Instant Pot Creamy Garlic Chicken with Rice

Looking for a creamy garlic chicken recipe? This Instant Pot Creamy Garlic Chicken with Rice is a great tasting easy chicken dinner that is perfect for a fast weeknight dinner.

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Instant Pot Creamy Garlic Chicken with Rice

This is a creamy garlic chicken recipe that is made in no time, thanks to the Instant Pot.  With a parmesan cream sauce, this garlic chicken and rice is made in the Instant Pot. One bite and you’ll be in heaven.

What to Serve with this Garlic Chicken Recipe

This is a delicious chicken recipe that is almost perfect all on its own. When I want to add a bit to this recipe, I like to serve a side of  fruit, vegetables, like a side salad, or one of these recipes.

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Since this recipe is made in the Instant Pot, it gives you time to make dessert. Here are a few of my favorite dessert recipes.

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How to Make the Creamy Garlic Sauce

This garlic chicken is made in the Instant Pot. The creamy garlic sauce that takes this chicken and rice over the top is made using heavy whipping cream, cream of chicken soup, cheddar and parmesan cheese and cream cheese. Once you try this sauce, you will never want chicken and rice without it.

Is it Easy Cooking Rice in the Instant Pot

When you are making this chicken and rice in the Instant Pot, it is so easy to cook rice in the Instant Pot. Cooking rice in the pressure cooker is as easy as adding the ingredients and setting the cook time. Many Instant Pots come with a rice setting, however, with this recipe, since you are cooking the chicken as well, you are using the pressure cooker setting.

How to Store Chicken in a Garlic Sauce

Once the creamy garlic chicken has cooled, if you have leftovers, you will want to wait until the meal has cooled. Move the chicken in a garlic sauce to an airtight container. Once covered, you will want to put the chicken recipe in the refrigerator. The meal should last 3 or 4 days in the refrigerator before it spoils.

Can Chicken in Parmesan Cream Sauce be Frozen

If you find that you will not eat all of the chicken in parmesan cream sauce before it spoils, you can move it to the freezer. If you decide to freeze it, make sure it is wrapped well in the airtight container or move it to a freezer bag. I like to use freezer bags because it lays flat and I can write directly on the bag. The chicken will last for about 3 months in the freezer before it starts to taste freezer burned or spoils.

 Instant Pot Creamy Garlic Chicken with Rice Ingredients

• Boneless skinless chicken breasts
• Butter
• Heavy whipping cream
• Water
• Long grain rice
• cream of chicken soup
• Onion powder
• Garlic powder
• Shredded cheddar
• Parmesan cheese
• Cream cheese
• Salt and pepper
• parsley for garnish

How to Make Creamy Garlic Chicken in the Instant Pot

Turn the Instant Pot to the saute function, and add in the butter.

Once heated, add the chicken and onion to the Instant Pot, and saute until the chicken is no longer pink on the outside.

Turn the saute function off, and add in the water, heavy whipping cream, soup, rice, garlic powder, onion powder, as well as salt and pepper to taste.

Once the cook time is finished, manually release the pressure by turning the release valve to the venting position.

Remove the lid, and mix in the cream cheese, cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese until melted.

Top with freshly chopped parsley for garnish.

Place the lid onto the Instant Pot, and set the manual function to 5 minutes, making sure the release valve is set to sealing.

Once the cook time is finished, manually release the pressure by turning the release valve to the venting position.

Remove the lid, and mix in the cream cheese, cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese until melted.

Top with freshly chopped parsley for garnish.

Enjoy!

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