Dinner for 2

Instant Pot Onion Chicken

Name: Instant Pot Onion Chicken
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs; 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables; 1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 tbsp + 1 teaspoon regular soy sauce; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp sugar; salt + black pepper; 1 cup jasmine rice; 1 cup cold water; 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch; 3 tbsp cold water

Chicken, onions, vegetables, and jasmine rice pressure-cook in a savory tomato-soy sauce.

Typical price

$11.76for 4 servings

$2.94 per serving$11.76 for 4

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45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless$2.29/lb typical	1.25 lb	$2.86Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Frozen vegetables$0.10/oz typical	5 oz	$0.50Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.29Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.04Typical price
Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.97Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.88

Pantry staples you likely have

Asian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugarSalt and pepperCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

4 chicken thighs
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp + 1 teaspoon regular soy sauce
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp sugar
salt + black pepper
1 cup jasmine rice
1 cup cold water
2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp cold water

Steps

Slice the onion, mince the garlic, and rinse the rice during 8 minutes of preparation.
Set a 6-quart Instant Pot to sauté, melt the butter, and cook the onion, garlic, chicken, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper for 10 minutes.
Add the rice, frozen vegetables, chicken stock, soy sauce, and cold water, then stir well.
Seal the pot and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then release any remaining pressure and confirm the chicken reaches 165 F.
Mix the cornstarch with 3 tablespoons cold water, stir it into the pot, and simmer on sauté for 7 minutes until thickened.

Swaps

Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless for Chicken breast, bonelessabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices