Chicken Breast Instant Pot with Shrimp and Garlic Butter
Juicy chicken breasts pressure-cooked to perfection and topped with buttery garlic shrimp. A rich, flavorful dinner ready in under an hour!
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot for pressure cooking
- 1 Skillet for garlic butter shrimp
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- ½ pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
Instructions
- Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Set Instant Pot to sauté mode. Add olive oil and sear both sides of chicken for 2 minutes each.
- Pour in chicken broth. Close lid, set valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add shrimp to garlic butter and sauté until pink and opaque, about 3-4 minutes.
- Quick release pressure from Instant Pot. Carefully remove lid.
- Take out the cooked chicken and place on serving plates.
- Top chicken breasts with the garlic butter shrimp mixture.
- Sprinkle fresh parsley over each serving. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Let shrimp rest briefly before topping chicken to absorb flavor. This dish pairs well with rice or steamed veggies!