Self Care Casserole–a super easy dump and go Instant Pot recipe with chicken, brown rice and vegetables.
Self Care Casserole
This easy and healthy dump and go Instant Pot recipe will help you take care of yourself and leave you time for a yoga session or a bubble bath. With only 5 minutes of prep and one pot to clean you’re giving yourself time to do something you enjoy. It also makes great leftovers for lunches the next couple of days so you’re helping your future self. Skyler and I loved this dish! Enjoy!
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Chicken broth-or water and Better than Bouillon chicken base
- Brown rice–see notes section for other options
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs–I used frozen
- Newman’s Own lite balsamic vinaigrette
- Frozen vegetable of your choice–I used a broccoli, carrot, cauliflower mix
- Kosher salt
- Fresh cracked pepper
Steps
Pour broth into Instant Pot. Sprinkle in the rice. Lay the chicken on top of the rice. Drizzle the dressing over the chicken.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 25 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
Cook frozen vegetables according to package directions. Stir them into the Instant Pot. Break up the chicken. Stir in a big pinch of salt and pepper. Serve and enjoy!
Notes/Tips
- This was a one pot meal for me but if you’re looking for an idea for a side consider serving with a green salad or fruit salad.
- If you want to make this with white rice you can. However you’ll need to adjust the chicken used and the time you cook. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces so that it will cook at the same rate as the rice. Pressure cook for 4 minutes with a 10 minute natural pressure release.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. The leftovers make a great lunch to take to work!
- Other recipes you can make with Newman’s Own Balsamic are Instant Pot 3-Ingredient Chicken Dinner and Guilty As Charged Casserole.
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Self Care Casserole
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes (with a 10 minute natural pressure release)
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 3–4 servings 1x
Description
A super easy dump and go Instant Pot recipe with chicken, brown rice and vegetables.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Pour broth into Instant Pot. Sprinkle in the rice. Lay the chicken on top of the rice. Drizzle the dressing over the chicken.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 25 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Cook frozen vegetables according to package directions. Stir them into the Instant Pot. Break up the chicken.
- Stir in a big pinch of salt and pepper.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
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