Instant Pot Chicken with Jalapeno, Bacon and Mustard

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    314
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Tender chicken with smokey bacon and brown mustard with jalapeno pieces to give a spicy kick! Quick and easy, perfect for weeknight dinners.

Inspired by: https://chopsecrets.com/instant-pot-chicken-with-jalapeno-bacon-mustard/

recipe updated Nov 17, 2021

Ingredients

  • Spicy brown mustard icon
    Spicy brown mustard
    120 g
  • Smoked paprika icon
    Smoked paprika
    ½ teaspoon
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Chicken thigh icon
    Chicken thigh
    455 g
  • Bacon icon
    Bacon
    7 slices
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    ½
  • Jalapeño pepper icon
    Jalapeño pepper
    1
  • Chicken broth icon
    Chicken broth
    240 ml

Tools

  • kCook icon Instant Pot
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Plate
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Inner pot
  • kCook icon Serving plate

Step preview

  1. In a small bowl, combine sauce mixture ingredients
  2. Use 1/3 of the sauce to coat the chicken thighs. Set aside
  3. Add bacon, onion and jalapeno to the Instant Pot
  4. Select the Saute function
  5. Cook and stir until the bacon gets crispy
  6. Then use a slotted spoon to remove bacon, onions and jalapenos to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving drippings
  7. Add broth to the pot and deglaze by using a wooden spoon to scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pot
  8. Put the chicken into the pot in an even layer
  9. Close and lock the lid and turn the steam release handle to Sealing
  10. Pressure cook, High, for 10 minutes
  11. When the time is up, let the pressure naturally release for 5 minutes
  12. Then quick-release the remaining pressure
  13. Carefully remove the chicken from the pot to a serving plate
  14. Add 1/4 cup of the cooking juices and half the cooked bacon to the reserved mustard sauce
  15. Serve chicken topped with sauce and remaining bacon
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