Instant Pot® Creamy Chicken Stew

A creamy chicken stew that is perfect for when you are craving comfort food.

Step: 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®), add butter, and select Saute function. Add chicken thighs to melted butter and sear, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken and set aside.

Step: 2

Add carrots, onion, and celery; cook until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup chicken broth and stir to deglaze the pot.

Step: 3

Add chicken thighs back to the pot along with remaining chicken broth, flour, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, poultry seasoning, thyme, pepper, rosemary, and salt. Stir together, then close and lock the lid.

Step: 4

Switch to high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step: 5

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions for 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

Step: 6

Remove chicken and shred or cut into bite-sized pieces. Return to the pot. Remove and discard bay leaves.

Step: 7

Set cooker to Saute. Add heavy cream and bring to a boil. Add frozen peas to boiling stew and cook, stirring as needed, until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Per Serving: 503 calories; protein 30.4g; carbohydrates 30.3g; fat 29.1g; cholesterol 157.7mg; sodium 781.3mg.

The name of “stew” can refer to both a food and a make dishes method. Stewing involves not fast cooking chunks of meat, raw fruit or beans in a tastefull water based . It’s same as to braising, instead it makes have a few piece of differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into few of pieces instead of being cooked all of it , and the liquid completely covers the contents in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for making a rib-sticking meal that comfortable you up on a cold , winter day. It’s right that ; a bowl of classic beef stew can make warming featured food , but stew’s cozy factor goes way beyond preserving you from the chill . It’s all about those tender chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together make the greatest comfort food, no matter the weather.