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Instant Pot Lemon and Garlic Glazed Chicken

This Instant Pot Lemon and Garlic Chicken is a tender pressure cooked chicken breast recipe infused with lemon and garlic. While pressure cooking a perfect sauce that becomes the most delicious glaze will top this delicous garlic chicken recipe.
Author: Nikki Lee
Servings: 4 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken boneless skinless breasts
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
  • ¼ cup onion diced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • ¼ cup white wine Pino Grigio
  • Juice of 1 large lemon
  • 3 Tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

  • Turn on {6 quart) Instant Pot on to the saute feature and add butter and diced onion
  • Cook the onions for 3 to 5 minutes or until softened. Stir often.
  • Sprinkle salt, paprika, parsley and garlic on all both sides of chicken
  • Add to Instant Pot two at a time and brown on each side. Remove chicken to a plate.
  • Add the remaining ingredients except for the cornstarch, to back into the Instant Pot and stir. Add the chicken back in to the Instant Pot and turn to locked position.
  • Select the “Poultry” setting (This is a 15-minute high setting) and make sure your valve is in the closed position.
  • Allow cook time to complete, release steam valve to vent and then carefully remove lid.
  • Remove chicken to sheet pan. Place in oven and broil 1 to 3 minutes. Watch to make sure they do not burn. Remove when browned to your liking.
  • At this point you may thicken your sauce by making a slurry. To do this remove about 1 to 1 1/2 cup drippings from the pot, add in the cornstarch, stir until well combined.
  • Stir slurry into rest of drippings and serve right away.

Nutrition

Serving: 11 serving | Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 994mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g