Instant Pot Boursin Chicken–tender chicken with a deliciously creamy and cheesy herb sauce!
Boursin Chicken
This chicken and the sauce is so good! You’ll want to lick your plate and the Instant Pot clean. It’s super fast and easy…just saute the onions in some butter, add in the remaining ingredients and set the pot and forget it. Stir in the creamy and flavorful boursin cheese until it’s melted and then thicken up the sauce with a cornstarch slurry. You’ll want to enjoy every bit of the sauce so I recommend serving it on top of some mashed potatoes, rice or egg noodles.
You can find Boursin cheese in the deli section of your grocery store. Boursin cheese is made from cow’s milk and is known for its rich and tangy flavor. It typically comes in a variety of flavors, such as garlic and herb, pepper, cranberry, and shallot and chive. Boursin cheese is often served as a spread for crackers, bread, or vegetables, but today we are using it as a part of the sauce for the chicken.
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Butter
- Onion
- Chicken broth
- Chicken tenderloins–or chicken breasts or thighs cut into cubes
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Dried parsley
- Boursin Fine Herbs and Garlic Cheese
- Cornstarch
Steps
Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the onion and saute for 4 minutes.
Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
Add in the chicken tenderloins. Sprinkle them with salt, pepper, garlic powder and parsley.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 2 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 5 minutes then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
Stir in the the Boursin.
In a small bowl stir together the cornstarch and water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir in the slurry until the sauce has thickened. Turn off the Instant Pot.
Serve chicken and sauce over mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
Notes/Tips
- Serve chicken and sauce over mashed potatoes, rice or egg noodles.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Boursin Chicken
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Tender chicken with a deliciously creamy and cheesy herb sauce!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup finely diced onion
- 1/2 cup broth
- 8–10 chicken tenderloins
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 (5.2 oz) package Boursin Fine Herbs and Garlic Cheese
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch + 3 Tbsp water
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the onion and saute for 4 minutes.
- Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Add in the chicken tenderloins. Sprinkle them with salt, pepper, garlic powder and parsley.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 2 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 5 minutes then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Stir in the the Boursin. In a small bowl stir together the cornstarch and water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir in the slurry until the sauce has thickened. Turn off the Instant Pot.
- Serve chicken and sauce over mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
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Easy and delicious. Served it with vegetable skewers and asparagus roasted in the air fryer and it was terrific. We will definitely make it again. Thank you!
★★★★★
If we don’t have an insta pot, could we use a slow cooker?
Yes you could. Here’s how I would do it:
Saute onions in butter on the stove. Add them into slow cooker.
Add in the broth, chicken tenderloins, salt, pepper, garlic powder and parsley.
Cover and cook on low 2 hours.
Stir in the the Boursin. In a small bowl stir together the cornstarch and water until smooth. Turn slow cooker to high. Stir in the slurry and let cook until sauce has thickened.
Serve chicken and sauce over mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
Please provide the weight of the chicken tenders.
Use 1 to 1.5 pounds of chicken tenders
What is the weight of 8-10 chicken tenderloins?
From 1 to 1.5 pounds