This Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe is a delicious, slight sweet dish. The apple butter and apples give it a hint of sweetness, but it's not overpowering at all - so this Chicken Thighs with Apples Pressure Cooker Dinner is actually pretty perfect for the kiddos!
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Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe
We've been on an Instant Pot kick lately, coming up with everything from dishes like this to oatmeal and cake!
Angeline and I personally love chicken dishes because chicken is just so versatile. We can use the Instant Pot to make chicken cacciatore, tacos, slow cooker meals, all kinds of pasta dishes, Instant Pot dishes.
The sky is really the limit when it comes to chicken because the flavor is so soft and delicate, you can use it in just about any recipe!
This Chicken Thighs with Apples Pressure Cooker Dinner is no exception! What I love most about recipes involving chicken is how well they hold up for a day or two, so you don't have to worry about cooking the next day!
This recipes makes the perfect lunchtime leftovers or even dinner the next day!
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How to Make this Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe
Ingredients needed to make this Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt and pepper
- ½ cup onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup apple butter
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 large apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
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Directions needed to make this Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe
Place oil and chicken thighs into instant pot. Season with salt and pepper. Saute thighs until browned on both sides.
Add onion, garlic, broth, apple butter, spices and apple to the instant pot.
Place lid on instant pot and seal shut. Close the pressure release valve. Set the instant pot to manual, high pressure for 11 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, quick release the pressure and carefully open the lid.
Remove the chicken thighs and serve with apples.
This Chicken Thighs with Apples in the Pressure Cooker Recipe serves 4.
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Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt and pepper
- ½ cup onion diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup apple butter
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 large apple peeled, cored and cut into chunks
Instructions
- Place oil and chicken thighs into instant pot. Season with salt and pepper. Sautee thighs until browned on both sides. Add onion, garlic, broth, apple butter, spices and apple to the instant pot.
- Place lid on instant pot and seal shut. Close the pressure release valve. Set the instant pot to manual, high pressure for 11 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, quick release the pressure and carefully open the lid.
- Remove the chicken thighs and serve with apples.
Linda Rice
I cannot find the link (recipe) for the PRESSURE COOKER Chicken thighs and apples 😒 The only one I see is for the slow cooker. Please, where can i find the recipe for PRESSURE COOKER? thanks, i HOPE.
Jenn
I use my instant pot's pressure cooker function. Which model of pressure cooker are you using? Maybe I can help you figure it out!