How to Cook Frozen Chicken in Instant Pot is one of the easiest and fastest ways for me to cook frozen chicken quickly. Frozen chicken in Instant Pot takes a bit longer than if thawed but still very fast!
How to Cook Frozen Chicken in Instant Pot is hands down super simple and easy.
I love loading up my Instant Pot with frozen chicken breasts pressure cooking them and then shredding the chicken for salads, fajitas, chicken casseroles, chicken pot pie, chicken stew…you name it I can prep so many meals so fast!
Bonus tip! You’ll have some great Chicken Broth after you’ve cooked your Frozen Chicken in Instant Pot!
Step by Step:
How to Cook Frozen Chicken in Instant Pot
Here’s how to make and prep Frozen Chicken in Instant Pot
Step 1 – Place 5-7 Frozen Chicken Breasts in your Instant Pot
Step 2 – Place water in the bottom of your Instant Pot
Step 3 – Pressure Cook – I add a few extra minutes in addition to what the meat setting sets on your Instant Pot because I like my chicken to shred easily and be tender!
Step 4 – Let your Instant Pot release pressure naturally.
Your Instant Pot Frozen Chicken now cooked and is ready to serve!
Here are some of our favorite Chicken Instant Pot Recipes that I’m able to use the now cooked Frozen chicken from Instant Pot!
Instant Pot BBQ Chicken– instead of cooking my chicken I’ll just follow the recipe for adding my BBQ sauce!
For even more Instant Pot Chicken Recipes check out this page!
Exact Recipe on…
How to Cook Frozen Chicken in Instant Pot
Ready to make your own Instant Pot Frozen Chicken? Here’s the recipe card with the exact measurements.
Instant Pot Frozen Chicken
- 5-7 Frozen Chicken Breasts
- 1 1/2 c Water
Place your frozen chicken breasts in your Instant Pot
Add 1 1/2 cups of water to your Instant Pot
Press your Meat setting on your Instant Pot.
Make sure your valve is on sealing.
Pressure cook frozen chicken for 45 minutes.
Let pressure release naturally.
Yields approximately 1 cup of shredded chicken per chicken breast that you pressure cook.
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Hi I’m Erin a Southern mama from South Mississippi, owner and chief editor of Sixth Bloom, blog helping moms use their camera to capture their families and adventures, talking all things home, parenting and our travel adventures as a family. You will find me living life to the fullest with my mister (aka husband) and our little three year old preschooler, Miss E, in our house we spent building for three years, doing all of the labor and work ourselves and paying for it as we went! We are blessed beyond measure and praise the Lord for all He’s done for us, through us and with us!
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