Healthy Instant Pot® Chicken Breasts

These chicken breasts are quick and easy, juicy and tender, and are the perfect, simple chicken breasts. They can be diced, shredded or sliced, and used in salads, sandwiches, tacos, or anything needing an addition of cooked chicken.

Step: 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add olive oil and warm until hot. Add chicken breasts and cook until browned on both sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pour in water. Simmer for 1 minute while scraping browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Cancel Saute function. Close and lock the lid.

Step: 2

Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions and set timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step: 3

Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

Per Serving: 190 calories; protein 27.2g; fat 8.2g; cholesterol 68.4mg; sodium 277.1mg.

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Avoidance on 2.00 AM snacking and cravings , it is much important to include some easy foods (or what one may perceive as unnecessary ). It means , if we can be order the healthiest thing on the menu but come home and graze on chips, perhaps we really wanted the burger and should have just pleased it in the first place."

When it comes to dinner , much eat or eating too much of the wrong kinds of food can lead to trouble on sleeping. On the other side, a meal that is less than satiating can leave you wanting more and resulting in reaching for an unhealthy late-night snack even closer to sleep .