Instant Pot Chicken Adobo
This Instant Pot Chicken Adobo is a delicious take on the Filipino dish that comes together in half the time thanks to your pressure cooker!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 497kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 12 garlic cloves, minced
- 10 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1/3 cup vinegar
- 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 4 green onions, sliced
Rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 tsp Butter `
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Add trivet to Instant Pot, then add olive oil, onion, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, bay leaves, pepper and salt to Instant Pot in that order. Add chicken thighs on top of trivet.
- Press the pressure cook button and select the high setting, then set to cook for 4 minutes - Instant Pot will take about 10-15 minutes to preheat then the 4 minutes to pressure cook.
- Meanwhile, cook rice, water and butter in a rice cooker.
- Do a quick release of the pressure by flicking the switch at the top with a spoon, then open lid when safe to do so. Remove chicken thighs in trivet from pot and turn to saute mode. Remove bay leaves from sauce.
- Bring sauce to a boil and let simmer for 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens slightly. Add red pepper and chicken thighs back to pot, then gently stir and cook another 2 minutes.
- Top rice with chicken mixture and garnish with green onions. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
You can make this recipe with chicken breasts for a leaner option but it won’t taste as authentic.
If you're using frozen chicken thighs, increase the cooking time to 8 minutes.
Serve with Filipino Pancit, vegetable chop suey or mango salad.
Store the leftovers in the fridge for 5-6 days. Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.
Freeze the chicken adobo for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge then reheat as normal.
Nutrition
Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 173mg | Sodium: 1379mg | Potassium: 276mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 5400IU | Vitamin C: 101.5mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 4.1mg