Rojo Fiesta Chicken
Instant Pot Rojo Fiesta Chicken is an easy weeknight dinner, bursting with tender, juicy chicken in a sweet tomato salsa . Perfect for busy moms and dads.
Servings Prep Time
6servings 5minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
3minutes 7minutes
Servings Prep Time
6servings 5minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
3minutes 7minutes
Ingredients
  • 2pounds Chicken Breasts (or other chicken partswith or without bones/skin), boneless/skinless
  • 1cup Barbecue Sauce regular or sugar free
Fiesta Ingredients
  • 1cup diced tomatoesor fresh
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Garlic minced
  • 2oz Fire Roasted Green Chiles diced
  • 1cup onion diced
  • 3/4teaspoon True Lime Garlic Cilantro
  • OR
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice + Fresh Cilantrofor garnish
  • 2teaspoons Kosher Salt or to taste
  • 2teaspoons Sambal Oelek Ground Chili Pasteor other hot sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Instructions
  1. Place chicken into cooking pot.
  2. In a bowl, mix together barbecue sauce and all Fiesta ingredients. Pour over chicken.
  3. Lock on lid and close pressure value. Cook at high pressure on Manual or Pressure Cook for 3 minutes. When beep sounds, wait 10 minutes and then carefully release the rest of the pressure.
  4. Remove chicken to serving dish and select the Sauté/Browning button and simmer about 5 minutes to thicken sauce, if desired. Pour sauce over chicken and serve.
Recipe Notes

A 10 ounce tub of fresh or canned salsa can be used in place of the Fiesta Ingredients.