Instant Pot 20 Minute Chicken Burrito Bowls
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Comes together in less than 10 min prep! The chicken is so tender and the flavors are so good.
Is it kind of wrong that I want a bowl of this chicken burrito bowl with the pad thai and fried rice and drunken noodles that I’ve been having here?
Because I’m not quite homesick just yet. But I still need a bowl of this right now. With an icy cold Corona. And a fresh lime wedge.
Okay, so maybe I’m getting just a tiny bit homesick. But only because this is my favorite burrito bowl ever. And it was the first Instant Pot recipe I ever tested that converted me to the IP cult in 0.497295 seconds.
So you know it has to be good.
The chicken comes out perfectly tender but the rice is the true hero – soaked with all the burito bowl flavors from the IP magic. Serve with fresh cilantro leaves, a lime wedge, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.
Or if you’re anything like Ben, a whole bag of crushed tortilla chips.
Instant Pot 20 Minute Chicken Burrito Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning
- 1 (15-ounce) can corn kernels, drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup salsa, homemade or store-bought
- 1 (4.5-ounce) can chopped green chiles
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Equipment
Instructions
- Add chicken, chicken broth and taco seasoning to a 6-qt Instant Pot® and gently toss to combine.
- Stir in corn, black beans, salsa and green chiles. Without stirring, add rice.
- Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 10 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions. Stir in cheese until melted, about 1 minute.
- Serve immediately, garnished with cilantro, if desired.
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Just made this and my family is raving. A few changes/hacks…
I left out the corn as my family isn’t a fan of corn in our burritos. I mixed the seasoning with the broth to help it dissolve. In regards to under cooked rice, I rinsed it then carefully used a rubber spatula to just spread it out a little. When when I added the last of the broth mixture, I poured it over a mixing spoon so it wouldn’t disrupt or “push” he rice down below the mixture.
For toppings I used sour cream, avocado, cilantro, more cheese, jalapeno slices, tortilla strips & fresh lime juice.
Thanks for sharing Sandi!
I never leave comments on blog recipes, but I just had to for this one! I was nervous making this because 1) I’m scared of my new InstaPot , and 2) all of the comments about burned or uncooked food. However, my husband loves Mexican food, and I’m trying to start using the IP, so I gave it a try last night. Boy, am I glad! One of my new favorites! Everything cooked absolutely perfectly (I followed the recipe except I mixed the seasoning in well with the 1/4 cup of broth before pouring it in). My husband loved it, which I expected, but even the kids loved it! Our 10-month-old chowed down and cleared his high chair tray, our picky oldest admitted it was “pretty good” (high praise for him!), but our middle refused to eat anything but the chicken. With a bit of urging, he finally took a bite, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, “Why didn’t I just taste this?!?” So thank you, Damn Delicious, for not only giving us a new favorite recipe but for also teaching our 4-year-old a valuable life lesson about making snap judgments
That’s so great to hear! Thank you for sharing with us!
What a fantastic recipe! Easy to make, and so good!
I have a newer instant pot (the duo 60) and got the dreaded “burn” message when the cooker was reaching pressure. Adding an extra 1/3c of broth solved the problem for me, and everything came out great– the extra liquid all absorbed perfectly.
Thank you for your feedback!
I tried to make this recipe- followed directions to a T and unfortunately my instapot kept saying burn. Valve was in place, everything appeared to be correct. Added more water, in an attempt to save save dinner and still no luck so we ended up ordering dinner. :/ Quite bummed…. But your instant pot mushroom risotto was a huge hit.
Continuously went into burn mode, eventually gave up and tossed ingredients, waste of time and money. Followed directions precisely.
How would you double this recipe? Do you change all ingredients including the liquids and the time to twice as much?
Perfect! Even though i messed up on the steps of adding ingredients (mixed salsa with chicken broth and added as final step). It was amazing!
Cut recipie in half if only two people, or you will have to eat this yummy food for 2+days. Of course we didn’t mind the leftovers 🙂
Glad you are enjoying the leftovers!
I followed the directions exactly and it was perfect! No burning at all. Thanks for an easy and delicious recipe!
Great!
This recipe is the first one I made in my new instant pot and it turned out nearly perfect and SO delicious. I followed the recipe as written, and aside from a little that stuck to the bottom, it was fantastic (and fantastically simple to throw together). Next time I’ll maybe try adding another 1/8 C of broth to help with the sticking.
Thank you for a great recipe!
