Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken–a super fast and easy, 5-ingredient, dump and go Instant Pot recipe of slightly sweet chicken and pineapples. Serve this chicken on Hawaiian rolls or over rice.
Get the SLOW COOKER Hawaiian Chicken recipe here
Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken
This recipe for Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken is light and tangy and can be served over rice or on sweet Hawaiian rolls. The fact that it takes 3 minutes of prep time to get started makes it a perfect recipe for a busy weeknight.
You can easily use the keep warm setting to keep the chicken warm in the Instant Pot until your family is ready to eat. You can even serve your family in shifts if needed. Just keep the buns handy and each person can serve themselves when they get home from work/school/activities.
If you prefer to serve this chicken and sauce over rice then you can easily make pot-in-pot rice. If you want to know how to do that you can see the video/article here.
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What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.
Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
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A super fast and easy, 5-ingredient, dump and go Instant Pot recipe of slightly sweet chicken and pineapples. Serve this chicken on Hawaiian rolls or over rice.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken broth or water
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (frozen is okay)
- 1 (15 oz) bottle Hawaiian BBQ sauce (King’s Hawaiian and Sweet Baby Ray’s are good brands)
- Salt and pepper
- 1 (1 pound 4 ounce) can sliced pineapple, drained
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- Hawaiian rolls or hot cooked rice (see note), for serving
Instructions
- Pour chicken broth into bottom of Instant Pot. Place trivet in the pot. Stack the chicken breasts cross ways on top of the trivet (see this video). Baste about 1/4 cup of the bbq sauce over the chicken (save rest of sauce for later). Lightly salt and pepper the chicken.
- Cover the Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 12 minutes for fresh chicken or 15 minutes for frozen chicken.
- When the time is up let the pot sit there for 5 minutes (display will say L0:05). Move the valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Place the chicken on a cutting board and shred*. Discard the liquid in the pot. Place chicken back into the pot. Turn the Instant Pot to the saute setting. Add in the rest of the bbq sauce, the pineapple and the cilantro. Stir.
- Scoop chicken onto rolls/buns or rice. Enjoy!
Notes
This is a perfect recipe to make with pot-in-pot rice.
Slow cooker version of this recipe
I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. You can easily make this recipe in an 8 quart pot or a 3 quart pot. Keep the cooking time the same.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
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Suzee says
June 5, 2019 at 4:56 pmIf I were doing this in a 3qt pot, would I cut the recipe in 1/2. It keep the same cooking time?
Karen says
June 6, 2019 at 8:33 pmIt will fit in a 3 quart as stated. You could halve it though if you wanted: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/how-to-halve-instant-pot-recipes/
Melissa says
April 24, 2019 at 1:28 pmMy kids actually loved this and they pretty much only like hot dogs and mac and cheese, so a winner at my house! It was a little sweeter than hubby and I prefer, so next time we might try pairing with pepperoncini or something to add a little kick to our portions. Thanks!
★★★★★
Karen says
April 24, 2019 at 5:30 pmPepperocinis would be great I bet!
Lee Ann Ferguson says
April 23, 2019 at 4:16 pmWhen I first read the title I wondered if was going to be a recipe I used to make on the grill. It’s similar. I like idea of putting on sandwich!
I just wanted to toss and idea in there that comes from the recipe I’ve used. It had thin slices of onion and red pepper. Really have it a great taste and a texture too. Mine was a rice dish. But I still think it could be tasty with this recipe. Looking forward to trying it’
Karen says
April 24, 2019 at 9:41 amYum the red pepper sounds amazing! I’ll have to try that 🙂
John says
April 22, 2019 at 3:58 pmMy boys and I really enjoyed it.. super easy to prepare. They told me that I’m allowed to make It again ..
★★★★
Karen says
April 23, 2019 at 8:41 amHa! Those boys!
SUNNY says
April 15, 2019 at 3:04 pmKAREN.I JUST THINK YOU ARE SO GREAT. BUT HAVE A QUESTION NO CAN ANSWER. I JUST GOT A SILICONE SLING CAN I PUT MY ROAST ON TOP OF THAT WITH MY BROTH AND WINE ONIONS ETC UNDER IT AND JUST LIFT OUT MY ROAST IN THE SLING. OR DOES THE SLING HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF THE TRIVET? I AM MAKING MY ROAST TOMORROW. HELP THANKS SUNNY
Karen says
April 16, 2019 at 11:43 amYou can use just the sling, don’t worry about the trivet.
Gail Lawrie says
April 14, 2019 at 7:56 amAwesome! My mouth had a huge smile.
★★★★★
Karen says
April 15, 2019 at 11:14 amGlad you liked it Gail!
Linda says
April 10, 2019 at 8:33 amMy family only likes chicken thighs, would the cooking time be the same or would have to add a few extra minutes. Thank you
Karen says
April 10, 2019 at 3:50 pmI would add a few extra minutes for chicken thighs. I love them as well! I’d add 3 to 5 minutes.
Alex says
April 9, 2019 at 1:17 pmThis looks delicious! Should I change any parts of the recipe if I am substituting 2lbs of jackfruit (instead of chicken?)
Karen says
April 9, 2019 at 2:23 pmHi Alex, I’m not familiar with jackfruit and how it would cook in the Instant Pot. I’m assuming it wouldn’t need so much pressure cooking time but I really don’t know.