Instant Pot chicken cacciatore recipe with jar sauce is easy to make in your pressure cooker. Moist and full of flavor, you need 3 main ingredients for this low carb dinner idea! Serve over rice it's our favorite comfort food.

This new chicken cacciatore recipe we made tonight and it came out great! We have been creating lots of easy Instant Pot recipes ever since we got mine 3 Christmas' ago and it is the best way to make a full on healthy dinner in less than 20 minutes!

If you do not have one of these fancy pressure cookers we can't say enough about them! We've used chicken thighs and chicken breasts depending on which we find on sale. We actually have a few different brands at home. We like to ensure that they all work the same, at the same rate do we can let you know. As long as yours is electric with high pressure you're good to go.

healthy great recipe, using a few ingredients and inexpensive at under $11 to fed 6 of us. You can make this in your Crockpot Express or as a Ninja Foodi recipe too. All pressure cookers with the high setting will work to get this fall apart fork tender.

We do like to make things as easy as possible. If you do want to cook from scratch completely then by all means make and use your own spaghetti sauce. Many times we are rushing home from this and that so we use what is in our pantry. Ragu or what is on sale at the time, doesn't matter much to make this or Instant Pot spaghetti.

Typically we will dice it up so it is done even faster like you see here. Easier to eat too, especially with kids, this way as well. If left whole small breasts will take closer to 12 minutes instead of the 4 or so here. Up to you, the larger versions would work too.

Making Instant Pot chicken recipes makes the cook time fast!
- Crockpot chicken cacciatore takes 5 hours to cook
- Instant Pot chicken cacciatore takes a total of about 15
Pressure cooker recipes are packed with flavor as the meat soaks up the sauce

You can cook veggies, meat, and sauce together like our pressure cooker chicken and rice. Everything comes out tender all at the same time. We can walk away from the pot and let everything cook on it's own

A bowl of rice topped with an Instant Pot chicken cacciatore recipe atop a yellow polka dot cloth.

Ingredient notes

Chicken breasts – boneless, skinless, cut into bite size pcs. (could use chicken thighs if you preferred) we use fresh chicken this time, and typically. We recommend fresh but small frozen breasts would work increasing the cook time to 12 minutes with a 3 minute natural release

We like to add a yellow or white Onion sliced thick to add flavor and texture to the dish but it's optional as well as adding Bell peppersany color works.

For the seasonings use some Chili powder more or less to taste and heat level desired. Garlic salt is a great add in as well.

Add a whole Jar of spaghetti sauceor can use tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and diced tomatoes instead (to total 24 oz.) You could make homemade Instant Pot spaghetti sauce to start with but we are all about easy.

And if you want more veggies add quartered mushrooms. Red pepper flakes & Kalamata olives are optionaltoo.

Chicken Cacciatore with Frozen Chicken

We talk about frozen chicken in Instant Pot a lot and yes it works well. You will want to increase the timing though if doing this. Make sure your pieces are broken apart, small in size, and change the cook time to 12 minutes. At the end allow the pressure to naturally release for 3 minutes. Veggies will be a lot softer this way so slice them rather thick.

In addition to the jar of sauce you will want to add 1/2 cup of water into that jar, put the on lid on and shake to get remaining sauce out of jar. You will need additional liquid to cook everything and this is the best way to give you the most flavor.

How Long to Cook Chicken Cacciatore in a Instant Pot

You are going to want to cook on high pressure for 3 minutes and then allow pot to naturally release steam for another 2 minutes. Then quick release pressure release to maintain juicy meat. We always add some shredded parmesan on the top when serving it over white or brown rice.

A delightful instant pot chicken cacciatore, featuring tender chicken with bell peppers and onions simmered to perfection, awaits in the pot with a ladle resting inside.

What do you serve chicken cacciatore over?

You could add chicken to a plate as is for a low carb dinner. Or make this easy Instant Pot white rice and serve it on top. Or over egg noodles works well too

Recipe Notes

Don't forget to dice before you add the chicken to the pot. Bite size pieces are best so they cook evenly and come out tender. If you'd like to season the chicken with any additional herbs and black pepper / salt at this time feel free.

You can slice the onions and bell peppers thin if you want them to be soft when it is done. We like them a bit firmer so we cut them a bit thicker before throwing them in, either way it's great.

Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

By This healthy Instant Pot chicken cacciatore recipe is so easy to make and takes 3 minutes to cook in your pressure cooker. Moist and full of flavor, you need 3 ingredients for this low card dinner idea! Serve it over rice and it's one of our kids' favorite meals. Cheap and healthy is a total score! Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 3 minutes minsTotal: 13 minutes minsServings: 6 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

1 jar spaghetti sauce24 oz.
4 chicken breastsboneless skinless, cut into bite size pcs.
1/2-1 onion, sliced
3 bell peppers, any variety, sliced
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic salt
1/2 c water
1 c mushrooms, quartered, optional
red pepper flakes, optional for heat

Instructions

Pour half jar of spaghetti sauce on bottom of pot. Cube chicken into small bite size pieces and add into your Instant Pot.
Pour rest of spaghetti sauce over that. Add 1/2 c. water into your spaghetti sauce jar, put on lid and shake to get remaining sauce out of jar. Pour this liquid on top of chicken.
Cut bell peppers and onion into strips (thicker if you want them firmer when done, thinner if you want them soft). Add into your pressure cooker.
Sprinkle your chili powder, garlic salt, and any other seasonings you like over that.
Set your Instant Pot to manual, pressure, high, for 3 minutes.
Allow to naturally release steam for 2 minutes, then quick release, lift lid carefully and serve over rice!(as always, check chicken when done to make sure it is thoroughly cooked thru, 3 min. is plenty of time if cut into bite size pcs. initially)

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Entree, Main CourseCuisine: American, Italian Tried this recipe?Mention @thetypical_mom or tag #thetypicalmom!

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How long does chicken cacciatore last in the fridge?

Usually 3-4 days is the general rule if stored in an air tight plastic container or freezer bag. You need to make sure it has cooled before packaging it up. Looking for more easy Instant Pot chicken recipes?