Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Tenders
Using the Instant Pot to cook chicken tenderloins from frozen or fresh is a fast and easy way to prepare chicken that is juicy and cooked perfectly in a flash.
Note: Made in a 6-qt Instant Pot
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound (340 g) chicken tenders
- 1 cup (237 ml) chicken broth
- Salt and ground black pepper
Instructions
- Pour the broth into the inner pot. Place the chicken in the water and season with salt and pepper.
- Close and lock the lid. Set the vent to sealing.
- Press the pressure cook button and set to 6 minutes. It will take about 5 minutes to come up to pressure.
- After cooking, allow a natural pressure release.
- Serve chicken tenders whole or shred for shredded chicken.
Notes
- No matter what flavor combo you want to try, you still need at least 1 cup of water in your pot. So keep that in mind when you add sauces, they are in addition to the water. This will mean that your sauce will turn out a bit watery and will have to be cooked down or thickened with corn starch.
- You can cook as many chicken tenderloins in the Instant Pot at once as you need to. It takes the same amount of chicken broth to cook 4 pieces as it does for 30 pieces. Just don't go past the fill line.
- The process for making frozen chicken tenderloins in the Instant Pot is the same as making it from thawed, you just need to add a little bit of extra time to make sure the chicken gets up to the correct internal temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 18gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 314mgPotassium: 362mgVitamin A: 27IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!