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    Home » Recipes » Instant Pot Recipes

    Instant Pot Asian Chicken and Rice

    Published: Aug 9, 2018 · Modified: Feb 23, 2023 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Instant Pot chicken and rice is a family-friendly busy weeknight dinner that cooks all at once.

    A plate has a bed of rice with asian marinated chicken and green onions over the top.

    The school year and all its busy-ness is almost here! I love hands-free one-pot dinners for busy sports practice nights. Anything I can dump into my pot and then ignore for 30 - 40 minutes is heaven-sent.

    This summer during an attempt to clear out my freezer, I've been experimenting with using my usual stash of chicken in new ways. I love the cold and refreshing Asian chicken pasta salad I posted a few years ago. It's perfect for hot summer days.

    Since cold weather will be here before we know it, I thought it would be fun to try a new twist on that dish and serve it as a hot and cozy one-pot chicken and rice comfort dish instead. 

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    Ingredients

    Ingredients for the Instant Pot Asian Chicken and Rice are on the counter.

    The dinner includes a very short list of ingredients:

    • Marinated chicken
    • Jasmine rice
    • Carrots
    • Red pepper
    • Pineapple (optional)

    Instructions

    I measured out the jasmine rice with the scoop that came with the machine and rinsed it in the steamer basket before adding the rice to the pot. 

    A measuring cup filled with white rice is by the Instant Pot.

    Then I added a little marinade with the chopped veggies to the rice and stirred.

    The carrots and red peppers have been added to the rice in the Instant Pot

    I placed the raw marinaded chicken in the steamer basket on top and shut the machine.

    The marinated chicken pieces are in the Instant Pot steamer basket.

    The chicken cooked perfectly tender without any additional oil.

    If your Instant Pot doesn't have a steamer basket, you could just put the chicken right on top of the rice and let it cook together.

    The rice was fluffy and flavorful.

    The finished rice with veggies is shown in the Instant Pot pot.

    We garnished it with green onions and sesame seeds. I bought some pineapple to toss into the pot too, but my girls still don't like hot pineapple. WHY?? I don't know, I love it! If your kids are the same way, you could just serve the pineapple as a fun side dish with this meal.

    One pot chicken and rice with an Asian style marinade. Easy weeknight dinner for busy families.

    Variations

    You could also mix in any of the following yummy ingredients to make it your own:

    • slivered almonds
    • cashews
    • pea pods
    • broccoli
    • baby spinach (stir this in after the rice has cooked and let the heat just wilt it before serving)

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    A plate has a bed of rice with asian marinated chicken and green onions over the top.

    Instant Pot Asian Chicken and Rice

    5 from 1 vote
    This easy weeknight dinner comes together in a pinch. Assemble the chicken and marinade ahead of time and stash in your freezer for a quick dump and go one-pot meal.
    TOTAL TIME 20 minutes minutes
    PREP TIME 10 minutes minutes
    Inactive Time 5 minutes minutes
    COOK TIME 5 minutes minutes
    YIELD 6 servings
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 batch of prepared chicken and marinade from the Asian Chicken recipe
    • 3 scoops of jasmine rice use the scoop that came with the rice cooker for proper measuring
    • 3 cups of chicken stock
    • 1 carrot peeled and diced
    • ½ red bell pepper diced
    • ½ onion diced
    • 2 green onions chopped
    • Sesame seeds for garnish optional
    • Fresh or canned pineapple for garnish (optional)

    Instructions

    • Rinse the rice in a colander, drain and add to the bowl of your Instant Pot.
    • Add 3 cups of chicken stock and 3 tablespoon of the reserved marinade to the pot, stir to combine. 
    • Add the chopped carrot, pepper, and onion to the pot. Stir to combine.
    • Place the marinated chicken on top of the rice.
    • Close the Instant Pot and set to HIGH pressure for 5 minutes.
    • Let the pot rest for an additional 5 minutes before releasing the pressure once the cook time is done.
    • Fluff the rice and garnish with chopped green onions, sesame seeds, and pineapple before serving.
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    CUISINEAsian
    AUTHORTiffany Dahle

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    One pot chicken and rice dish with an Asian flair. Sweet and savory soy sauce marinade and fresh veggies make this an easy weeknight dinner.

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    1. Shannon

      October 05, 2021 at 3:19 pm

      How much rice does this call for? I do not have a scoop.

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    2. temple run

      July 04, 2019 at 10:10 pm

      The food is very attractive. I really like this chicken. quite strange and special. Thanks for sharing.

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