Dude Catching Chicken–the easiest dump and go Instant Pot or Crockpot chicken recipe that is so good. Your man will not be disappointed with this dinner!
Dude Catching Chicken
This chicken is so tasty and simple you and your man (or woman) are going to love it! You may even have all of the ingredients you need at home to make it right now. I am not a sweet meat kind of person so if you are worried about it being too sweet because of the maple syrup don’t be. It’s just right!
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Chicken broth–or water and Better than Bouillon
- Chicken tenderloins–frozen or fresh. For other cuts of chicken see the notes section.
- Salt and pepper
- Dijon mustard
- Maple syrup–yes use real maple syrup for best flavor
- Red wine vinegar
- Dried rosemary leaves
- Cornstarch
Steps
Pour chicken broth into Instant Pot. Add the chicken tenderloins into the bottom of the pot. Salt and pepper the chicken.
In a small bowl whisk together the mustard, maple syrup, red wine vinegar and rosemary.
Pour the mixture over the chicken.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 2 minutes for fresh or 3 minutes for frozen chicken.
When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the pot. The sauce will thicken quickly. Turn off the pot.
Serve chicken and enjoy!
Notes/Tips
- Serve with a side of broccoli and some rice pilaf or mashed potatoes.
- Variation: Add cheese! Cheese makes everything taste better. Try adding a few slices of mozzarella or provolone on top of the cooked chicken and letting it melt.
- You can also make this with chicken thighs or breasts. Use a 12 minute pressure cook time. I do like the tenderloins best because they stay moist and tender and cook so quickly. I like buying frozen chicken tenderloins in the big bag at Costco (not Sams…they aren’t good).
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with maple syrup are Pancake Bites and Kentucky Beef.
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Dude Catching Chicken
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
The easiest dump and go Instant Pot or Crockpot chicken recipe that is so good. Your man will not be disappointed with this dinner!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 pound chicken tenderloins (frozen or fresh)
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 4 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp dried rosemary leaves
- 1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Pour chicken broth into Instant Pot. Add the chicken tenderloins into the bottom of the pot. Salt and pepper the chicken.
- In a small bowl whisk together the mustard, maple syrup, red wine vinegar and rosemary. Pour the mixture over the chicken.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 2 minutes for fresh or 3 minutes for frozen chicken.
- When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the pot. The sauce will thicken quickly. Turn off the pot.
- Serve chicken and enjoy!
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Add the chicken tenderloins into the slow cooker. Salt and pepper the chicken.
- In a small bowl whisk together the broth, mustard, maple syrup, red wine vinegar, rosemary and cornstarch. Pour the mixture over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours.
- Serve chicken and enjoy!
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker
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Hi, I’m going to try this recipe tonight. Just curious, how long would you cook for thinly sliced chicken breast? I saw the note for 12 minutes, but wasn’t sure if that would be too long. Thank you!
★★★★★
I’d do maybe 8 minutes!
Can I double this recipe to have leftovers to freeze? How long should I cook if I do? Can I add more liquid ingredients for lots of sauce? My mouth is watering! I can’t wait to try it!
Yes you can double this recipe easily. Double ingredients keep same cooking time. You can also just double the sauce if you’d like to do that!
Is this similar to your man eating chicken? It also has mustard and maple syrup
yep it’s similar!
Hi, thanks so much for putting the slow cooker recipe also with your recipes. Sandy
I agree! Sometimes I’d like to make last minute and sometimes I’d like to throw everything in the slow cooker and walk away.
Would love to see this recipe offered with crockpot and stovetop options!
The slow cooker instructions are listed in the recipe card below the instant pot instructions 🙂
Looks so yummy! If I cut my fresh boneless thighs into 4-5 pieces I can still do the 2 min cook time, right?
Yes ma’am!!!