All-in-one Instant Pot Chicken and Brown Rice

instant pot chicken and brown rice with carrots, rice and chicken on a spoon over the instant pot

All-in-one Instant Pot Chicken and Brown Rice

All-in-One Instant Pot Chicken and Brown Rice is an easy, balanced one-pot meal the whole family will love. It’s also one of the most popular recipes on our site!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword All-in-one Instant Pot Chicken and Brown Rice

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings people

Calories 531kcal

Ingredients

1 medium onion chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
2 cups carrots, baby
2 cups mushrooms sliced
2 cups brown rice, raw
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 1/4 cups chicken broth, low-sodium
2 pounds chicken thighs boneless, skinless
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground
2 cups cream of chicken soup recipe
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon thyme, fresh

Instructions

Push "saute" button on Instant Pot. While it heats, dice onion, mince garlic, and chop veggies. Rinse and drain rice.
When pot says "HOT," add oil to pot and saute onions for 3 minutes. Then press "cancel" to turn the saute setting off.
Add to the pot in this order garlic, rice, chicken, carrots, and mushrooms. NOTE: chicken breasts also work well, just make sure to cut them in half so they're not too thick.
In a small bowl, combine broth, cream of chicken soup (homemade is preferable) Worchestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Pour over everything in the Instant Pot.
Place 8-10 small sprigs of thyme on top.
Seal the Instant Pot, close the vent, and press "manual." Use the "pressure" button to toggle to high pressure. For brown rice: set the time for 25 minutes. For white rice: set the timer for 20 minutes. After 10 seconds the pot should register that it has begun the pressurizing process.
Once the pot is done cooking open the vent (keep your hand out of the path of the steam) to quick release the pressure. This should take about 2 minutes. Once pressure has released completely (the pin drops) the pot is safe to open.
Open the lid. Strip the leaves of the thyme sprigs into the pot. Stir to slightly shred chicken and mix in any extra liquid. Serve warm.

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