If for some reason they aren’t, set the Instant Pot to pressure cook on high for an additional 2 minutes and do another 5 minute natural release. The chicken thighs should all be at the correct temperature. Use an instant read thermometer to check the temperature. Then take off the lid and do a quick test that the thighs are at least 165☏ in the middle. A drastic change in heat has a tendency to toughen up meat and we don’t want tough chicken thighs.Īfter the 5 minutes of natural release is done, turn the valve to Venting and allow the remaining steam to release. This is so that the temperature inside the Instant Pot doesn’t change too drastically all at once. Once the Instant Pot has finished pressure cooking, allow it to do a natural release for 5 minutes. Then set the Instant Pot to Pressure cook on high according to the times given below. Put the lid onto the Instant Pot and turn the valve to Sealing. Season them well with salt, pepper, and anything else that you’d like. Put the chicken thighs on top of the trivet. Add the trivet or a steamer basket to the insert. Pour 1 cup of water into the Instant Pot insert (1 and 1/2 cups if you are using an 8-quart Instant Pot). How to Cook Frozen Chicken Thighs in the Instant Pot Once all the packaging is removed, you can proceed with cooking the chicken thighs following the instructions below, even though the chicken has not been fully thawed. Check it every 5 minutes to see if you can remove the packaging. Submerge the bag of chicken in the hot tap water. Make sure the thighs and the packaging are in a water-tight container, such as a ziptop bag. My preference in this case is to fill a sink with hot tap water. Head over here to learn different ways to thaw chicken thighs. If you froze the chicken thighs with packaging and if the thighs are stuck to the packaging, then you need to defrost the thighs a little bit so that you can remove the packaging. The less contact between the thighs, the better.įinally, you must remove any styrofoam or absorbent pads, or any packaging before putting the chicken thighs into the Instant Pot. That is, the chicken thighs are touching on each other’s sides and not stacked. It is best if the clump is still fairly flat. More that that and the clump is too big and things will not cook evenly.
Frozen chicken instant pot how to#
So below I am giving instructions for how to cook chicken thighs whether they were individually frozen or were frozen in a clump.Īs to chicken thighs frozen in a clump, you can do at most 10 chicken thighs like this. However, I have experimented and found out how to cook frozen chicken thighs in the Instant Pot even if they’re frozen in a clump. Once they are frozen, you can give them a toss and then they don’t have to stay flat anymore. You then freeze the bag flat such that none of the chicken thighs are touching each other. This means that you get your chicken thighs home from the store and you take them out of the packaging and put them into a ziptop bag. Previously, I have told you that you have to freeze the chicken thighs individually in order to later cook them from frozen. How to Freeze Chicken Thighs for Cooking from Frozen This is a miraculous revelation for crazy weeknights when you’ve forgotten to take something out to defrost. Yes, it’s true: You can totally cook chicken thighs straight from frozen in your Instant Pot. Instant Pot Chicken Thighs can totally be cooked from frozen! It’s such a lifesaver when you’ve forgotten to pull meat out of the freezer for dinner.
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