Are you looking for an easy Instant Pot chicken recipe? This is the Best Instant Pot Mozzarella Chicken is a regular on our family's table because it is so EASY and the chicken is juicy, tender and delicious!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Mozzarella Chicken
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 7minutes
Pressurizing & Natural Release Time 15minutes
Total Time 17minutes
Servings 3people
Calories 598kcal
Author Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life
Ingredients
2 - 3tablespoonsolive oil
3/4cuponionsliced
8ouncesmushroomssliced
3chicken breastsboneless & trimmed
1/2cupchicken broth
3tablespoonsBalsamic vinegar
3slicesmozzarella cheeseabout 1/4 inch thick
2tablespoonsfresh basil
Instructions
Set Instant Pot on saute setting. Add oil. Add onions and mushrooms and saute until the onions are tender.
Pour broth and vinegar over vegetables. Add fresh or thawed chicken breasts to the Instant Pot and spread evenly over the pot. Lock lid and cook on high pressure for 7 minutes. Natural release for 10 minutes.
Remove lid and add slices of mozzarella to the top of the chicken. Replace lid and allow the cheese to melt about 2-3 minutes. Serve warm.
Notes
Fully defrosted chicken breasts work best in this recipe
Set chicken out of the refrigerator for about 30 minutes prior to cooking to come to room temperature
If omitting mushrooms and onions cook chicken on the trivet
Always use natural release when cooking fresh meat
Wait until pressure cooking time is over before adding cheese, return the lid to seal in heat and allow cheese melt
All cooking appliances and conditions are different, so you should test these times and guidelines first in your own appliance to determine what adjustments may be needed!