Introduction

Cooking chicken breast in an Instant Pot is a simple process that will give you juicy, tender meat. When cooking chicken breast in an Instant Pot, timing and temperature are key to getting the best results. Cooking time for boneless skinless chicken breasts ranges from 10 minutes to 30 minutes depending on the size of the chicken breast. Smaller pieces will cook faster than larger ones because they have less surface area exposed to heat. The same goes for thin versus thick cuts.

Introduction

An Insta Pot is a multi-function electric appliance that can be used as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker and steamer. It’s basically the Swiss Army knife of kitchen appliances: you can do almost anything with it!

Unlike traditional stovetop pressure cookers (which require you to use high heat), an Insta Pot uses steam to cook food quickly while preserving nutrients and flavor. This means less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying your meal–and we all know how much we love eating good food!

How to Cook Chicken Breast in Instant Pot

How to Cook Chicken Breast in Instant Pot

The pressure cooker works by building up steam and then using that steam to cook food at high temperatures. This means you can cook chicken breasts faster than it would take in an oven, but you don’t have much control over how long they’ll cook. The best way to ensure that your chicken breast is cooked through without drying out is by using the manual setting on your instant pot and choosing 15 minutes of cooking time at high pressure with a 10-minute natural release afterward (this will be explained below).

This method works best when cooking frozen or thawed organic boneless skinless chicken breasts that are about 1/2″ thick or less–if yours are thicker than this, use 4 pounds instead of 2 pounds so they’ll cook evenly throughout their entire thickness; just make sure not to fill above halfway full when selecting “sauté function.”

Cooking Time for Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

The size of your chicken breast is the most important factor in determining how long to cook it. The larger the chicken breast, the longer it will take to cook. Conversely, if you have smaller boneless skinless chicken breasts (which are easier to find at most grocery stores), then they’ll cook faster than larger ones.

The temperature of your liquid also plays a role in determining cooking time: hotter liquids bring water up to pressure faster and therefore shorten cooking time; colder liquids require more time before reaching high pressure (and thus longer overall cooking times).

What to Do After Cooked Chicken Breasts Are Done Cooking

After the chicken breasts are done cooking, remove them from the Instant Pot and place them on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. This allows them to retain their moisture and makes it easier to cut into slices or shreds later.

After cooling, you can store your cooked chicken breasts in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or freeze it for up to 3 months. You can use your cooked chicken breasts in salads, soups or casseroles; they’re also great added to stir fries! And if you want something simple like sandwiches–just slice them up thin enough so they won’t fall apart when you bite into it!

How Long to Cook Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast in Instant Pot?

The cooking time for boneless skinless chicken breasts depends on their size, whether they are frozen or thawed, and how much liquid you are adding to your instant pot.

The larger the piece of meat, the longer it will take to cook. If your chicken breast is 1-2 pounds (454-908 grams) in weight, then plan on about 15 minutes per pound (454 grams). For example: if you have a 3/4 pound (.36 kg) piece of meat that’s been thawed out overnight in your refrigerator and has no bones attached to it at all then you should expect around 20 minutes total cooking time when using high pressure with some liquid added on top as well as another 5 minutes after releasing pressure manually before opening up lid again so that sauce can reduce some more without burning off too quickly since there isn’t any steam coming out anymore due too much evaporation happening during those first few minutes after turning off heat source inside pot while still keeping lid closed tightly until needed later down road once everything has cooled down sufficiently enough where no further evaporation takes place anymore due lack thereof being able to occur since there isn’t any liquid left anymore either thanks mostly due draining away most if not all moisture content present within dish itself prior starting process off correctly by making sure nothing sticks together too tightly causing problems later down road such as sticking together causing burn marks etc…

The right cooking time will ensure that you get juicy and tender meat.

The cooking time for a 4-pound chicken breast is 25 minutes, while the 2-pound and 1-pound breasts will cook in 20 and 15 minutes respectively.

The best way to make sure that your meat comes out perfectly cooked is to follow these guidelines:

Conclusion

So, how long does it take to cook chicken breast in an Instant Pot? Well, the answer is that it depends on a few factors. The first one is whether or not you’re using boneless or bone-in chicken breasts. If you choose the latter option, then your cooking time will be longer because there’s more meat and bones to cook through before reaching the perfect temperature. Also keep in mind that if you want them to come out extra juicy and tender then they should be cooked at high pressure for around 20 minutes on manual mode