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January 11, 2020

Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

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Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole is like chicken wild rice soup, but in casserole form. Plus it’s made in your Instant Pot so there is only one dirty pot to clean and it takes less time to cook.

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Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

Last week I announced that each week I will post a recipe inspired by a state. That way by the end of the year all 50 states will be covered and have a recipe to go with them. I started the project with Alabama Camp Stew and it was so tasty, I can’t wait to make it again.

Today’s recipe is inspired by the Land of 10,000 Lakes–the state of Minnesota. For many years, nearly all the wild rice produced in the world came from Minnesota, and most still does. Wild rice is Minnesota’s official state grain (fun fact!). According to statesymbolsusa.org, “Wild rice has a high protein and carbohydrate content, and is very low in fat. Its nutritional quality (vitamins, minerals, protein) equals or surpasses other cereal grains.”

It’s different from normal rice because it is an aquatic grass. It’s also the only rice native to North America. You’ll notice it at the grocery store because it is black (I buy it in the bulk section at Winco). Wild rice is usually quite pricey compared to white rice. You will only need 1 cup of it for this recipe though.

When I think of Minnesota I think of cold weather and warm comforting foods like this casserole! My sister has lived in the twin cities area for several years and I’m always floored when she tells me the temperature in the winter time. So cold! Minnesota is full of hearty, gritty people. Hats off to you (actually keep those hats on…it’s like -20 degrees).

We loved this creamy comforting Instant Pot chicken and wild rice casserole and I think you will too.

What state are you from? Comment below and let me know what type of recipe I should make to represent your state!

More Instant Pot recipes with wild rice…

Instant Pot Creamy Wild Rice and Chicken Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

Instant Pot Cranberry Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf

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Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole


★★★★★

4.8 from 5 reviews

  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 22 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
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Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole is like chicken wild rice soup, but in casserole form. Plus it’s made in your Instant Pot so there is only one dirty pot to clean and it takes less time to cook. 


Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 8 oz sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup uncooked wild rice
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts (frozen is fine) or bone-in chicken pieces
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 (4 oz) jar pimientos, drained
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds
  • Salt and pepper
  • Cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Turn the Instant Pot on the saute setting. When the display says HOT add in the butter and swirl it around until melted. Add in the diced onion, mushrooms and ½ tsp salt and saute for about 5 minutes.
  2. Turn off the saute setting. Stir in the chicken broth and scrape off the bottom of the pot if there is anything sticking. Sprinkle in the rice evenly. Place the chicken evenly over the top of the rice. Sprinkle ¼ tsp pepper and 1 tsp salt evenly over the top of the chicken. 
  3. Cover the Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 22 minutes. When the time is up let the pot sit there for 10-15 extra minutes and then release any remaining pressure. Remove the lid.
  4. Stir in the pimientos, heavy cream, parmesan cheese and almonds. 
  5. If needs be, add salt and pepper. If it needs thickening, make a cornstarch slurry with 1 Tbsp of cornstarch and 1 Tbsp of water and then stir the mixture into the pot and turn the the pot to the saute setting until it has thickened. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. You can also make this in a 3 quart pot or an 8 quart pot. 

I would use thick chicken breasts if you are going to use them. Preferably I would use thighs or bone-in chicken. I used a combination of breasts and thighs. 

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  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot

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46 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Chicken, Gluten Free, Instant Pot, Rice Tagged With: states

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  1. Diane Morris says

    December 2, 2021 at 12:04 am

    Yes, Hot Dish is the Minnesota term. This was the first recipe I tried in my new Instant Pot. It worked great and we loved it. It would never feed 6-8 people in our household though. I will double the wild rice, broth, onion, mushroom, and pepper. the next time. It was Yummy!! Thank you so much for the recipe!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 2, 2021 at 4:28 pm

      You are welcome Diane!

      Reply
  2. Elyce Ramirez says

    November 13, 2021 at 2:29 pm

    This recipe was my first attempt at instant pot meal. I have cooked beans but never a whole meal and I have to say this was absolutely magnificent! I loved it and so did my husband and mother in law.
    Thank you for this delicious recipe. I can’t wait to try more things in my instant pot.
    —Elyce
    Reno, Nevada

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 13, 2021 at 9:27 pm

      Thank you Elyce! My niece spells her name the same as you 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sara Skees says

    September 7, 2021 at 6:21 am

    If I want to switch to white rice so my kids eat it does that alter the cooking time at all?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 7, 2021 at 1:09 pm

      Yes I would cut the chicken into smaller pieces and only pressure cook for 5 minutes with a natural pressure release of 10 minutes

      Reply
  4. Monica Haertel says

    February 8, 2021 at 10:37 pm

    I made this dish today. It was super bland unfortunately. I added garlic powder, pepper flakes, more salt and more Parmesan cheese. It was good after those modifications… I would recommend adding more spices!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 9, 2021 at 12:14 pm

      Okay good to know. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
  5. Adrienne says

    January 28, 2021 at 8:01 pm

    I’d like to halve the recipe – can you advise how much cooking time that would be? I didn’t want to assume 1/2 time. Thank you for the recipe as I just bought 4 bags of wild rice in my quest to be healthier!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 29, 2021 at 12:46 pm

      Same time! https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/how-to-halve-instant-pot-recipes/

      Reply
  6. Kim says

    January 9, 2021 at 7:08 am

    I grew up in Minnesota and used wild rice in numerous recipes so I had to try this one. The only issue is that wild rice is hard to find/expensive in Arkansas. Had to resort to Amazon. I used boneless thighs and it was fabulous. Definitely will try this one again and double the rice & liquid.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 11, 2021 at 8:15 pm

      Glad you liked it! And yes wild rice is kind of hard to find…but it is so tasty!

