Instant Pot Chicken Drumsticks
Cooking chicken drumsticks in the Instant Pot is an incredibly fast and efficient way to get dinner on the table and they're so tender!
Note: Made in a 6-qt Instant Pot
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 2 tablespoons (8 g) dry rub
- 1 cup (237 ml) water adding it hot reduces pressurizing time
- 1/2 cup (143 g) bbq sauce or glaze if desired
Instructions
- Coat the chicken drumsticks with dry rub or seasoning.
- Pour 1 cup hot chicken broth or water into the bottom of the Instant Pot.
- Insert the trivet. Place the chicken drumsticks on the trivet. Secure the lid and turn the valve to sealing. Press the pressure cooker button to cook on high pressure and set the time to 10 minutes.
- When the time is up, allow it to naturally release pressure for 5 minutes, then release the remaining pressure manually.
- Brush the drumsticks with glaze or sauce, if desired.
Notes
- You can cook from 2-24 chicken drumsticks on high pressure at a time in the Instant Pot without increasing the time (as long as you don't exceed the max fill line.)
- Cooking frozen chicken requires adding 2 minutes to the cook time.
- The skin will not be crispy. If you want to crisp it, broil in the oven for 4-5 minutes.
- The drumsticks pictured are coated with honey sriracha sauce from our sister site A Food Lover's Kitchen.
Nutrition
Calories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 27gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 161mgPotassium: 351mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 122IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg
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