Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious Instant pot Portuguese Chicken and Rice

Instant pot Portuguese Chicken and Rice. Learn How To Cook A Delicious Chicken With Herbed Rice Meal. Make this delicious Instant Pot Portuguese Chicken and Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker Portuguese Chicken and Rice) Galinha à portuguesa 焗葡國雞飯! Pour water into the bowl of rice.

I found one similar to this, but I altered it to my family's liking. Tender chicken in fragrant coconut turmeric sauce topped with creamy melty cheese. The chicken thighs are perfectly tender, juicy and the rice is fluffy and full of flavour. You can cook Instant pot Portuguese Chicken and Rice using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Instant pot Portuguese Chicken and Rice

It's 3 of quarter parts of chicken.
It's 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce.
It's 1 tablespoon of white cooking wine (can use regular white wine).
It's 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
You need 2 of small potatoes.
Prepare 3 of carrots.
Prepare 1 of small onion.
Prepare 3 cloves of garlic minced.
Prepare 1/2 of red pepper.
You need 1/2 of green pepper.
It's 2 of bay leaves.
Prepare 3/4 cups of coconut milk.
Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric.
It's 1 teaspoon of cumin.
You need to taste of Salt and pepper.
It's 1 tablespoon of oil.
Prepare 1 cup of jasmine rice.
You need 1 cup of water.

Separate grains of rice and juicy boneless skinless chicken thighs. Then sprinkle in the seasonings, and add the rice and chicken broth, mixing everything together. Allow it to do a natural release. Once it's released, go ahead and remove the lid, and stir in the thawed peas.

Instant pot Portuguese Chicken and Rice instructions

Take the first 4 ingredients and combine them. And marinate the chicken for 20 minutes..
While the chicken is marinating, quarter the potatoes, slice the onion, cut the carrots into thirds, and slice the peppers into think slices..
Heat the instant pot to sear with oil. Add onion and garlic.
Add chicken... let the chicken caramelize before turning over. Add the turmeric, cumin, salt and pepper and stir until fragrant..
Add the potatoes, carrots, peppers, bay leaves and coconut milk and stir..
Put rice in a steamer basket then add the water and place in instant pot. Make sure all of the rice is covered with water. Close the lid and set to the chicken setting on your instant pot..

Preheat Instant Pot by setting to "Sauté". It's my new favorite instant pot dinner recipe! It's a beautiful thing when you find the perfect instant pot recipe that also makes an all-in-one dinner. This recipe ranks right up there with my old favorites, Instant Pot Chicken Taco. This convenient trick is a lifesaver!