Jump to Recipe Cooking frozen chicken breasts in your pressure cooker is the quickest and
easiest way to get healthy cooked chicken without using oils. Whether you need chicken breast slices or needed shredded chicken, cooking pressure cooker frozen chicken is so easy! It’s perfect for chicken tacos, in soups, salads, chicken dip and more. We always try to keep an emergency bag of frozen chicken in the freezer for impromptu and last-minute dinner ideas. Buying frozen chicken is also a great way to keep down your food costs and save money at the grocery store. Depending on the recipe, sometimes I’ll pre-season the chicken to give it a little extra flavor and other times I’ll keep it simple and just use frozen chicken and a little chicken broth. For instance, feel free to add taco seasoning if you’re making a Mexican inspired dish or even a little salt and pepper if you don’t add that for your final chicken dish. Cooking frozen chicken in instant pot is my favorite go-to way to cook chicken breasts. Be sure to check out our post on how to cook instant pot frozen chicken tenderloin.
One of the main reasons we love to cook with frozen chicken is because the size seems to be more uniform between brands, plus frozen chicken costs less! Doesn’t it seem like fresh chicken varies in size and is ridiculously inconsistent? This makes using fresh chicken breasts a little more tricky in an instant pot because the size changes how long the chicken cooks. In a pinch, you can also substitute salted water, beef broth, vegetable broth, or bouillon cubes mixed with water if you don’t have chicken broth on hand. I’m a huge fan of being creative to cut grocery costs by making substitutes from what I have on hand at home. Seasoning ideas for the pressure cooker frozen chicken- garlic salt, sea salt, pepper, taco seasoning, Italian seasoning, Ranch dressing powder, or no seasoning at all. Sprinkling a little bit of the seasoning that’ll match with your final dish is always a good idea to infuse a little extra flavor into the chicken. NOTE: It’s also really important you have 1 cup of liquid in your instant pot and not less. If there isn’t enough liquid, not enough steam will be built up to adequately cook your chicken under pressure.
When cooking frozen chicken in a pressure cooker, it’s best for using the chicken in a recipe that calls for shredded chicken or sliced chicken. Before you shred or slice your chicken, I recommend letting the meat cool slightly.
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slice the chicken I cut it into thin slices across the grain, to shred chicken I either use these fun meat claws or this invaluable kitchen staple. If you’re planning to shred your chicken and you have either a stand-mix or hand-mixer, it’ll make the job even easier. Other Chicken Recipes You’ll Love
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Reader InteractionsCan you cook chicken from frozen in a pressure cooker?Yes, you can take frozen chicken directly from the freezer and cook it in the pressure cooker! Just add some water, turn it on, and let it cook. Dinner is on the way.
How long does it take to cook frozen meat in a pressure cooker?Well, as a reminder, frozen meats will take 50% longer to cook than thawed. As an example, a thawed roast should be cooked under pressure for 15-20 minutes per lb., while a frozen roast should be cooked under pressure for 22-30 minutes per lb. (Always followed by a nice, long natural release!)
How long does it take to cook frozen chicken?When cooking chicken straight from the freezer, you want to cook for 50 percent longer than you would with unfrozen. The average unfrozen chicken breast weighing 5-7 ounces usually takes 20-30 minutes at 350°F. So for a frozen chicken breast, you're looking at 30-45 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breast.
Can you overcook chicken in a pressure cooker?It is very easy to overcook chicken breast in pressure cooker, as we cannot check the temperature and level of doneness during the cooking process. Once upon a time, I overcooked a chicken breast in pressure cooker so badly that it registered at over 200°F on my food thermometer.
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