Instant Pot Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken

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

1. 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.
2. Add in your favorite bbq sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Do not stir to avoid the dreaded burn notice.
3. 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.
4. 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

• Loaded Egg Salad
• Baked Sweet Potato Fries
• Parmesan Ranch Corn
• Cowboy Baked Beans

Serves: 4 servings

Instant Pot Sweet Baby Ray’s Chicken

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.

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Pressurize/Release Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

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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

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

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

Nutrition

Calories: 382 kcal · Carbohydrates: 53 g · Protein: 25 g · Fat: 7 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 0.01 g · Cholesterol: 72 mg · Sodium: 2028 mg · Potassium: 726 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 42 g · Vitamin A: 321 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 51 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

• Instant Pot
• Tongs
• Cutting Board

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Cost: $10

Author: Steph Loaiza