Pressure Cooker Whole Chicken With Vegetables And Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Truss chicken and brown on all sides in oil in separate pan on top of stove.
• Put chicken in cooker, breast side down.
• Saute carrots and onions in pan on top of stove.
• Deglaze pan with 1 can chicken broth and add entire contents of saute pan to the cooker.
• Cut tomatoes into smaller pieces if desired.
• Add tomatoes with juice to cooker.
• Add worcestershire and season with salt, pepper and rosemary or thyme to taste.
• Top up with water.
• Do not exceed the "max PC" line when filling cooker.
• Put cover on cooker and set to "seal."
• Select meat function and set timer on cooker to 25 minutes.
• After 25 minutes, unplug cooker and let the pressure drop.
• Open cooker when pressure has dropped.
• Remove chicken from cooker and remove all meat and skin from the bones.
• Discard bones and skin.
• Shred the meat.
• Put glass cover on cooker and plug inches It should go into the "heat" mode.
• Select "meat" mode and set timer on cooker to 20 minutes.
• Bring broth and vegetables to a boil. Add pasta and 1 can chicken broth. Cook uncovered until pasta is tender.
• Turn off heat and let cooker cool for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken.
• Stir and serve with crusty bread.
• Ladle into serving bowls and sprinkle with parmesan or romano cheese, if desired.

Steps:

• Rinse chicken & pat dry. Season with salt & pepper.
• Heat oil in uncovered pressure cooker; brown chicken on all sides in hot oil. Remove chicken.
• Place rack in pressure cooker and place browned chicken in rack. Add water/broth around chicken.
• Place lid on cooker, seal, and bring up to pressure.
• Cook for 25 minutes.
• Release pressure by quick release method.
• Remove chicken to platter, pour accumulated juice into bowl & serve with chicken.

Steps:

• Rinse and dry the chicken inside and out and pat dry. If there are giblets, or the neck, you can use them to flavor the braise, so rinse them off too, and set them aside.
• Prepare the seasoning by mixing the herbs, olive oil, lemon salt and pepper. Tuck the tips of the wings behind the neck opening of the chicken and brush on the seasoning.
• In a separate pan (or your pressure cooker) brown the seasoned chicken well on all sides- about 10 minutes. This is the only step that will add color to the bird, so don't be shy with the browning!
• Prepare (or de-glaze) the pressure cooker by pouring 1/3 of the beer out of the can and putting half of the lemon zest and one bay leaf into the can, then the other bay leaf and the rest of the lemon zest in the pan, with the can in the middle of the pan.
• Then, lower the chicken into the pressure cooker, sitting it over the can of beer. Before closing the pressure cooker, pour on any of the remaining seasoning, and liquid from the sauté pan over the chicken. If you have any giblets or other parts of the chicken, put those at the bottom of the pan in the braising liquid.
• Close and lock the lid, turn the heat to high. From the time the pan reaches pressure lower the heat and count 20-25 minutes cooking time at HIGH pressure. When the cooking time is up, open the pressure cooker using the Normal method - release the pressure by pushing, twisting or opening a valve.
• Carefully remove the chicken pulling from the neck cavity, and not the wings - it will be so tender the wings may come right off in your hands. Place the chicken on the serving platter to rest tented with aluminum foil. Turn the heat up to high and reduce the contents of the pressure cooker without the lid for about 5 minutes.
• Strain, if you had giblets in there, and pour over the chicken and sprinkle with some fresh rosemary before serving.

Steps:

• Combine salt, paprika, cayenne, onion powder, thyme, black pepper, white pepper, and garlic powder together in a small bowl. Rub the outside of the chicken and inside the cavity generously with the seasoning mixture.
• Turn on an electric pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Pour oil into the pot and allow to get hot, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Brown chicken in the hot oil on each side (breast side and back side) for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove chicken from the pot and set it aside on a plate. Cancel Sauté function.
• Pour chicken stock into the pot and scrape the bottom with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits.
• Place a steamer rack trivet in the bottom of the pressure cooker pot, then place the whole chicken, breast side up, on top of the trivet.
• Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 25 minutes. Allow about 6 minutes for pressure to build.
• Let pressure release naturally according to manufacturer's instructions, 25 to 35 minutes. Unlock lid and remove.
• Open the lid and carefully remove the chicken from the pressure cooker. Allow the chicken to rest for 10 minutes before carving.