Instant Pot Chicken Drumsticks
Delicious chicken legs are tender and juicy straight out of the instant pot! Savory seasonings and a quick crisp under the broiler make this a weeknight dinner win!
Equipment
- 1 Pressure Cooker
- 1 Trivet insert
- 1 Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon Better Than Boullion chicken flavor
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Pat the drumsticks dry with a paper towel
- Mix together all dry ingredients and rub onto each chicken leg
- Stir water and chicken seasoning together and pour into Instant Pot
- Place trivet inside the Instant pot and arrange chicken pieces (it's ok if they overlap/stack)
- Close the Instant Pot lid and turn the valve to the sealed position
- Use the "pressure cook" setting on high and set time for 11 minutes
- When done, allow 5 minutes of natural release time. Then, switch the valve to manual release. Once the pin drops and the pressure has been released, open the lid.
- Transfer chicken to a parchment paper lined pan and brush tops with melted butterr
- With the top rack in the highest setting, broil chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned.
- Serve with your favorite sides and enjoy!
Notes
It will take approximately 13 minutes to come to pressure. This time is included in the total time to cook.
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.