Instant Pot Ritz Chicken–creamy sauce and chicken with a buttery, crumbly Ritz cracker topping. This chicken tastes great served over rice and is fast and easy to make any day of the week.
Instant Pot Ritz Chicken
My family and I were all blown away by this easy Instant Pot Ritz chicken. It was so flavorful and we ate it all up. The sour cream sauce plus the buttery, crispy topping was a winning combination!
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot. Increase the amount of broth to 1 cup for the 8 quart pot.
- Serve the chicken and sauce over rice, mashed potatoes, noodles, cauliflower or spaghetti squash. I ate mine over brown rice that I made in a separate Instant Pot. You can also use a tall trivet* and a pan* to make white rice in the same pot with the chicken using the pot-in-pot method.
- I like to buy the big container of Hidden Valley ranch dressing mix at Costco. I use it for ranch cauliflower, ranch chicken taco rice and wife’s delight casserole. You can also use a packet of dry Italian dressing mix for this recipe. Both have great flavor!
- I used Campbells cream of chicken soup. If you’d rather make your own from scratch you can do that. I would stir homemade cream of chicken into the pot after the chicken has pressure cooked, just so it doesn’t separate.
- I used chicken cutlets for this recipe. The thinner pieces of chicken breast cook quickly (7 minutes) and seem to stay more tender than regular chicken breasts. Another good option is using chicken tenders (only cook for 5 minutes). If you’d like you can make chicken cutlets out of chicken breasts. I have not tried this recipe with frozen pieces of chicken. If you do try that I would increase the pressure cook time by 2-3 minutes.
- If you don’t have an air fryer lid to crisp* up the cracker crumbs you can sprinkle them on a baking sheet. Broil for about 3-5 minutes at 400° F in your oven. Then sprinkle them over the top.
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Instant Pot Ritz Chicken
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes (plus 8-10 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Creamy sauce and chicken with a buttery, crumbly Ritz cracker topping. This chicken tastes great served over rice and is fast and easy to make for any day of the week.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 – 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets (see note)
- 3 Tbsp dry ranch dressing mix (I used Hidden Valley)
- 1 (10.5) oz can Campbells cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 sleeve (30 crackers) Ritz crackers, crushed into crumbs
- 5 Tbsp melted butter
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Pour broth into Instant Pot. Place chicken into the pot, in one layer if possible (if not possible, then stagger the chicken). Sprinkle the ranch dressing mix over the chicken. Spoon the cream of chicken soup over the top of the chicken.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 7 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 8-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- In a small bowl stir the sour cream and cornstarch together. Stir the mixture into the Instant Pot.
- Stir the Ritz crumbs and the melted butter together. Sprinkle the crumbs over the top. Use an air fryer lid* to crisp up the crumbs. Bake at 350° F for 5 minutes.
- Eat and enjoy!
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Pour broth into slow cooker. Place chicken into the slow cooker, in one layer if possible. Sprinkle the ranch dressing mix over the chicken. Spoon the cream of chicken soup over the top of the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours (each slow cooker cooks differently so make sure the chicken reaches 165° F in the middle).
- In a small bowl stir the sour cream and cornstarch together. Stir the mixture into the slow cooker.
- Stir the Ritz crumbs and the melted butter together. Sprinkle them on a baking sheet. Broil for about 3-5 minutes at 400° F in your oven.
- Sprinkle the crumbs over the chicken. Eat and enjoy!
Notes
A chicken cutlet is a chicken breast that has been cut in half horizontally to make two thinner pieces. I bought the chicken like this at the grocery store. It was about a half inch thick.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
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Hi, I would like to know if I could use boneless chicken thighs cut in strips/tender (length/width). Would the fat rich thighs make the dish to oily that the oils might come to the surface? Thank you.
I bet it would be soo yummy! I love thighs!
We loved this and the topping is the icing on the cake! I served it with steamed broccoli – delish meal, fast and easy. We will definitely have this one again. Thanks!
★★★★★
So glad to hear you liked the Ritz chicken! Thanks for the 5 stars Brenda!
Delicious!! My husband said to add it to the “staple” list 🙂 His list of dinners that need to make an appearance more often than not. Thanks again for another fabulous recipe to add to our dinner lineup!!!
★★★★★
So happy to hear that he loved it!
Can chicken tenders be used? If so would the time change? Thanks
Yes that would be great. I would cook for 5 minutes.