Crunchy Valley Rooster–an Instantaneous Pot recipe for hen and rice with a ranch-seasoned creamy sauce after which a shock factor of crunch and sweetness.

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After I first noticed the recipe for crunchy valley hen I used to be skeptical. It appeared like a really bizarre mixture of elements. My son was additionally skeptical when he noticed that there have been craisins in his dinner. Nonetheless all of us ended up loving this hen dinner. The unique recipe is make on the range and baked within the oven and was a Hidden Valley contest entry. I reworked it into a simple Instantaneous Pot recipe. The water chestnuts add a enjoyable crunchy issue and the craisins give only a little bit of sweetness that you just’ll love!

Elements/Substitution Concepts

  • Butter
  • Onion
  • Celery
  • Boneless skinless hen breasts or thighs
  • Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Combine
  • Rooster broth or water and Higher than Bouillon
  • Transformed rice or lengthy grain white rice
  • Black pepper
  • Water chestnuts
  • Mayonnaise
  • Bitter cream or greek yogurt
  • Dried cranberries or raisins
  • Panko breadcrumbs
  • Sliced almonds or slivered almonds

Steps

Flip Instantaneous Pot to saute setting. When show says HOT add within the butter and let it soften. Add within the diced onion and celery and saute for 3 minutes. 

Add within the hen and sprinkle 2 Tbsp of the ranch dressing combine over the hen. 

Pour within the broth and scrape backside of pot in order that nothing is sticking. Flip off Instantaneous Pot. Sprinkle within the rice and the pepper.

Cowl Instantaneous Pot and safe the lid. Make sure that valve is ready to sealing. Set the guide/strain cook dinner button to three minutes. When time is up let pot sit for five minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid. 

Stir within the water chestnuts, mayo, bitter cream, cranberries and remaining tablespoon of ranch dressing combine. 

Unfold out the combination evenly. Sprinkle the panko and almonds excessive. Drizzle with the melted butter.

Place the air fryer lid on prime of Instantaneous Pot and bake at 350 for 7 minutes, or till prime has browned a bit. 

Serve and luxuriate in!

Instant Pot Crunchy Valley Chicken

Notes/Suggestions

  • Serve with a inexperienced salad or a aspect of steamed inexperienced beans with garlic butter.
  • I used my Duo Crisp 6 quart Instantaneous Pot*. You can even make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
  • For those who don’t have an air fryer lid you are able to do the step 7 in your oven. Unfold the rice/hen combination into an 8×8 inch pan. Sprinkle the panko and almonds excessive. Drizzle with the melted butter. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. 
  • Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container* within the fridge for as much as 5 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.
  • Different recipes you may make with almonds are Instantaneous Pot Nation Captain Rooster and Sluggish Cooker Hawaiian Haystacks.
  • What’s transformed/parboiled rice? Don’t confuse transformed rice (or typically it’s referred to as parboiled rice) with pre-cooked or minute rice. Parboiled rice has been processed in its husk by soaking, steaming, and drying. Consequently, all of the vitamins from the husk are absorbed into the grain earlier than it’s eliminated. The starch content material alters within the course of, making cooked parboiled rice much less sticky than common white rice. The rice kernels aren’t clumpy and glued collectively as an alternative they’re extra separated. I discovered a bag of parboiled rice at Walmart subsequent to the conventional lengthy grain white rice. Typically I purchase it at Winco within the bulk part. I’ve additionally discovered it within the orange field (Ben’s model) subsequent to different rices.

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Crunchy Valley Rooster



  • Creator:
    365 Days of Sluggish and Stress Cooking


  • Prep Time:
    20 minutes


  • Prepare dinner Time:
    3 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)


  • Complete Time:
    23 minutes


  • Yield:
    6 servings 1x

Description

An Instantaneous Pot recipe for hen and rice with a ranch-seasoned creamy sauce after which a shock factor of crunch and sweetness. 


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Directions

  1. Flip Instantaneous Pot to saute setting. When show says HOT add within the butter and let it soften. Add within the diced onion and celery and saute for 3 minutes. 
  2. Add within the hen and sprinkle 2 Tbsp of the ranch dressing combine over the hen. 
  3. Pour within the broth and scrape backside of pot in order that nothing is sticking. Flip off Instantaneous Pot.
  4. Sprinkle within the rice and the pepper.
  5. Cowl Instantaneous Pot and safe the lid. Make sure that valve is ready to sealing. Set the guide/strain cook dinner button to three minutes. When time is up let pot sit for five minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid. 
  6. Stir within the water chestnuts, mayo, bitter cream, cranberries and remaining tablespoon of ranch dressing combine. 
  7. Unfold out the combination evenly. Sprinkle the panko and almonds excessive. Drizzle with the melted butter. Place the air fryer lid on prime of Instantaneous Pot and bake at 350 for 7 minutes, or till prime has browned a bit. 
  8. Serve and luxuriate in!

Notes

For those who don’t have an air fryer lid you are able to do the step 7 in your oven. Unfold the rice/hen combination into an 8×8 inch pan. Sprinkle the panko and almonds excessive. Drizzle with the melted butter. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. 

  • Class: Rooster
  • Technique: Instantaneous Pot

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