I’m so glad! 🙂
I took a chance and tried this, hoping I wouldn’t be in the “burn” crowd, but no such luck. I was absolutely meticulous about not getting any rice stirred in, and still the burn message kept coming up and everything was stuck to the bottom of the pot. 1/4 cup of broth in the bottom layer of the mixture is absolutely NOT enough.
I am sorry to hear that! Yes, you are absolutely right. 1/4 cup broth is certainly not enough. However, an additional 3/4 cup broth is added with the rice (so total 1 cup of broth is used in this recipe, which is more than sufficient). Did you add that in? If so, there should not have been any kind of burning.
Hi! I am so excited to try this recipe – it looks amazing! I am just wondering, as I have never used an Instant Pot (it gets delivered tomorrow!!! SQUEE!!!) how much I should adjust the time if I am cooking from frozen?
Thanks! (and wish me luck, ahaha)
So I tried this recipe, followed it to the letter, added an extra bit of broth too and the rice never cooked. Now I’m sitting here with no dinner, wasted a bunch of money on all the ingredients and questioning if I should even bother with the rest of your recipes
Jim, I am sorry you are having so much difficulty but when making alterations to a recipe, such as adding additional broth, the results may change. I have tested this recipe dozens of time with a team, and the rice is cooked perfectly each time! Are you using white long-grain rice?
So my IP is burnt beyond use anymore, and I’ll never make one of your recipes again. I followed it exactly and clearly there are 2 major flaws: not enough broth and not enough cooking time. Time to order a new pot for my IP as it’s ruoned.
Jim, that’s such a bummer to hear about the Instant Pot. Have you watched the instructional tutorial video for this recipe? You will see that I have made the recipe as written with outstanding results – no burning messages and fully cooked rice!
Hi! I just made this and it smells and tastes great but the rice wasn’t fully cooked. I ended up adding a bit more chicken broth and did an additional 3 minutes in manual mode, but ended up burning a little bit to the bottom of the pot. Rice definitely ended up being more “al dente”. Is there anything else you could recommend doing differently? The recipe said not to stir in the rice but wondering if stirring it into the mixture would have helped? Thank you!
Hi Shruti! What kind of rice did you use? If the rice is mixed in, it will burn and the Instant Pot will not work.
Sorry if this has been asked before, but do you know if this will fit in a duo mini instant pot (3 qt)?
Unfortunately, this recipe has only been tested in a 6qt Instant Pot so I cannot say with certainty. Sorry, Zack!
This was a fail for me. After reading through the comments, I was hoping I’d fall into the “this worked and was delicious” camp, and tried cooking this in my 6qt. IP Ultra. I followed the recipe exactly including keeping the rice layered on the top. Got the “burn” message 3 times in a row, right after pre-cook completed and before going into cooking mode. Each time, the food was cooking to the bottom of the pot (not rice). So now I’m trying to bake it in my oven. Super disappointing. 🙁
Oh no, Lara! What a bummer! I’m so sorry this recipe did not turn out for you. It’s so hard to say what went wrong though if you followed the recipe. I have made this dozens of times in my Instant Pot 6qt DUO Plus 60 (I’m actually making it for dinner tonight!) and I have never once received a burn message.
Just made this recipe. I didn’t read very well and added and stirred in all the water before adding the rice on top. Turned out great. No scorching but not a drop of extra liquid at the end. I made it my own by adding a cup of chopped sweet onion and 1/2t of cayenne pepper to make it SPICY! Thank you for the recipe.
Glad it turned out great!
This was my first use of the Instapot and I really was careful to do everything right, but it never cooked. The BURN message came up all three times I tried. I called them and they said I probably didn’t have enough liquid so I added a little more. Nope. I’m not going to give us, but I am discouraged.
Well, I just opened it up again and it seems that even though the burn message kept coming on it did cook it and it’s good.
Whew. I’m so glad!
This is the first time I tried the IP. Your recipe sounded great and I loved that it wouldn’t take long either. I had a problem though, I thought cooking time was 10 minutes. I must’ve done something wrong because I set it manual for 10 minutes but an hour and half later I had to finally turn it off. The bottom was starting to burn. Not sure why it took so long. What am I doing wrong? It WAS very tasty though!
Hi Robin! Thanks for trying this recipe! This is a favorite of mine because it’s so quick!
I’m not entirely sure what went wrong for you though. Did you stir in the rice at all?
Does the rice have to be cooked first or can I just dump in it dry?
You can add it in dry.
How much liquid should i use for an 8 QT instant pot? And i wont be adding the rice, i only have the parboiled kind.