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Instant Pot Baked Chicken Legs with Vegetables

Juicy chicken legs pressure cooked in the Instant Pot and broiled in the oven for the rich brown color
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 5

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 lbs chicken legs
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 pc chicken cube

Gravy

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • juice from chicken in Instant Pot
  • salt, pepper, and water, to taste

Vegetables

  • 4 pcs mushrooms sliced
  • 1 pc medium onion sliced
  • 3 pcs baby potatoes diced
  • 1 pc medium carrot diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Chicken

  • Mix the paprika, pepper, salt, and garlic powder together. Rub all over the chicken.
  • Add 1 cup water and 1/2 pc chicken cube in the inner lid of the Instant Pot. Place a trivet inside the Instant Pot.
  • Put the chicken legs on the trivet in the Instant Pot. Put the lid on the Instant Pot to close it. Make sure the valve is in the sealed position.
  • Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes. Once the Instant Pot 10-minute pressure cook time is up, let the pressure naturally release for at least 10 minutes.
  • While you are allowing the Instant Pot to naturally release pressure, preheat the oven at 250 Celsius, fan on, broiler (heat at the top only).
  • After the 10-minutes natural release, quick release the rest of the remaining pressure. Open the Instant Pot.
  • Place the chicken on the wire rack.
  • Broil the chicken in the oven for 7 to 10 minutes until the chicken becomes golden brown.

Gravy

  • While the chicken is broiling, remove the trivet from the Instant Pot.
  • Pour the chicken juice from the Instant Pot into another container. Place back the inner lid in the Instant Pot.
  • Put the Instant Pot on saute and add the butter until its melted.
  • Once the butter is melted, add the flour to make the roux.
  • When the roux turns light yellow brown, add the chicken juice to make the gravy.
  • Saute for 10 minutes until you reach the desired consistency.
  • Add salt, pepper, and more water, depending on your taste profile.

Vegetables

  • While the chicken is in the Instant Pot, microwave the chopped potatoes and carrots, seasoned with salt, pepper and olive oil, for 5 minutes.
  • Mix the potatoes and carrots with sliced onions and mushrooms in an oven-proof dish. Add salt, pepper, and olive oil to the sliced onions and mushrooms.
  • Once the chicken is done with the Instant Pot and the chicken is broiling in the oven, place the vegetables at the bottom part of the oven.
  • Remove both the chicken and the vegetables at the same time.
  • Plate and serve.