Instant Pot® Spanish Chicken and Rice

This delicious arroz-con-pollo-esque dish is so easy to make with the Instant Pot®! Colorful, appetizing, and nourishing, this meal comes together in a flash and is chock full of flavor! I hope it becomes your next favorite weeknight meal. Squeeze lime or lemon wedges over if you like!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 334 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 ½ cups chicken broth
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
• ½ onion, sliced
• 1 pound tomatoes, diced
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 pinch salt, or more to taste
• 1 ½ pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 1 cup frozen peas, partially thawed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rub each chicken thigh down with salt.

Step 2

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function; heat olive oil. Add chicken thighs and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.

Step 3

Place bell pepper, onion, and garlic in the pressure cooker. Saute until starting to soften, about 1 minute. Add salt, cumin, ground red pepper, oregano, white pepper, and red pepper flakes; mix well. Cook until onion is translucent and softened, 3 to 5 minutes, making sure not to burn it.

Step 4

Mix in tomatoes and chicken broth. Bring to a boil; scrape bottom to remove any browned bits.

Step 5

Pour in rice. Return chicken thighs to the pot, on top of rice. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 12 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 6

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Mix in peas. Replace and lock lid to heat peas, about 5 minutes.