Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken (Just 3 Ingredients)
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Make this sweet and satisfying instant pot Hawaiian chicken with less than 10 minutes of prep time. This is an easy 3-ingredient instant pot chicken breast recipe that you can just mix together and walk away.
We have been making Hawaiian chicken for years in our slow cooker. It was always one of my go-to recipes for busy nights. Well, I don’t use my slow cooker much these days. I do still use it (you can use my crockpot recipes for reference), but my go-to for quick and easy dinners is now my instant pot.
I hopped on facebook live a few weeks ago and shared how I was just winging it and throwing together dinner. I was attempting to convert my slow cooker Hawaiian chicken recipe into an instant pot Hawaiian chicken recipe. Well, it worked and I’m here to tell the tale.
Other Favorite Recipes
- Instant Pot Crack Chicken
- Easy Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff
- Cilantro Lime Instant Pot Cauliflower Rice
- Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas
- Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken
3 Ingredient Instant Pot Chicken
Since I was winging it and trying to use up what I already had on hand, I cut this recipe down from a 5 ingredient recipe to a 3 ingredient recipe. Nobody seemed to notice, or care.
This Hawaiian chicken recipe turned out even better in the instant pot. It was sweet, moist, and totally satisfying. We served it over rice for an easy weeknight meal. This one has been added to our list of favorite instant pot frozen chicken recipes.
Ingredients for Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken
This instant pot recipe uses just 3 simple ingredients.
- Chicken Breast
- BBQ Sauce (we like Sweet Baby Rays)
- Canned Crushed Pineapple
- Special equipment: Instant Pot DUO60
As I have shared many times, I prefer to start with frozen chicken when making dinner in the instant pot. This isn’t a taste factor, it’s just a convenience factor. I keep a big bag of frozen chicken breast in my freezer and love that I can pull them out without having to defrost them. If you have fresh chicken, just cut the cook time down to 15 minutes high pressure.
Either way, you are going to end up with a flavorful chicken dinner.
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Instant Pot Hawaiian Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (fresh or frozen)
- 20 oz can crushed pineapple
- 18 oz bottle sweet BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Place chicken in the inner pot of your instant pot or other electric pressure cooker.
- Top with crushed pineapple (juice included) and BBQ sauce.
- Close lid and set to sealing.
- For frozen chicken breast: cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
- For thawed chicken breast: cook on high pressure for 15 minutes.
- Natural Pressure Release (NPR).
- Serve.
This recipe came out nice and tasty. I also had the burn food notice but I stirred again and put it on low heat for 20 minutes. It came out great.
I’ve made this dozens of times. It’s amazing. My wife loves it. I do get the occasional food burn. When that happens I change everything over to a second pot and start over. Not sure why that’s happening.
do you put the chicken on a trivet or straight on the bottom of the pot?
I put it directly in the bottom of the pot. However, I have found that some models of IP are more finicky than others. If you are having issues with the burn notice, than I would suggest putting it on a trivet or even in an oven safe dish on a trivet with a cup of water underneath.
If using chicken thighs (thawed) instead, does the cook time change at all?
Hi Amanda. I’m assuming they are boneless? If so, than the cook time stays the same.
Wondering if this can be doubled and if so, does the time need to change? Wanting to serve 7
Yes, it can be doubled. The cook time stays the same.
I made this tonight and we loved it! So easy and oh so good and very tender! We will definitely be making this again and again!
I made this tonight. It was really good. I just added some squeezable garlic and ginger to it. It was a little spicy for me but I ate it anyway. I’ll make this again.
I was surprised that you listed different cook times for thawed versus frozen chicken breasts, because I have heard time and again that the cook time is the same but the come to pressure time will increase with frozen. Why is your different?
Hi Penny! I have heard that too, but upon testing recipes, I have found that my frozen chicken does not cook as fast and I end up with undercooked chicken. Not good! I do my best to share the most accurate information to my readers after testing recipes and that’s why I have suggested different cook times for frozen and fresh. However, you are welcome to make it any way you prefer. Especially if the frozen at the same cook time method works in your pot. 🙂
This recipe is scrumptious and simple. Perfect for a night with little time to get dinner on the table.
Tried it and loved it. i added red, yellow and orange bell peppers that made it a little spicy. It’s something I’ll be making again.
I really liked this recipe. So simple and get to the table. I had some bell pepper from a friend’s garden. I sliced it in large pieces and added it when the main time was up. I switched to sauté and stirred until the pepper was cooked, but still crisp.
Tried it and loved it. i added red, yellow and orange bell peppers that made it a little spicy. It’s something I’ll be making again.
That sounds delicious. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I really liked this recipe. So simple and get to the table. I had some bell pepper from a friend’s garden. I sliced it in large pieces and added it when the main time was up. I switched to sauté and stirred until the pepper was cooked, but still crisp.