Food and Recipes Meat Chicken The Best Chicken Recipes You Can Make in Your Instant Pot By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on April 6, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Prop Styling: Audrey Davis, Food Styling: Rishon Hanners These quick and easy Instant Pot chicken recipes will allow you to get a warm, homemade meal on the table no matter how busy your weeknight may be. If you're not sure how to cook chicken in your Instant Pot, these recipes will show you exactly what settings to use for the best results. From soups to fried chicken to wings, you'll be surprised to learn how many different ways there are to cook chicken in your favorite multi-cooker. After trying out a few of these crowd-pleasing recipes, using your Instant Pot just may become your new favorite way to cook chicken. And if you don't already have an Instant Pot in your kitchen, browsing these mouthwatering recipes will probably have you wanting to buy one ASAP. You can check out a list of our favorite Instant Pots here so you can add one to your cart and be on your way to cooking these simple chicken recipes in no time. 01 of 14 Instant Pot Chicken Thighs Jennifer Causey Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Thighs Serve these chicken thighs with sauce over rice for a quick and satisfying meal that will have everyone requesting seconds. 02 of 14 Instant Pot Fried Chicken Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Prop Styling: Audrey Davis, Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Instant Pot Fried Chicken This recipe will help make sure your chicken is tender on the inside and crunchy on the outside with a helping hand from your Instant Pot. 03 of 14 Instant Pot Crack Chicken Caitlin Bensel; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Instant Pot Crack Chicken You can get this addicting recipe on the table in just 30 minutes. It can be served on bread as a sandwich, over egg noodles, or as a dip. 04 of 14 Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Antonis Achilleos; Prop Stylist: Kay E. Clarke; Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey Recipe: Instant Pot BBQ Chicken The pressure cook setting on a multi-cooker will allow you to cook tender and flavorful BBQ chicken without taking all day. 05 of 14 Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Photographer: Jennifer Causey, Food stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey Recipe: Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Lemons and fresh herbs are always a winning combination, especially when paired with the natural flavors of chicken thighs. 06 of 14 Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Southern Living Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Gone are the days where you have to devote hours over the stove to prepare a comforting pot of soup. This chicken tortilla soup comes together in a fraction of the time but still has all of the flavor. 07 of 14 Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Prop Styling: Audrey Davis, Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings Using multiple settings on your Instant Pot will allow you to cook homemade chicken and dumplings all in one pot with just 30 minutes of hands-on time. 08 of 14 Instant Pot Chicken Wings Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland; Food Styling: Melissa Gray Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Wings This homemade wing sauce uses red pepper jelly and apple cider vinegar to create a finish that's a little spicy and a little sweet. It takes Instant Pot wings to the next level. 09 of 14 Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore Southern Living Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore This Chicken Cacciatore can be served over pasta, cauliflower rice, or on its own. No matter what you choose to pair it with, this Italian-inspired dish will be a weeknight winner. 10 of 14 Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Christine Kelly Food Stylist: Ali Ramee Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken and Rice We've made a weeknight classic easier to pull together, but it still offers the same delicious flavor. 11 of 14 Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Melissa Gray Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Recipe: Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip Bringing Buffalo Chicken Dip to any game-day party or potluck will ensure you get invited back time and time again. 12 of 14 Instant Pot Chicken Tacos Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Loren Wood; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Tacos Cooking chicken with your favorite multi-cooker will make it flavorful and tender enough to shred with two forks. 13 of 14 Instant Pot White Chicken Chili Photographer: Greg DuPree; Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners; Prop Stylist: Christina Daley Recipe: Instant Pot White Chicken Chili You can get a comforting chili dinner on the table in just 45 minutes thanks to this recipe. 14 of 14 Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie Photographer: Will Dickey Prop Stylist: Missie Crawford Food Stylist: Erin Merhar Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie Lean on your Instant Pot and frozen biscuit dough for any easy take on the classic dish. 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