This Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore is a traditionally slow-cooked recipe takes 1 hour of cooking in the traditional way.
But using the Instant Pot, we save time and keep the wonderful flavor!
An intensely flavorful dump-and-go meal made in less than 5 minutes!
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What is Chicken Cacciatore?
Chicken Cacciatore is an Italian dish.
Cacciatore means “hunter-style”, which includes poultry, onions, tomatoes, vinegar or wine, and herbs.
This recipe results in an aromatic dinner that smells and tastes amazing.
Can I use anything else instead of chicken breast?
I prefer and recommend chicken breasts for this dish because they are more flavorful.
You can also use chicken thighs for a budget meal. In this case, cook for 10 minutes instead of 3.
How to serve
Here are some ideas for side dishes:
Looking for more? Check out What to Serve With Chicken Cacciatore for 20 delicious ideas.
How to store?
You can make extra and freeze to eat another day.
Place chicken in freezer bags and keep in the freezer until ready to eat.
How to reheat?
Reheated in the recipe by using “Saute” on the Instant Potor bake in the oven at 325 F for 15 minutes.
How to make
Gather the magical ingredients to make Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore.
Add water to the Instant Pot.
Now add the chicken breasts into the Pot.
Let's add spaghetti sauce to add flavor & taste.
Time to add the bell peppers!
Let's add previously chopped red bell peppers.
Now the previously chopped yellow bell peppers.
Add some chopped onions.
Now we'll add some spices as mentioned in the recipe to make it spicy and mix it all.
Now cover the pot and set it to Low Pressure for 3 minutes.
Do a Quick Release.
Dish out & enjoy 🙂
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Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- 24 ounce spaghetti sauce
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless, cut into small pieces
- ½ onion chopped
- 3 bell peppers sliced
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Add water to the Instant Pot.
- Add chicken breasts and place in one layer.
- Add spaghetti sauce, bell peppers, onion, chili powder, garlic salt and stir well.
- Close the lid and cook on low pressure for 3 minutes.
- When cooking time is complete, do a quick pressure release.
- Serve and enjoy.