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It’s time to use that Instant Pot for these Instant Pot Maple Chicken & Sweet Potatoes. This is a go-to meal for us!
This Instant Pot Maple Chicken & Sweet Potatoes are the perfect combinations for dinner. It’s simple to make with pantry style ingredients, then in just a few short minutes in the Instant Pot, dinner is ready!
I purchased my Instant Pot with the thousands of other consumers around the Thanksgiving holiday, did you get one then too? Guess what? It’s taken me this long to use it!
Now, I will say that I tried it back when I first got it to cook potatoes and it just did not work for me, but I believe it was user-error not necessarily the Instant Pot.
I’ve been bound and determined to try it again and finally got the chance.
I was running late last week to get home after my son’s school and that meant dinner was about to be delayed by at least an hour because I still had to get the chicken in the oven.
Thankfully, I thought to myself that would be a great time to try out the Instant Pot and it worked!
I decided to add drumsticks, sweet potatoes, and green beans to the Instant Pot, then I topped it with my maple glaze and let it do the work.
Once it was done, it had that taste that it had been in the slow cooker all day and really it had only been 30 minutes.
I was able to get other things done without having to check the oven, then when it came out dinner was perfect!
The flavor was delicious because it literally had steamed the maple in the Instant Pot for 30 minutes which made it juicy and tasty.
Be sure to try this Instant Pot Chicken Recipe too.
Make Chicken in the Instant Pot
I’m still trying to figure out how to work it to it’s fullest potential, but I’m on the path and falling in love with it. I made this by simply cooking it on manual for 25 minutes at high pressure, but I’ve also heard you can do the saute method too.
Remember it does take a bit for the steam to build inside so allow a bit of extra time for that too.
Have you tried an Instant Pot? What did you think? I’d love to hear some of your favorite recipes to use it for!
It’s time for some Instant Pot Maple Chicken & Sweet Potatoes.
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Instant Pot Maple Chicken & Sweet Potatoes
Make Instant Pot Maple Chicken & Sweet Potatoes, simply by using the pressure cooker.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Water
- 6 Chicken Drumsticks
- 2 Cups Sweet Potatoes, Sliced
- 2 Cups Green Beans, Snapped
- 1/2 Cup Pure Maple Syrup
- 2 Tbsp Honey
- 1 Tbsp Rosemary
Instructions
- Pour the water into the Instant Pot.
- Place the rack that comes with the Instant Pot inside.
- Place drumsticks on the rack.
- Top them with the sweet potatoes and green beans.
- Combine the syrup, honey, and rosemary.
- Pour it over the ingredients in the Instant Pot.
- Lock the lid and set to manual high pressure for 25 minutes.
- Once done, release the steam then serve.
Notes
Note - this is a sweetened recipe with the sweet potatoes and maple syrup. If you prefer less sweet cut the maple syrup to 1/4 Cup.
You make me speechless with the deliciousness you bring to my party every time! This look fantastically delicious! I can’t wait to see what you share in your next blog.
I love my instant pot. Some of my favorites to make are Zuppa Toscana soup, 15 bean and ham soup, pot roast, chili and soft boiled eggs. Yes soft boiled eggs in an instant pot. It was intimidating when I tried my IP for the first time but You Tube was a life saver and there was no explosions. I’m actually thinking of buying a second pot because I like to make many meals in preparation for my work week, the second dish could be cooking while the first is cooling down.
The chicken in this was truly delicious. From my taste, it made the sweet potatoes too sweet, but that’s purely preference. It was quick and easy.
I just made this recipe (swapped out the green beans for onion and a small turnip), waaaaay too sweet.
Would not repeat.
For this recipe, the amounts of veggies really need to be exact because I make it knowing that I’m putting in 1/2 cup of syrup too. The 2 cups of beans would need to be replaced with something that’s also equivalent, I’m not sure if the turnip and onions would do that, so the syrup amount may have needed to be cut down with that replacement.
I tried this tonight, and it was delicious. I used chicken beasts bone-in because that’s what I had on hand. I swapped out carrots for beans. And I used chicken broth instead of water. Simple and took little prep time. Thanks for sharing!
I am so glad you enjoyed it!! The carrots sound great too!
Would Chicken Thighs work too? Would it be the same amount of time?
They should work with the same concept. Here is a post that gives the right times for chicken thighs – https://paleopot.com/recipe/instant-pot-chicken-thighs/
love to make it in free time with my friends and family.
would boneless chicken breast work with the same amount of cook time?
It would, I’d change the cook time though to 15 minutes for chicken breast.
I am adding this to my dinner menu this week. Don’t usually use drumsticks – but I’m going to follow the recipe (just using a tad less maple syrup). I’ll be using the Ninja Foodi I bought back in November (and haven’t opened the box yet). Fingers crossed it’s a hit for my hubby and toddler!
If you like the chicken crispy this can be done similarly using air crisp too – here is the method – https://www.mommyhatescooking.com/ninja-foodi-chicken-legs-with-vegetables-air-fryer
Blessed afternoon. I want use the Ninja Foodi so do I use the basket or the rack? If the rack is it on the lower or higher position? I’m also going to use thinner chicken breasts so would I still do 25 minutes pressure?
Thank you for always taking the time to answer!
God bless,
Pat
I would do the lower position with the rack. For chicken breast, I’d do 15 minutes, but be sure to check that they are at least 165*F internal temp.
Thank you Kristy! Have a blessed rest of the week!!