Instant Pot Peanut Butter Chicken {20 minutes}
This Easy Instant Pot Peanut Butter Chicken recipe is the perfect family-friendly healthy dinner recipe. With only a handful of pantry staple ingredients, this recipe is also gluten-free, dairy-free, keto-friendly and can be made vegan as well.
Servings: 8
Calories: 384kcal
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 1.5 lbs chicken breast or thighs
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp arrowroot starch optional *
- Salt to taste
Sauce
- 1 cup full-fat coconut milk cream and liquid divided - 13.5 oz
- 1 can diced tomatoes 14.5 oz
- 1/2 cup unsweetened peanut butter
- 1 pinch of red pepper flakes
- 2 - 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- Additional Salt to taste *
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1/4 cup onion chopped
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into cubes. In a big Ziploc bag or medium bowl, marinate the chicken with coconut amino, salt * and arrowroot flour (if using any) for at least 20 minutes. Make sure the chicken is completely coated.
- Using "saute" mode, heat up 1 - 2 tbsp oil in an instant pot. Add onion and garlic, saute until fragrant.
- Add Chicken cubes (add more oil if needed). Flip a couple of times until the chicken is slightly browned on the outside. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Use all of the top cream part of the coconut milk (roughly 1/2 cup) along with 1/2 cup of the liquid on the bottom.
- Make sure the chicken is evenly coated.
- Cover set the valve to “sealing” and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Once done, release. Serve with rice, your favorite vegetables and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro.
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Notes
- *Coconut amino itself is salty, so take that into consideration when you salt the chicken.
- ** If you don't have arrowroot flour, you can omit it. I love using arrowroot flour to help lock the juice in and make the chicken extra moist.
- For Crockpot and Stovetop Instruction, check out the "What if I don't have an Instant Pot" section in this post.
- You can use 1 to 1 1/2 can of chickpea instead of chicken to make this recipe vegan-friendly.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 457mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g