Chicken Bowl Recipe: Southwest Chicken and Rice

Instant Pot Southwest Chicken Bowl Recipe, from Freezer to Finished in under 30 minutes in your Instant Pot. A Time-Saving Meal for busy moms. 

Instant Pots fit right in with busy moms and families. You can get a complete meal done from frozen to the table in less than 30 minutes with most Instant Pot recipes.

These are perfect for times when you are running late or forgot to take the meat out of the freezer.

Chicken Bowl Recipe: Southwest Chicken and Rice

I had been planning on making this Chicken Bowl recipe for a while and this weekend was the perfect time to do it. I ran around doing errands all weekend and sat down to rest and fell asleep for a while.

When I woke up, I realized I needed to get dinner ready and it was getting late.

I pulled out my Instant Pot and ingredients and layered the frozen Chicken, the spices, salsa, rice, beans, and broth and in under 20 minutes, it was cooked. It does take a few minutes to get up to pressure. Make sure you allow for that.

I now had the choice to let it vent naturally for 15 additional minutes or let out the pressure little by little. I took that time and cleaned the kitchen up before we ate, got out some fruit for dessert and it was on the table.

The only sad thing was, that we started eating before I put out the grated cheese. It was actually delicious without it, but we got a few bites in with some. It was also my Mother in Law’s birthday so we had these birthday cupcakes.

How to Use The Instant Pot to Save Time in the Kitchen

You may have questions about using an Instant Pot and does it really save time. The long and short answer is yet. Here’s how.

1. Despite the time it takes to come to pressure, you can cook bigger meals in less time.
2. While the meal is cooking, you can be cleaning your kitchen or enjoying family time.
3. You can cook bigger meals at once and create batch dinners
4. There is less clean-up with one pot and a few utensils.

How to keep your Instant Pot clean

Caring for your Instant Pot will make your meals taste better and help your electronic appliance last longer.

You should spend a few extra minutes every few uses to keep your Instant Pot in the best condition.

This includes cleaning the pot with vinegar or lemon juice and bringing it up to pressure and steaming it once a month.

Cleaning the inner sealing is really important and it’s dishwasher safe.

Enjoy this Instant Pot Southwest Chicken Bowl Recipe and try these other delicious Instant Pot Recipes

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