Instant Pot Chicken and Yellow Rice for One

Ingredients

Scroll down to the Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice recipe card for the amounts of each ingredient, but here's a quick visual + description of what's in this recipe.

• Frozen Chicken Tenders: I prefer having frozen chicken tenders in the freezer. Sometimes a whole chicken breast is more than I want to eat for one meal, I've got more options with smaller tenders than whole breasts.
• Jasmine Rice: Use your favorite type of long grain white rice. Note that brown rice, and thicker types of rice will take longer to cook, they may take longer.
• Chicken Bouillon Paste: I have switched from using boxed chicken/other broth to having a Costco sized container of Better than Bouillon. It takes up less room, is less expensive, and doesn't leave me with a cup here and there to try to use up.
• Tumeric: This gorgeous yellow, and flavorful spice makes the rice yellow and easily delicious. It's the main flavoring in this easy Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice.
• Garlic Powder: A bit of garlic powder adds a nice, sweet, garlicky flavor to your rice.
• Frozen Vegetables: I usually have frozen vegetables on hand, so it's an easy option. You can swap for fresh or canned too. They might cook more quickly though.

Instructions

Scroll down to the Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice recipe card for more detailed instructions. Here's a quick overview + photos to see how to make this recipe in general.

1. Start to make this Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice by pouring water into Instant Pot bowl. Place a 2-3 cup volume glass bowl inside the Instant Pot bowl.

2. Pour jasmine rice, water, chicken bouillon paste, turmeric powder, and a pinch of garlic powder in the glass bowl.

3. Next, you'll place a trivet on top of the glass bowl and lay 2-3 frozen chicken tenders on the trivet.

4. Cover your Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice with the lid, turn the valve to SEALING. Click the MULTIGRAIN setting, and set for 15 minutes.

5. Quick release steam when timer dings by flipping the valve to STEAMING when the timer hits zero. When the steam finishes releasing, open lid to reveal the Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice.

6. Remove trivet and stir rice. If all the water is absorbed and rice is tender, it's done. If it's hard or not all water has been absorbed, replace lid and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Check temperature of chicken, it's done when it reaches 165 degrees.

7. When rice and chicken are cooked, add frozen vegetables to rice. Replace lid and let sit for about 5 minutes. Steam in the pot will cook the vegetables.

8. When vegetables are warmed, your Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice is ready to serve.

Storage/Reheating Tips

Store leftover Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice in an airtight container in the fridge for about a week. You can freeze leftovers in an airtight bag/container for a couple months.

Reheat, covered, in the microwave.

Substitutions/Tips

• Love turmeric? add ¼ teaspoon instead of ⅛ teaspoon to your Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice.
• If you need to cook the rice a bit longer, and are short on time, add the frozen vegetables to cook for another couple minutes. Taste rice, add more turmeric if desired.
• Be careful with the turmeric powder, it stains everything!
• Other great add-ins: You can season the rice with really any spices. Italian seasoning, Herbs de Provence, oregano, etc instead of tumeric. You can also stir raisins or chopped nuts into the cooked rice for extra texture.

FAQ

Other great Instant Pot Recipes

• Chicken Fried Rice
• Instant Pot Lentil Stroganoff
• Sweet Potato Soup
• 'steam' some potatoes in it to make the easiest No-Mayo Potato Salad
• Italian Beans for One
• Instant Pot Fish
• Pinto Beans and Rice
• Instant Pot Chicken and Mushroom Soup
• Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

Repurpose this chicken and rice

• The rice in your Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice dish would be good in a Greek style bowl. Add lemon chicken, crispy chickpeas, cucumber, yogurt, and other similar flavors. Use less turmeric to go with Greek flavors.
• Add other types of meat to this dish if the rice outlasts the chicken. It'd be good with pork chops or shrimp.

When you're cooking for one, you often have leftover produce, cans of whatever ingredient, etc. Here are a couple ideas on how to use up the leftover ingredients. It'll help you save money by wasting fewer ingredients.

• Rice: Beef & Broccoli, Beef & Wild Rice Stuffed Squash, Honey Garlic Tofu for One
• Chicken: Easy Chicken Salad Pita, Chicken & Broccoli Casserole, or Chicken & Bacon Sheetpan Dinner
• Turmeric: I don't have any recipes with turmeric other than this Instant Pot chicken and yellow rice on Nourish Nutrition Blog, but check out these 37 recipes from Bon Appetit.

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