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Instant Pot BBQ Bacon Apple Chicken - Lunch Version

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Instant Pot BBQ Bacon Apple Chicken - Lunch Version

Marisa
The Cook
4 Servings
13 Ingredients
13 Comments

Homemade BBQ sauce, diced apples, bacon and chicken and you've got one easy, delicious, Paleo, Instant Pot freezer meal!

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4 Servings
13 Ingredients
13 Comments

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces Tomato Paste
  • 3 tablespoons Molasses
  • 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
  • 1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Coconut Aminos
  • 2 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
  • 2 teaspoons Smoked Paprika
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • ½ teaspoons Sea Salt
  • 1 ¼ cups dice Onion
  • 4 cups dice Apple
  • 8 individual Bacon
  • 2 pounds quarter Chicken, Boneless Breasts

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Cooking Instructions

Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions

Prog. Pressure Cooker

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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

Easy Assembly/Ready to Eat

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Make It Now Cooking Directions

Prog. Pressure Cooker

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
  2. In a bowl, combine tomato paste, molasses, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, garlic, smoked paprika, Dijon mustard, and sea salt.
  3. Stir in diced onion and apples.
  4. Wrap bacon slices around chicken breasts and place in the inner pot. Top with BBQ mixture.
  5. Lock the lid in place and seal steam nozzle.
  6. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
  7. Natural release for 5 minutes then quick release any remaining pressure.
  8. Remove chicken breast and serve BBQ sauce on the side.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe
4 Servings
Serving Size
about 10 ounces
Amount Per Serving
Calories
690
Total Fat
24g
Saturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
194mg
Sodium
871mg
Total Carbohydrates
59g
Fiber
6g
Sugar
47g
Protein
60g
WW Freestyle
11

Categories

shellfish-free, fish-free, soy-free, paleo, gluten-free-dairy-free, fall, winter, spring, summer, egg-free, kosher, gluten-free, dairy-free, instant-pot

Categories

shellfish-free, fish-free, soy-free, paleo, gluten-free-dairy-free, fall, winter, spring, summer, egg-free, kosher, gluten-free, dairy-free, instant-pot

13 Comments

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  1. I’m confused. I was concerned, when I made this, that there wasn’t enough water in it because the BBQ is very thick. I was worried it wouldn’t come to pressure. And it didn’t. So what gives? The pressure cooker needs water (liquid) to pressurize and some liquids (in this case the bbq sauce) is too thick. I had to add water the second time and then guess how much longer to cook it (since it basically only steamed the first time) once it pressurized like it was supposed too (i.e.. the silver pin popped up).

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    1. We’re sorry this recipe gave you a bit of trouble. All our recipes are tested before they’re published however we do note that due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. Thank you for your feedback!

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  2. I had the same problem as paparazzi stated above. I added a cup of water and then put it on the “poultry” setting for 10 minutes….problem solved.

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  3. I didn’t add any water and it came to pressure just fine for me. I used an immersion blender to blend the sauce after taking the chicken out and it was really good.

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    2. Coconut oil and any other oil, however, I know that would affect the recipe, as I believe it wouldn’t be Paleo or Whole30.

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  5. I wish I would have read the comments first!

    My Instant Pot also never came to pressure because of the thick sauce. Added 1 1/2 cups of water to the sauce and it worked fine.

    Can’t wait to taste!

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    1. Sorry for that confusion. Inner pot just means the steel cooking pot that comes inside of the actual pressure cooker. It is not a pot-in-pot recipe!

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