seasoned salt
  11. and pepper; pour in chicken stock and mix to combine.
  12. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 18 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  13. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions
  14. about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 4

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