Instant Pot Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken will be one of your new favorite chicken recipes to make this summer with its simple ingredients and easy meal prep.
With pantry ingredients like garlic powder, sea salt, BBQ sauce, and olive oil, you will be well on your way to making your new favorite boneless chicken breasts meal and the best bbq chicken sandwiches around.
This easy Instant Pot bbq chicken recipe is the recipe you need for busy weeknights that you can either eat in a single layer over nachos or load it up on your favorite buns, we love brioche buns or even a bbq chicken salad, some of my favorite ways to eat this easy recipe.
Ingredient Notes
- Olive oil
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Sea salt
- Ground black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce (or your favorite barbecue sauce)
- Water
How to make Instant Pot Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken
- Prepare the chicken. Grease the bottom of the Instant Pot with olive oil. Add the chicken to the bottom of the pot and season with sea salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder.
- Add in your favorite bbq sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Do not stir to avoid the dreaded burn notice.
- Cook the chicken. Cook the chicken on high pressure for 10 minutes cooking time. Allow the electric pressure cooker to do a natural pressure release for 10 minutes before removing from the Instant Pot.
- Rest. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving you can also shred chicken for sandwiches.
Storing and Other Tips
Store Instant Pot Chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Make this delicious meal plain with just the bun and shredded chicken, change it up by adding one or more of these options:
- Coleslaw
- Pickles
- Sliced cheese
- Crushed up Doritos
If you want to change the taste of this recipe at all consider doing one of these to the sauce or seasoning added to the top of the chicken breasts.
- Swap the cup of water for chicken broth
- Add in some onion powder
- Spice it up with a pinch of chili powder
- Add in a little bit of apple cider vinegar
Serving Suggestions
Instant Pot Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 18 ounces Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce, (1 bottle)
- ½ cup water
Equipment
Instructions
- Grease the bottom of the Instant Pot with olive oil. Add the chicken to the pot and season with sea salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder.
- Pour the bbq sauce over the chicken. Do not stir. Add water to the bottom of the instant pot.
- Cook the chicken on high pressure for 10 minutes. Allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes before removing from the Instant Pot.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Coleslaw
- Pickles
- Sliced cheese
- Crushed up Doritos
Nutrition
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It mentions 1/2 cup of water in the ingredients, but doesn’t say anything in the instructions about adding it. Also, is frozen chicken breast okay to use? Thanks
You can use frozen chicken breast. Add the water in with all of the other ingredients.
Can you do this recipe in a crockpot or the oven? How would you do it that way?
Hi Lavonne, we haven’t made this specific recipe anywhere but the Instant Pot. You could definitely try making it in the slow cooker or the oven, just make sure you adjust the cooking time. Slow Cooker time would be about 4-6 hours on low, and the oven would be about 20-30 minutes at 350, depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts. Just make sure the chicken reaches 165 degrees F before eating. If you try it, let us know how it goes.
I don’t have an air fryer. What recipe .modifications need to be done? Thanks!
This is an instant pot recipe, so no air fryer needed