      Reply
  7. Julie Kurtz says

    June 26, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    Are you still doing the state recipes each week? Maybe you’ve already done NY, but if not you NEED to do Syracuse Salt Potatoes! Might not work in the instant pot, but perfect for new potato season. I’m making the wild rice tonight!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 26, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      Those are so good! I tried my friend’s version and they were great: https://triedtestedandtrue.com/instant-pot-salt-potatoes-from-syracuse-new-york/

      Reply
  8. Tracy Cooper says

    April 21, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    I love this recipe and have made it several times. I was wondering about adding more rice to make it go farther. If I were to double the rice do you think I would need to increase the liquid and if so how much?

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    • Karen says

      April 22, 2020 at 11:06 am

      Yes if you double the rice then you’ll need to double the liquid. I would also increase the spices or else it might be super bland.

      Reply
      • Tracy Cooper says

        April 22, 2020 at 12:26 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
  9. Sherry says

    March 22, 2020 at 1:54 pm

    Love your recipes and I have printed and made my own book of instant pot recipes. I make my own notes on each page and add, subtract etc that way. I would love to see a category for already, rotisserie, cooked chicken. I see many of them you can use this type of chicken but would be nice to have them all in one place.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 23, 2020 at 1:38 pm

      That’s a great idea! I rarely cook with rotisserie chicken because I use fresh or frozen uncooked but there are a lot of recipe that you could use with rotisserie if you wanted.

      Reply
  10. Kristi says

    February 24, 2020 at 8:18 am

    I’m from MN and I love wild rice! We tried this recipe and it was a huge hit in our house (even with my husband who normally hates anything with wild rice)!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 24, 2020 at 8:33 pm

      Yay!!!

      Reply
  11. Brig says

    February 16, 2020 at 4:35 pm

    Karen,
    Hello from Minnesota. I use a Slow-Cooker. Not quite sure where to find the recipe for that. A mention in the e-mail, said something about the “card.” Thanks for your help!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 18, 2020 at 3:50 pm

      Hi Brig, I’m sorry but I don’t have a slow cooker version of this one yet!

      Reply
  12. Lori Porter says

    January 26, 2020 at 9:52 am

    Would frozen chicken breast work?

    Reply
  13. Sherry Miller says

    January 22, 2020 at 3:21 am

    maded this tonight. Never had wild rice. I enjoyed it very much. However my husband did not like the rice. Said it was straw like. I thought maybe a little. How do you know then this type of rice is done? Is there and other type of rice, you could suggest? Like your book very much. It has help as I new at cooking in the Instant pot. learning new things every day . Thank you from Oregon

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 22, 2020 at 12:03 pm

      It is a little different since it’s not a regular rice but it’s actually an aquatic grass. You could definitely use brown rice instead!

      Reply
  14. Cara says

    January 13, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    Alaska here. I don’t have a specific recipe suggestion per se, but something involving wild salmon or halibut would be most representative of the Last Frontier. Maybe smoked salmon chowder?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 14, 2020 at 9:00 pm

      I LOVE that idea! I absolutely love salmon!

      Reply
  15. Laura says

    January 13, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    22 minutes at HIGH pressure?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 14, 2020 at 9:09 pm

      Yes, high pressure!

      Reply
  16. Ruth Meger says

    January 13, 2020 at 10:07 am

    Love this and looking forward to trying it. I live in
    Minnesota. Just this morning I was looking at my wild rice and wondering about doing something in the Instant Pot. Your timing is amazing!!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 13, 2020 at 12:34 pm

      Yay! Stay warm Ruth!!

      Reply
  17. Betty Wilkerson says

    January 12, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    BettyBeing from Washington State something with apples would be nice.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 13, 2020 at 12:35 pm

      Yes I think so too!

      Reply
  18. Eva Chastine says

    January 12, 2020 at 6:10 pm

    Shrimp and Grits
    South Carolina

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 13, 2020 at 12:40 pm

      YUM! Sounds like a plan 🙂

      Reply
  19. Tony says

    January 12, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    Looking forward to making this.

    However, in Minnesota it’s not called a “Casserole,” it’s referred to as a “Hot Dish”! 😊

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      January 12, 2020 at 6:01 pm

      Haha! I was just about to say that 😂

      Reply
    • Karen says

      January 13, 2020 at 12:42 pm

      Oh haha! That is great. I’ve never heard of that before 🙂

      Reply
    • Laurie says

      May 20, 2021 at 6:26 pm

      Thanks, wasn’t going to make it not knowing what a “casserole” was 😉

      Reply
  20. Laura says

    January 12, 2020 at 2:07 pm

    I worry a lot about cooking boneless chicken breasts for 22 minutes. Most recipes call for about 8-10 minutes for those. Won’t 22 minutes make the chicken awfully dry and/or rubbery/hard to chew?

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    • Karen says

      January 13, 2020 at 12:43 pm

      I would use thick chicken breasts if you are going to use them. Preferably I would use thighs or bone-in chicken. I’ll write this as a note in the recipe card above.

      Reply
  21. Erica Chase says

    January 12, 2020 at 2:03 pm

    Arizona anything with green chilis or jalepeno

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 13, 2020 at 12:43 pm

      GREAT idea!

      Reply
  22. Cindy Jenkins says

    January 12, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    What is the meaning of the 502 Bad Gateway at the end. I do not get that. I am a Minnesota girl born and raised. I now live in California but would sooo rather live in Minnesota. Love my birth state. Thanks for the recipes, I don’t use all but do enjoy reading them. I have a lot of cookbooks, too.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 13, 2020 at 12:44 pm

      the 502 was an error in the nutrition facts but it should be fixed by now! Thanks for being here!!!

      Reply

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