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Instant Pot Smoky Mountain Barbecue Chicken


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 32 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Description

Tender chicken with the most delicious homemade smoky barbecue sauce. It’s made fast and easy in your pressure cooker. 


Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless or bone-in chicken breasts or thighs (or a combination)
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp dehydrated onion
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 tsp liquid smoke
  • 1/2 tsp tabasco sauce
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp butter

Instructions

  1. Add chicken broth and chicken into bottom of Instant Pot. Lightly salt and pepper the chicken.
  2. In a pot-in-pot* dish whisk together the remaining ingredients (except butter) until smooth. Add the pat of butter into the dish.
  3. Place a tall trivet* into the Instant Pot around the chicken. Place the pot-in-pot dish on top of the tall trivet. 
  4. Cover the Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 12 minutes for fresh chicken or 15 minutes for frozen chicken. When time is up let the pot sit for 8 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  5. Move the pot-in-pot dish out of the Instant Pot. Move chicken to a cutting board. Discard the broth. Shred or chop the chicken. Add the chicken into the Instant Pot. Scrape the sauce from the pot-in-pot dish into the chicken. Stir to coat the chicken.
  6. Serve the chicken and enjoy!
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot