Cranberry Catalina Chicken - Stackable Pressure Cooker Meal - Adventures in Everyday Cooking

Catalina dressing

🥗Healthier: vinaigrette

💰Cheaper: homemade dressing

Vinaigrette is lower in calories, and homemade dressing can be made with pantry staples.

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Chicken thighs are often more flavorful and less expensive than breasts.

Remove the lid from the Instant Pot.

Place the chicken pieces in the bottom of the pot.

Add 1 cup of French or Catalina dressing over the chicken.

Add 1 can of cranberry sauce to the pot.

Sprinkle in 1 packet of onion soup mix.

Mix the chicken and sauces together using tongs.

Add 1/2 cup of water and mix again.

Place a rack over the chicken in the Instant Pot.

Add 2 cups of long grain rice to a ceramic pot that fits inside the Instant Pot.

If desired, salt the rice before cooking.

Cover the rice with a lid and lower it into the Instant Pot.

Close the Instant Pot lid and set it to sealing.

Cook on high pressure for 6 minutes.

Turn off the keep warm function and allow natural pressure release for 10 minutes.

Release any remaining pressure after 10 minutes.

Open the Instant Pot and check the chicken for doneness.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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