Instant Pot Green Chili Chicken and Rice

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This Instant Pot green chili chicken is a great one-pot dish made with three different types of peppers: Anaheim, jalapeño, and fire-roasted green chiles.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 (7 ounce) can fire-roasted diced green chile peppers
1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers
1 cup uncooked white rice
2/3 cup diced tomato
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced Anaheim chile peppers
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons salt, or more to taste
1 teaspoon seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste
2 cups chicken stock

Directions

1 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Sauté function. Add olive oil and chicken. Sprinkle with flour and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Turn off Sauté function. Add green chile peppers, jalapeños, rice, tomato, onion, Anaheim chile, Cheddar cheese, salt, seasoned salt, and pepper; pour in chicken stock and mix to combine.
2 Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 18 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.