Instant Pot® Creamy Chicken Stew
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Instant Pot® Creamy Chicken Stew

1. Salted butter - 2 tablespoons
2. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs, or more to taste - 2 pounds
3. Carrots, sliced - 3 medium
4. Onion, diced - 1 medium
5. Celery, chopped - 2 stalks
6. Garlic, minced - 4 cloves
7. Chicken broth, divided - 2 cups
8. Diced potatoes - 4 cups
9. Gluten-free all-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons
10. Worcestershire sauce - 1 tablespoon
11. Bay leaves - 2 large
12. Poultry seasoning - 1 teaspoon
13. Dried thyme leaves - 1 teaspoon
14. Freshly ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
15. Dried rosemary - ½ teaspoon
16. Salt - ½ teaspoon
17. Heavy cream - 1 cup
18. Frozen peas - ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Instant Pot® Creamy Chicken Stew

1. Stage

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®), add butter, and select Saute function. Add chicken thighs to melted butter and sear, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken and set aside.

2. Stage

Add carrots, onion, and celery; cook until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup chicken broth and stir to deglaze the pot.

3. Stage

Add chicken thighs back to the pot along with remaining chicken broth, potatoes, flour, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, poultry seasoning, thyme, pepper, rosemary, and salt. Stir together, then close and lock the lid.

4. Stage

Switch to high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

5. Stage

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions for 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

6. Stage

Remove chicken and shred or cut into bite-sized pieces. Return to the pot. Remove and discard bay leaves.

7. Stage

Set cooker to Saute. Add heavy cream and bring to a boil. Add frozen peas to boiling stew and cook, stirring as needed, until heated through, about 5 minutes.