Instant Pot Creole Chicken & Rice+ VIDEO

Instant Pot Creole chicken & rice is an easy and tasty one-pot meal. Creole seasonings, tender chicken, smoked sausage, bell pepper, onion…this flavorful & filling recipe can be served any day of the week. Instructions to make this easy chicken dish in the slow cooker are included as well. 

Ingredients For Instant Pot Creole Chicken & Rice

• Creole Seasoning
• Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs or Breasts
• White Rice
• Chicken Broth
• The Holy Trinity: AKA the holy trinity of Creole cooking is the Creole version of mirepoix. It consists of one part bell pepper, one part celery, and one part onion.

How To Make Creole Chicken & Rice In The Instant Pot

Instant Pot 

1. Turn the Instant Pot to sauté. Once hot, add the oil.
2. If using using skin-on chicken, add the chicken skin-side down and cook until the skin is lightly browned. Approximately 3-5 minutes. If using skinless chicken, go straight to the next step.
3. Add the bell pepper, celery, and onion to the pressure cooker. Cook 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Add garlic and cook an additional minute. Turn off the pressure cooker.
4. Add the broth, and deglaze the bottom of the pressure cooker by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
5. Add all the remaining ingredients. Stir to mix well.
6. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook 5 minutes for chicken breasts, 7 minutes for chicken thighs. When cooking time is complete, quick the release pressure.

Slow Cooker

1. Add the rice, broth, sausage, onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the Creole seasoning to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
2. Add the chicken on top of the food in the slow cooker. Season the chicken with the remaining 1 teaspoon of Creole seasoning.
3. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.

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What Type Of Chicken To Use

I like to use boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs with this recipe. If you use dark meat like chicken thighs, you will need to add a few minutes of extra time in the Instant Pot. If you use the Instant Pot and skinless chicken, you don’t need to brown the chicken beforehand.

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What Type Of Rice To Use

This Instant Pot chicken & rice recipe is meant to use white rice. Rinse the rice before adding it to the appliance to wash away any dirt, film, and extra starch. 

THE HOLY TRINITY

Are you familiar with mirepoix? Mirepoix is a combination of diced onions, carrots, and celery. It’s used as a base for lots of traditional recipes like soups (think chicken soup), stews, and stocks. The holy trinity, also known as the holy trinity of Creole cooking is the Creole version of mirepoix. It consists of one part bell pepper, one part celery, and one part onion. It’s the base for lots of traditional Creole recipes like gumbo, jambalaya, and étouffée. I almost used it here but after a few rounds of recipe testing I removed the celery. It didn’t fit the a creamy roast. The bell peppers and onion still made it into the recipe along with a lot of Creole seasoning.

Using The Slow Cooker

Since the slow cooker functions differently so you need to make adjustments. First, I do not suggest making this in the slow cooker with white rice. To make this in the Crock-Pot, substitute brown rice.  Second, change the the rice/broth ratio. The slow cooker uses a 2:1 broth to rice ration so you will need 1 cup of brown rice and 2 cups of broth. Cooker –  1 cup brown rice, 2 cups broth ; Instant Pot – 1 cup brown rice, 1.5 cups broth.

FAQs & Tips 

• If using skin-on chicken and you want crisp skin you will need to remove the chicken from the appliance & place it under your oven’s broiler for 3-5 minutes. 
• I do not recommend letting this meal sit in the Instant Pot (or slow cooker) on the WARM setting. When rice is left on a stove-top burner too long, it will overcook & burn. An Instant Pot is no different. When the chicken & rice is done cooking, I suggest you turn off the appliance.
• When making this in the Instant Pot, if you use skinless chicken, you don’t need to sauté the chicken.
• After cooking time has completed, if you may find that your rice it too wet (excess liquid), the solution is simple. Regardless of whether you use the slow cooker or Instant Pot, turn the appliance off & set the lid ajar. The excess liquid should evaporate.
• Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. 
• I used a 6-quart slow cooker or Instant Pot.

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Instant Pot Creole chicken & rice is an easy & flavorful one-pot recipe. Creole seasonings, chicken, sausage, onion, and bell pepper, and more! This Southern inspired chicken dish is tasty and filling. Instructions to make this in the slow cooker are also included.

• Total Time: 17 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• 1 cup white rice, rinsed
• 1 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 6 ounces smoked sausage, diced or chopped
• 1 celery stalk, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 4 teaspoons Creole seasoning
• 1 tablespoon oil (for Instant Pot only)

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Instructions

Instant Pot 

1. Turn the Instant Pot to sauté. Once hot, add the oil.
2. If using using skin-on chicken, add the chicken skin-side down and cook until the skin is lightly browned. Approximately 3-5 minutes. If using skinless chicken, go straight to the next step.
3. Add the bell pepper, celery, and onion to the pressure cooker. Cook 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Add garlic and cook an additional minute. Turn off the pressure cooker.
4. Add the broth, and deglaze the bottom of the pressure cooker by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
5. Add all the remaining ingredients. Stir to mix well.
6. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook 5 minutes for chicken breasts, 7 minutes for chicken thighs. When cooking time is complete, quick the release pressure.

Slow Cooker

1. Add the rice, broth, sausage, onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the Creole seasoning to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
2. Add the chicken on top of the food in the slow cooker. Season the chicken with the remaining 1 teaspoon of Creole seasoning.
3. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.

• Author: Shannon Epstein
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 7 minutes

Nutrition

• Serving Size:
• Calories: 534
• Sugar: 2.8 g
• Sodium: 601.5 mg
• Fat: 21.2 g
• Saturated Fat: 6.2 g
• Carbohydrates: 46 g
• Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 37.3 g
• Cholesterol: 115.2 mg

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