Thomas Family Casserole–chicken and rice are simmered with coconut milk, ginger, and lemon in the Instant Pot for an easy meal.
Thomas Family Casserole
This is a fun and new way to make chicken and rice. With coconut milk, ginger, lemon and honey it’s flavorful, creamy and unique. It doesn’t look special but it tastes so good! Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Twice as Nice Rice in the Thomas Family Cookbook.
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Chicken broth–or water and Better than Bouillon chicken base
- Coconut milk
- Converted rice–or jasmine rice
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs–or chicken breasts (thighs turn out more moist and tender)
- Gingerroot–I use a small grater*
- Garlic cloves
- Honey
- Lemon zest
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
Steps
Pour broth and coconut milk into Instant Pot. Sprinkle in the rice. Place chicken evenly over the rice. Sprinkle in the ginger, garlic, honey, zest, salt and pepper.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 5 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
Stir. If needed add in a pinch of salt. Serve and enjoy!
Notes/Tips
- Serve with steamed broccoli or green beans. You can also stir cooked broccoli into the dish after pressure cooking time is up.
- Full-fat coconut milk gives the dish a richer, creamier texture than light coconut milk.
- Taste after stirring and add an extra pinch of salt or a little squeeze of lemon juice if you want to brighten it up even more.
- Freezing ginger first makes it even easier to grate. Frozen ginger gets hard and almost crumbly, so it grates super smoothly without the usual stringiness. I wrap extra ginger in foil and store in the freezer. I don’t peel the ginger first.
- This recipe is gluten free.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with ginger are Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Korean Beef Tacos and Instant Pot Orange Chicken.
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Thomas Family Casserole
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Chicken and rice are simmered with coconut milk, ginger, and lemon in the Instant Pot for an easy meal.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk
- 1 1/2 cups converted rice or jasmine rice
- 20 ounces boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 tsp grated gingerroot
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp honey
- Zest from one medium lemon
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Pour broth and coconut milk into Instant Pot. Sprinkle in the rice. Place chicken evenly over the rice. Sprinkle in the ginger, garlic, honey, zest, salt and pepper.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 5 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Stir. If needed add in a pinch of salt. Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
More Instant Pot recipes with coconut milk…
Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup
Sometimes this soup is called Tom Kha Gai or coconut galangal soup when you order it at a Thai restaurant. Don’t be scared off by the name. This is a super easy version that even a beginner cook can handle. It has the most amazing broth ever. Coconut milk, thai curry paste, lime juice and lemongrass all combine to make a soup that is surprisingly life changing.
Instant Pot Spicy Coconut Chicken Drumsticks
Tender, juicy chicken drumsticks enveloped in a creamy coconut and sriracha sauce with loads of fresh cilantro. This chicken and sauce is perfect over rice and makes an easy and delicious weeknight dinner.
Instant Pot Coconut Rice
Fragrant, creamy coconut rice makes a perfect side dish to Asian main dishes, stir fry or curry. Super fast and easy to make with the help of your pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala
Tender bites of chicken in a tomato sauce with creamy coconut milk. We like to serve this with rice or naan bread. The sauce is so good I could drink it.
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