Description
Instant Pot April Fool’s “Sundae” is a bbq chicken and mashed potato sundae that is perfect for an April Fool’s Day meal. Kids and adults will be delighted by this whimsical dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 chicken breast halves (about 1 1/2 pounds, fresh or frozen)
- Salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1/3 cup milk
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce or gravy
- 4 cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Pour broth into Instant Pot. Add chicken into pot. Salt and pepper the chicken.
- Place a trivet* on top of the chicken. Add potatoes into a pot-in-pot dish* and cover with water. Place the potato dish on top of the trivet.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 10 minutes for fresh chicken or 12 minutes for frozen chicken. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Carefully remove the potato pan. Drain off liquid. Pour the potatoes into a mixing bowl. Mash* the potatoes well. Stir in the milk, kosher salt, and butter. Set aside.
- Place chicken on a cutting board and shred or chop. In a bowl, stir the chicken together with BBQ sauce or gravy.
- To assemble the sundaes: In a ice cream sundae glass* layer ½ cup of shredded meat and ½ cup of potatoes twice and top with a cherry tomato!
Notes
You can also use instant mashed potatoes. You’ll need about 4 cups of hot mashed potatoes.
To make this gluten-free use a gluten-free BBQ sauce or gravy.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot