If you’re wondering how to cook frozen chicken in the instant cooker or pressure cooker, these are the moments you need! It’s easy to make and a great way to make chicken sliders or shredded chicken meals for dinner. The tender chicken breasts become juicy in less than 15 minutes, you’ll see.

How to cook frozen chicken breast in instant pot

I will talk about all parts of the bird, but breasts are the most common. To be honest, I don’t buy a lot of frozen chicken breasts, but occasionally if I find a large package for sale, I’ll use some and freeze the rest.

If you cook a lot of frozen meat in Instant Pot… Because you tend to be forgetful, we’re here to help. 😉 If you need easy recipes from Ninja Foodi, you can use that pot instead.

Whole chicken frozen in the

instant pot

These pressure cooker cooking times come in handy when you’ve forgotten to thaw your meat. In pieces it does not take much longer than if it were really fresh. BUT if you want to cook an Instant Pot frozen whole chicken, you can do it too! It comes out tender fork and ready to crumble or slice for dinner.

• Yes… All this is possible all!

Can I put frozen chicken in the Instant Pot?

When I first received it, I wondered this a lot. YES you can!! Not only can you, but they come every cut comes out tender and delicious when they finish cooking. From thighs to legs to Instant Pot frozen chicken deals, they’re all great.

It took a bit of trial and error at first to make it perfect. I wouldn’t share anything here unless it came out great every time I tried it. That wouldn’t be great.

I

started with: How do I cook frozen chicken breast in the Instant Pot? This will be answered here. With just a little liquid you can go from a rock-solid chicken to a perfectly shredded chicken in no time.

Instant Pot frozen chicken thighs

These are also fantastic. The cheapest part of the bird I usually use them often because of their price, how tender they get, the fact that they offer tons of flavor and the list goes on….

• If you also want to cook frozen chicken thighs in Instant Pot, I’ll share that information here for you as well.
• Use any of the pieces so you can make an amazing dinner tonight, too!

How do I cook frozen chicken?

Well, first you need to make sure that they are broken and not in a solid piece. That won’t allow each piece to thaw or cook properly to the center.

How do I make frozen chicken breasts in the Instant Pot

?

I was curious to see how easy it would be to go from frozen to juicy chicken in my fancy electric pressure cooker. So I experimented a bit before making my 3-ingredient Instant Pot shredded chicken this afternoon. It turned out great for that!

• I first cooked these four breasts in the Instant Pot you see here that were bought frozen. I added some chicken broth for 12 minutes and they came out fine.

From there I crushed them. Then, he drained the broth and added the ingredients I needed to make my shredded chicken recipe. I put it back on low heat for 5 minutes just to let it soak in the juices. Fact!

• Then I used only 2 frozen chicken breasts that I had bought fresh and then frozen.

12 minutes was too long and they turned out to be dry. I tried again for only 10 minutes and that was right!

InstaPot Frozen

chicken breasts How do you thaw chicken

in an instant pot?

• Well, it’s not actually thawing because it’s going to cook, but that’s how you do it step by step.

Instant Pot frozen chicken breasts

Season with salt and pepper, or better yet, mash directly into the pot and add shredded chicken sauce for sliders or on top of rice,

I

will say after making many easy Instant Pot chicken recipes that I like this method of cooking frozen chicken in Instant Pot by adding sauce or shredding the chicken, but not just to eat the breast as is. For me personally, I prefer texture if it is thawed and then cooked, but that’s just me.

Frozen Chicken Wings Instant Pot This part of the bird is similar to when you cook frozen chicken breasts, meaning there is NO meal preparation time and it is done in less than 20 minutes.

You literally throw them straight out with something like barbecue sauce and some water, and it’s that easy!

These are the instructions for making

• frozen chicken wings in pressure cooker that seriously make the best appetizer or food that is super cheap and so tasty!

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Frozen

I don’t make wings any other way now. If you want them with a little crunch, you can put them under the grill. 4 minutes or so is perfect.

Instant Pot frozen chicken wings turn out to fall off the delicious bone.

• If you want a crispier skin, you can throw them on a cookie tray under your spit for 3 minutes and it will crunch them well.

Here’s what I did when we made these Instant Pot chicken legs. I also did this when I made our chicken can beer pressure cooker.

How to cook frozen chicken in

the Instant Pot

These tips are really nice to have. Especially if you’re in a pinch and forgot to thaw dinner!

Instant pot frozen chicken legs But wait, there’s more!! Want to make

Instant Pot frozen chicken legs

too? Children often say that this is their favorite part of the bird, so why not?

However, we

have a few more ideas for you here if you want to start planning meals for the week:

• If you’re looking for how to cook Instant Pot frozen salmon, we’ve done it too!
• Want to cook a frozen roast at Instant Pot too? Seriously, this is also a game changer. So tender in a very short time.
• The frozen pork loin in the Instant Pot instructions is here.

If you just received your device, you can read more about how to use an Instant Pot here. Then go to my Instant Pot recipes tab and try some of my dishes. I only cook easy meals, so don’t be intimidated.

The video in this post shows you how we made frozen chicken in the Instant Pot. You can then follow these instructions to make electric pressure cooker chicken sliders with it after they are done.

Want to cook frozen chicken breast in an air fryer too?

Some quick tips for success:

1. I strongly suggest you get a nonstick pot!
2. Let the pot release steam naturally for 1-2

minutes.

3. Once removed, let the cooked chicken breasts rest for a few minutes to keep the interior juicy

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4. Shred or cube for best results and enjoy something like chicken salad or one of our other leftover chicken breast recipes.

You can also use your chicken Instant Pot to make soft tacos! And then let’s try some frozen chicken Crockpot. A great way if you’re cooking a lot in batches at once.

Can you reheat

cooked frozen chicken?

The rule of thumb is just a reheat after cooking. Since you thawed it before cooking it doesn’t really matter or count. Once you’ve reheated it once, you really shouldn’t reheat it a second time.

• If you don’t follow this rule, it could lead to food poisoning and no one wants that.

Can I refrigerate the chicken after cooking?

Let the chicken cool completely and store it in airtight containers or air-free freezer bags. Be sure to use it within two days to be safe and maintain the best flavor and texture.

I hope we’ve answered the question: Can you put frozen meat in an Instant Pot for yourself here?

• The answer is a resounding YES!
• You can even cook Instant Pot frozen ground beef if you’ve forgotten to thaw it beforehand.

To be completely honest, it’s BEST to use fresh thawed meats, but these tips are great when you’re in a bind.

• If you’re making something like a soup or our VERY well-known Instant Pot chili, you probably wouldn’t notice the difference. Fresh or thawed burger with this method works very well. Frozen ground sausage also works with this technique.

I hope this helps you make many more new InstaPot recipes.

Frozen chicken breast in pressure cooker