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Instant Pot: Chicken Parmesan

Course main
Cuisine Italian
Keyword keto chicken parm
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 269 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken breasts cutlets
  • 1.5 cups lite mozzarella shredded cheese
  • 1 jar marinara sauce
  • 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, Divided
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp creole

SIDE

  • 2 bags broccoli florets

TOPPINGS

  • grated parmesan cheese
  • chopped parsley or basil (fresh)

Instructions

  1. add 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp creole and 1 tsp pepper to a small bowl. Stir. 

    chicken parm mix seasonings
  2. lightly season each side of the chicken with the seasoning. 

    chinese chicken salad season chicken
  3. spray instant pot with cooking spray. pour half of marinara sauce on bottom of instant pot. add 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese and stir. 

    chicken parm lay sauce down and parm cheese
  4. lay chicken cutlets down on top of sauce and pour remaining sauce on top. add 1/2 tbsp minced garlic, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp salt. 

    chicken parm lay cutlets down on top of sauce
  5. cover instant pot and make sure vent is turned to sealed. manually set to low pressure for 3 minutes. use 5 minute natural release method (let IP go into warm mode, wait 5 minutes then press cancel and release remaining steam)

    ip low 3 minutes
  6. cook broccoli according to package instructions while chicken is cooking. (I added one bag to a microwave safe dish with 2 tbsp of water, covered & cooked for 5 minutes)

    chicken parm cook broccoli according to pkg
  7. if your chicken is NOT overlapping in the Instant Pot then sprinkle shredded mozzarella on top of each piece of chicken and cover pot with lid (don't lock it) for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. If your chicken IS overlapping - transfer everything to a baking dish, sprinkle each piece of chicken with shredded cheese and broil for 5 minutes on low or until cheese is melted. 

    chicken parm transfer to baking dish
  8. serve with broccoli! Enjoy!

    chicken parm final