Instant Pot Chicken Thighs and Potatoes
Instant Pot Chicken Thighs and potatoes has incredible flavor, contains juiciest chicken, buttery tender potatoes cooked in a herby buttery garlicky thin sauce. Everything is cooked together at the same time in the instant pot under 30 mins.
Ingredients
- 4chicken thighs (**bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs.)
- 1 poundbaby potatoes (**baby gold potatoes halved.)
- 1 cuponion (**yellow onion diced into large chunks about 1/4 inch.)
- ½ tbspgarlic (**minced.)
- 1 tbsplemon juice (**freshly squeezed.)
- 2 tbspolive oil (**use light or extra light olive oil. divided into 2 parts, each part 1 tbsp.)
- 1 tbspunsalted butter
- ½ cupwater (**or use chicken stock. you can also add about 1/2 tsp better than bouillon chicken bease stirred in the water.)
- ¼ tsppoultry seasoning (**optional.)
- 1 ½ tsppaprika (**sweet paprika. do not use smoked paprika.)
- 1 tspthyme
- 1 tspground black pepper
- 1 tspred pepper flakes (**skip if heat intolerant.)
- salt (to taste) (**use according to your own personal taste preference.)
- ½ tsppaprika (**sweet paprika. do not use smoked paprika.)
- 1 tspthyme
- 1 tsporegano
Directions
Prep chicken thighs
- 1
Lightly rinse the bone-in skin-on chicken thighs under running tap water. Pat them dry completely with the help of kitchen towels.
- 2
Now, add all the dry ingredients mentioned in the "Seasonings for chicken thighs" section in the ingredients list above into a small bowl. Whisk them to make a simple dry rub mix for the chicken.
- 3
Drizzle the lemon juice on top of the chicken thighs. Give them a gently rub. Than sprinkle the dry rub on both sides of the chicken thighs and gently rub to uniformly coat the chicken. Set them aside.
Prep the baby gold potatoes
- 1
Rinse the whole potatoes very well under running tap water. Drain well. Halve the potatoes. Add 1 tbsp olive oil + all the dry ingredients mentioned above in the "Seasonings for baby potatoes" section in the ingredients list above + the 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic. Toss the potatoes to coat them well with the seasonings and oil. Set them aside.
Sear chicken
- 1
Set the instant pot on SAUTE mode on NORMAL HEAT settings. Add butter + 1 tbsp olive oil. When the butter begins to melt add the well seasoned chicken thighs skin side down. Sear them well both sides until they are nicely golden brown in color and the skin becomes crispy. If you feel the heat is high lower it to LOW setting (you can do that by pressing the SAUTE button more than once). You'll have lots of bits & crumbs stuck at the bottom of the pot. Worry not because we'll be deglazing the pot very well before pressure cooking and the bits & crumbs will add a huge depth of flavor to the dish. Immediately CANCEL the SAUTE mode once you are done searing the chicken. Set the seared chicken aside.
Deglaze pot
- 1
Pour the liquid (water or chicken stock) and deglaze the pot very well by scraping the sides and the bottom of the pot until you scrape out all stuck bits and crumbs. This will take some time and require patience. This will help prevent the BURN error. So, do not rush this step!
Pressure cook
- 1
Throw in the diced onion in the instant pot. Add the seasoned halved baby potatoes and spread them out with the help of your spatula to form a single layer. DO NOT stir or mix anything in the pot.
- 2
Layer the seared chicken thighs on top of the bed of potatoes, do not forget to add the drippings from the plate. DO NOT stir or mix. Secure the lid, seal the valve and PRESSURE COOK on HIGH for 8 mins. Once the pressure cooking cycle is over the instant pot will begin to beep. Immediately perform a quick pressure release manually by moving the valve from the sealing to the venting position. Open the lid carefully when the floating metal pin on top of the lid drops.
Serve
- 1
Fish out the cooked chicken thighs and keep it on a serving plate. Give the cooked potatoes in the instant pot a quick stir and serve them beside the chicken thighs. Pour the thin sauce all over the chicken and potatoes. Garnish with chopped parsley if you prefer and enjoy! This instant pot chicken thighs and potatoes is irresistible!