Quick and Easy Pressure Cooker Chicken Recipes

April 18, 2017
Chicken Fricassee
These pressure cooker chicken recipes are complex in flavor but so simple in execution. The pressure cooker allows you to whip up quick meals, but through its flavor-concentrating powers, you never miss out on any subtle hint of spice, herbaceous freshness, or savory richness. Enjoy these hearty weeknight chicken dinners with half the hassle. No pressure. 
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Pressure Cooker Chicken Adobo

Photo: Kelsey Hansen; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall
Pressure Cooker Chicken Adobo Recipe

Deliciously balanced with savory and sweet, chicken adobo is a great addition to anyone's collection of go-to comfort foods. This dish typically requires a lengthy period of simmering to build up the deep, rich signature flavor, but the pressure cooker helps you achieve the same level of flavorful satisfaction in a fraction of the time.

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Pressure Cooker Brunswick Stew

Photo: Daniel Agee; Food Styling: Robin Bashinsky; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis
Pressure Cooker Brunswick Stew Recipe

 For our largely hands-off take on the classic comfort food, we create an intensely flavorful base by first pressure cooking a whole chicken on top of a combination of boxed tomatoes, potatoes, onions, and a handful of flavor power player ingredients.

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Pressure Cooker Chicken and Black Pepper Dumplings

Daniel Agee
Pressure Cooker Chicken and Black Pepper Dumplings Recipe

Just a touch of fresh lemon and tarragon add a subtle touch of sophistication to an otherwise classic and wholly comforting pot of chicken and dumplings.

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Easy Pressure Cooker Chicken Pho

Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Adam Dolge; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis
Easy Pressure Cooker Chicken Pho Recipe

For pho, it's legitimately all about the intensely delicious broth. And thanks to the flavor-concentrating power of the pressure cooker, we were able to make a robust and dynamic chicken broth—using shallots, fresh ginger and cilantro, and a few spices—in a matter of minutes.

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Pressure Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Adam Dolge; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis
Pressure Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

This speedy take on chicken tikka masala is one of those big flavor, low effort meals you'll want to put on repeat week after week.

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Pressure Cooker Chicken Spaghetti

Photo: Kelsey Hansen; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall
Pressure Cooker Chicken Spaghetti Recipe

This comforting and delicious Chicken Spaghetti is satisfying meal the entire family can get behind, and can be made with just a quick (and inexpensive) stop by the grocery store on your way home. Thanks to the pressure cooker, this recipe yields the flavor of a rich, long-simmered sauce in only 25 minutes. While browning the chicken and onions does help build flavor, it's OK to skip this step. Just add about 5 minutes to your cook time and discard the skin before adding your chicken to the pressure cooker. This dish is also easily adapted for your Instant Pot, click HERE for detailed instructions. 

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Pressure Cooker Chicken Pho

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Pressure Cooker Chicken Pho Recipe

Andrea Nguyen, author of The Pho Cookbook (Ten Speed Press; $20) and several other groundbreaking books about Asian food, loves her 6-qt. Fagor Duo pressure cooker ($67; amazon.com) to make pho, the national soup of Vietnam. "It's not too expensive, and it's easy to use--no jiggling valves or dials." That said, you can also make this recipe in a stockpot (see "Stockpot Pho," below); just allow more time. If you're serving more than four people, recruit some helpers to put together the bowls, assembly-line style, so the soup doesn't get cold.

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Mexican Chicken Stew

Mexican Chicken Stew Recipe

Ground guajillo chile powder is found in Mexican markets and adds a complexity to the stew that regular chili powder cannot. Though it's more mild compared to other chile powders, guajillo chile powder is tangy, smoky, and rich. 

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Asian Chicken Thighs

Asian Chicken Thighs Recipe

Serve these saucy chicken thighs over cooked noodles with a side of steamed broccoli for a well-rounded meal. Finishing the chicken thighs in the broiler to ensure a crispy outside and juicy on the inside. 

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

Photo: Lee Harrelson; Stylist: Mindi Shapiro
It's hard to believe a soup with this much flavor simmers for only 20 minutes. And making the crisp tortilla strips for the topping is a great way to use up any extra corn tortillas you have on hand.

Recipe: Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Chicken Fricassee

Chicken Fricassee
Chicken Fricassee Recipe
Don't limit your pressure cooker to stewing tough cuts of beef, pork, or lamb: You can prepare elegant entrées, too, like this chicken with a rich sauce and vegetables. For the best textured vegetables in this dish, allow the carrots, onions, and mushrooms to come to pressure, and then immediately take them off heat and release pressure.
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