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Instant Pot Lemon Chicken

Easy and delicious dinner that will have your family asking to keep this one in the rotation. Instant Pot Lemon Chicken is simple and quick, perfect for those busy nights.

Prep time: 20 min  |  Cook time: 15 min  |  Total: 35 min

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon dried thyme

zest from 1 lemon

3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tablespoon dried garlic)

large pinches of salt and pepper

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs

2 Tablespoons vegetable or canola oil

1 cup chicken broth

2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, combine thyme, lemon zest, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Brush chicken with oil and then spread the mixture over the chicken thighs.
  2. Set the Instant Pot to the saute setting. Add 1 Tablespoon of oil to bottom of Instant Pot. Add chicken and cook about 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove chicken.
  3. Place the metal trivet in the Instant Pot, add chicken broth and lemon juice. Place chicken back into the Instant Pot in top of the metal trivet. Okay if they overlap.
  4. Select the manual setting, set pressure to high and set time for 5 minutes. (yep, that’s it). When finished, use the quick release funtion to release pressure.
  5. Serve with noodles or rice! Enjoy!

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