INSTANT POT CHICKEN THIGHS HOW TO
INSTANT POT CHICKEN THIGHS SKIN

I only buy pasture raised chicken and meats.

Sauce – If you want to use a sauce, we’ve served ours with Alabama White BBQ Sauce.

You could just season with salt if you wanted to keep it simple. I put a lot on both sides of the chicken.

Seasonings – I like to use a mix of paprika, salt, garlic salt, and ground pepper.

Water – I don’t use chicken broth, like some recipes do, because the chicken sits on the trivet inside the Instant Pot, not touching the broth, so not much flavor gets into the chicken.

See the notes section of the recipe card.

INSTANT POT CHICKEN THIGHS SKIN

If you use bone-less, skin off chicken thighs, they don’t need to cook quite as long. I use medium sized bone-in, skin on chicken thighs. You can also use bone in skin on and just crisp the skin when the cooking is done. Chicken thighs – You can use boneless, skinless thighs for the easiest possible version.

INSTANT POT CHICKEN THIGHS HOW TO

Also see our guide to How to Use an Instant Pot for more information. If you don’t have one yet, check out our guide on which one to buy. And there are many accessories that will help you get more out of your Instant Pot. The Instant Pot is one of the most useful kitchen appliances you can buy, because it drastically cuts down on the cooking time for developing flavors in soups and stews, getting tough cuts of meat tender, and even baking a cheesecake. The chicken really turns out juicy and delicious, and there’s no greasy mess to clean up on the stove later on. I guarantee you’ll start making chicken thighs this way in your Instant Pot from now on once you’ve tried it. You could even crispy the skin in the Instant Pot on sauté mode, once you’ve discarded the liquid and dried the pot. Of course, you can’t get the skin crispy in the Instant Pot, but that takes just a few minutes under the broiler once the chicken is done cooking. You can easily cook frozen chicken thighs, or frozen chicken breasts or tenderloins in the Instant Pot (or the air fryer if you like!). I rarely thaw chicken before cooking anymore, since it’s really unnecessary when cooking in the Instant Pot. If you were to cook the chicken on the stovetop, you’d have to go through a lengthy defrosting, but the Instant Pot doesn’t require the chicken to be thawed, so it’s a much faster and easier way to make dinner. If you didn’t plan ahead to defrost the chicken thighs in time to prepare it for dinner, that’s not a problem for the Instant Pot.

Instant pot chicken thighs