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Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Thighs and Wild Rice

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Dish, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pounds Skinless Chicken thighs
  • 1/2cup Cup BBQ sauce
  • 1/4 cup Catsup
  • 2 Tablespoons Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin

Instructions
 

  • Place the olive oil in the Instant Pot and select saute.
  • Place the chicken thighs in the pot and brown then on both sides.
  • While the chicken is browning combine BBQ sauce, catsup, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and honey in a small mixing bowl.
  • Once chicken is browned on both sides use about 1/4 cup of water to just deglaze the bottom of the cooking pot. I could have used cooking sherry that would have been really good.
  • Place chicken back in the pot and pour the BBQ sauce concoction over it.
  • Prepare your favorite uncooked wild rice in a separate bowl. Add the rice, water, salt and optional butter.
  • Place the lift rack in the pot that will be used to hold up the bowl of rice.
  • Place the bowl of uncooked rice on the rack.
  • Be sure to take a paper towel and wipe the rim of the cooking pot so that the seal seal if good when you place the lid on the Instant Pot.
  • I first selected the Rice setting on the Instant Pot. That setting was 12 minute on Low Pressure. I figured the worst would be about 20 minutes I would lose and I could find out if that setting would work. However, after the Rice setting was done the rice was not done. I think with the combination of having the chicken and the rice together in the same pot was just not enough to cook the rice. I started the Instant Pot again and this time I used the Meat setting and I had it cook for 12 minutes. This time it worked.
  • I removed the rice and the rack.
  • At this point I moved the chicken to a oven safe pan which was my cast iron pan and placed it in the oven under the broiler for about 5 to 10 minutes to firm up the BBQ sauce.
  • We had a nice side salad to go with the chicken and rice. It was just a good meal.