Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
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If you’re looking for an easy Instant Pot chicken recipe, this is it! Chicken cacciatore typically requires hours on the stove, but Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore is done in less than an hour.
The past month has been a bit chaotic in our house. Between kids’ activities and my husband’s work and travel schedule, we’ve sort of been in “running around like a chicken with its head cut off” mode.
I’ve embraced grocery delivery, and I’ve also outsourced a lot of my cooking time to my new Instant Pot.
The Instant Pot has made it a lot more feasible for me to make good, nourishing dinners on a busy weeknight, when we’re all in need of a good sit down meal and a family conversation.
Here’s the thing about giving a recipe an Instant Pot makeover — depending on the dish you’re making, it may not drastically reduce the overall cooking time. BUT it will drastically reduce the amount of work you’ve got to do.
This dish is a good example…to make chicken cacciatore, I used to have to dredge and saute the chicken, then separately saute the vegetables, then add wine and reduce, then add the other ingredients, then simmer some more, then add the chicken back in, then cook and monitor until the chicken was falling/apart tender.
For the Instant Pot version of chicken cacciatore, I just sauteed the chicken (in the Instant Pot), and then basically dumped everything in there and turned it on.
So while it may still take about 40-45 minutes start to finish, you’re spending a lot less of those minutes standing over the stove. That, my friends, is the magic of the Instant Pot.
I like to use a combination of boneless chicken thighs and boneless chicken breasts in my chicken cacciatore. If you prefer one over the other, you can modify accordingly.
And if you’re looking for a low carb Instant Pot recipe, this is delicious on its own. Or, you could serve this over zoodles instead of traditional pasta.
Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, fat removed
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into thin strips
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes, liquid included* (see notes)
- 3 tbsp capers
- 3 sprigs fresh oregano
- 3-4 sprigs fresh basil
Instructions
- In a shallow dish, combine the flour with a few shakes of salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken thighs in the flour mixture.
- Turn on the saute function in the Instant Pot. Drizzle in some olive oil and saute the chicken thighs on both sides until the outsides are no longer pink. Remove to a plate.
- Add the bell pepper, onion, garlic, white wine, broth, capers, herbs and tomatoes to the pot (keep it on the saute function just for a minute or two and use the liquid to deglaze/scrape up the chicken bits from the bottom of the inner pot). Turn to “off.”
- Return the chicken thighs to the pot and add the chicken breasts.
- Close the lid and manually set to 10 minutes on high pressure. (Make sure steam valve is in the “sealed” position).
- When the timer goes off, release the steam valve, using proper precautions.
- Open the lid and stir.
- Add 1 tsp salt (or to taste).
- Let sit for a few minutes to allow the sauce to thicken. If you want to thicken it further, you can set to saute again.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
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17 Comments on “Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore”
Very good! Will try it often since I love CC.
So you dredge and brown the thighs, but then add the raw, unseasoned chicken breast? Or did I miss a step?
Yep, only the thighs get dredged/browned because they take longer to cook than the breasts.
Terrific photos! I’d definitely make this – I love capers! I need to use my Instant Pot more :)
Cacciatore is my favorite with all the yummy capers and I love how quick it is to make in the instant pot
I love my IP so much. I didn’t get one for the longest time and now feel like a fool for not getting it earlier!! Your chicken cacciatore looks absolutely scrumptious. I can’t wait to try it!
I definitely would love to simplify a few things. I’ve yet to purchase an Instant Pot but I’ve been seeing so many yummy recipes using them. And this sounds great for an easy dinner idea.
I really need to get an instant pot. It looks like a quick cooking essential.
I’m looking forward to making this! I don’t use much flour so I don’t have any in the house right now. I can buy some, but do you have an alternative method I can try? Thanks!!!
You could try adding a bit of cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
Hi, can I make this with regular tomatoes instead of canned ? If so how many would you suggest ?
Sure! I would use 3-4 tomatoes, diced. You may need to add some additional broth as well.
This looks so delicious! I often bring meals to families in our church who need them, like after a hospital visit or funeral. But, many members are very “anti-wine”, unlike me! What can I substitute?
You can just omit the wine if you’d like. It enhances the flavor, but it isn’t absolutely necessary in the dish. :)
If you omit the wine do you had more stock?
I am a cook and baker and never used Crock Pots, Pressure Cookers, Air Fryers. Now I see many do as well as the Instant Pot.
Does it truly make meals as delicious as if you were cooking stove top and in the oven?
Thanks!
I was wondering how big is your istant pot ? I only have a 4 qt one and this seems like to much to fit.
Hi Lisa – I have the 6 qt instant pot.