Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe

This Instant Pot chicken and rice recipe has tender, juicy chicken and the most amazingly soft and flavorful rice. You can even add carrots to make it a complete meal!

Ingredients:

4 large chicken breasts

1/2 medium onion chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 cloves garlic minced

2.5 cups chicken broth

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 cup white jasmine rice (or basmati) rinsed

4 dashes Italian seasoning

1 tablespoon butter

3 medium carrots peeled & sliced (optional)

Instructions:

Season both sides of each piece of chicken with salt & pepper. 

Press the sauté button on your Instant Pot. Add the oil and onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the garlic, then add the chicken broth, lemon juice, rice (rinse it first), Italian seasoning, and butter. If you want to add carrots, add those in at this point too. Leave the sauté button pressed so it heats up as you're adding the ingredients. 

Give the ingedients in the Instant Pot a good stir, and then immediately add the chicken pieces on top. Close the lid, set the valve to "sealing", and cook on high pressure for 18 minutes.

Carefully do a quick pressure release once the countdown has completed. Serve immediately. If needed, season with salt & pepper to taste.