Instant Pot Chicken Tzatziki Bowls

I finally joined the rest of the world and purchased an Instant Pot. I purchased mine on Black Friday and took nearly 2 months to get it out of the box! I wasn’t sure what to do with it. I remember my Mom pressure cooking a lot of meat when we were kids. But I love my Crock Pots and wasn’t ready to replace the three I have!

I finally broke the Instant Pot out of the box and did the hard-boiled egg test. I was impressed with how easy they were to peel when they were cooked. But after getting those done, I knew it was time to tackle a real meal.  This link takes you to the Instant Pot I bought.  I found it on a great sale!

Since I’m trying to take my lunch to work a bit more, I decided chicken and rice bowls would be easy to prep for the week.

I have a bunch of brown rice in my pantry right now. I bought some on sale and it’s just taking up space! Chicken and rice bowls seemed easy to make and a way to use the rice.

This turned out so well! I am so impressed with my pressure cooker.  To start, I simply put 5 raw (not frozen) chicken breasts in the pan, placed 4 cups of chicken broth, chopped garlic, oregano and basil and put the lid on. I set the pot on high pressure for 15 minutes. When the cooker was done, I moved the knob to vent and did a quick pressure release. When I took out my chicken breasts, they were perfectly cooked! All I had to do was shred the chicken and that was done!

The sauce was super simple. A quick mix of greek yogurt, dill, garlic and lemon juice was all the sauce needed to taste great. I cooked instant brown rice in the microwave, added shredded chicken, chopped tomatoes and cucumber and added a dollop of the tzatziki sauce. I divided the mixture between five bowls and ate it for lunch all week! Well, my husband ate one of them and thought it was really good!

If you don’t own a pressure cooker or Instapot, I highly encourage you to buy one!  I think you’ll love using it!