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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 – it’s actually pretty perfect for the kiddos! 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 it 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 Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe 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!

Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe

Ingredients:

4 bone-in chicken thighs
1 tablespoon oil
salt and pepper
1/2 cup onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup apple butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 large apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks

Directions:

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 Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe serves 4.

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Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe

Author Jenn Quillen

Ingredients

4 bone-in chicken thighs
1 tablespoon oil
salt and pepper
1/2 cup onion diced
1 tablespoon garlic
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup apple butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 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.

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