Instant Pot Chicken and Rice

Step 1

Select Sauté/Browning on Instant Pot or pressure cooker and allow pot to fully heat.

Step 2

Add oil and butter.

Step 3

Add rice, seasoned salt, salt and pepper and toast for one minute.

Step 4

Use a food processor to chop/dice the shallots and onions (or take the long way and use a sharp knife).

Step 5

Add the diced shallots/onions and diced celery to cooking pot.

Step 6

Saute, for 1-2 minutes, just enough time for the onions to release water. If it goes more while you are slicing carrots, no worries!

Step 7

Use food processor to slice carrots about 1/4 inch thick.

Step 8

Add carrots and chicken to the pot and give it a quick stir through, just to coat.

Step 9

Pour in chicken broth and mix through. Scrape bottom of pot to release any stuck on bits.

Step 10

Take bulb of garlic and cut it in half horizontally. Pull off any loose pieces of the skin. Place each half of the bulb, cut side down into the pot.

Step 11

Lock on lid and close pressure valve. Cook at high pressure for 1 minute.

Step 12

When beep sounds, wait 10 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure.

Step 13

Remove lid and fish out both pieces of garlic. Squeeze out garlic into the pot

Step 14

Add chopped parsley and mix through.