Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Rice
Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Rice is creamy, rich comfort food with chunks of white chicken meat. It is probably my favorite chicken Instant Pot meal to date. Course: Main Dish. Cuisine: American.
⏱️ Prep: 15 min🍳 Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
| 1 1/2 pounds | 680 g | boneless, skinless chicken breasts |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | butter |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | chopped onion |
| 2 1/2 cups | 600 ml | water |
| 1 1/2 cups | 360 ml | heavy cream |
| 1 10.5-ounce can | cream of chicken condensed soup | |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | uncooked long grain rice |
| 2 teaspoons | 10 ml | garlic powder |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | onion powder |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | salt |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | pepper |
| 1 1/2 cups | 360 ml | shredded Parmesan cheese |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | shredded cheddar or colby jack cheese |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | chopped fresh parsley |
| 4 ounces | 115 g | cream cheese, cut into chunks and softened |
Instructions
- Cut chicken into strips.
- Turn Instant Pot to "Saute" mode. Add butter. When melted add chicken and onion and cook until most of the pink in the chicken is gone.
- Add water, heavy cream and chicken soup. Stir.
- Add rice, sprinkling it in so that it is evenly distributed. Add garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Do not stir.
- Place lid on. Make sure valve is in "sealing" position. Pressure Cook on HIGH for 5 minutes. Manually release pressure.
- Once the pin drops, remove lid and stir in cream cheese. Stir in Parmesan cheese, cheddar, and parsley. Place lid back on for a few minutes to melt cheese. Stir and serve. It will thicken up as it cools.
Recipe Notes: Cooking time does not include time for Instant Pot to pressurize. This usually takes about 10 minutes but can vary.