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Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee

February 22, 2018 by Samantha 40 Comments

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee is a classic French Chicken Stew made easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot! Comfort food defined with a silky broth, tender chicken, and hearty vegetables. 

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee is a classic French Chicken Stew made easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot! #chicken #stew #instantpot

Chicken Fricassee had been one of my favourite comfort food meals since I made it from My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl. It has tender, fall-off the bone meat, hearty vegetables, and a silky broth. Why not speed things up and make this classic French stew in the Instant Pot?

I’ve made it a number of times, with slight variations from Ruth’s recipe, but none resulted with the tender meat that the Instant Pot created. If there’s one thing the Instant Pot does extremely well, it’s meat and this Instant Pot Chicken is mouthwatering!

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee is a classic French Chicken Stew made easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot! #chicken #stew #instantpot

Since it’s me making this recipe, there are a ton of vegetables added in. A few for some additional umami boost, like mushrooms, and some for some additional aromatics, like carrots. There’s enough going on veggie-wise that you could probably skip serving anything else, but I like to serve Chicken Fricassee with a light green salad.

And since this is a classic French dish, it’s filled with all the good stuff. A glug of wine, herbs, and cream. The combination makes stopping at one bowl unlikely.

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee is a classic French Chicken Stew made easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot! #chicken #stew #instantpot

The cold, snowy weather we’ve been having lately in Vancouver has been calling me to make more comforting dishes like this Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee. As far as complete meals go, this is one is for the books.

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee is a classic French Chicken Stew made easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot! #chicken #stew #instantpot

Here are a few more comfort food recipes that make me feel good from the inside out:

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  • One Pot Cheesy Pasta with Broccoli – cheese, pasta and broccoli is the golden trifecta of easy comfort foods that doesn’t skim on the veggies.
  • Beef Stroganoff – creamy pasta goodness!
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Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee is a classic French Chicken Stew made easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot! #chicken #stew #instantpot
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Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee is a classic French Chicken Stew made easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot! 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Samantha
Ingredients
  • 200 grams (4 slices) bacon, cut into thin 1/4" pieces
  • 8 pieces skin on / bone in chicken thighs (around 2-2.5 lbs)
  • 1 medium yellow (cooking) onion, finely chopped
  • 2 stalkes celery, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 2 medium carrots, trimmed and chopped
  • 250 grams (1/2 lbs) button or cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup dry white wine
  • 4 cups (1 litre) chicken broth
  • 454 grams (1 lbs) baby potatoes, halved if large
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme (1 tsp dried)
  • 1 dried bay leaf
  • 4 sprigs fresh parsely (1 tsp dried)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt, divided
  • 1 tsp black pepper, divided
  • 1/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream
  • 2 large egg yolkes
Instructions
  1. Set Instant Pot* to Sauté and after a couple of minutes add bacon. Let cook until bacon is just starting to crisp, about 3-4 minutes. Remove bacon from Instant Pot.

  2. Season chicken all over with 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of pepper. Add to IP* and cook until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. (This should be done in 2 batches to prevent the chicken from crowding). Remove and set aside.

  3. Add onion, celery, carrots, and mushrooms to IP. Season with remaining 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/2 of pepper. Cook, stirring after a few minutes until mushrooms are starting to brown. Around, 5-7 minutes. 

  4. Sprinkle flour over vegetables and mix to coat. Very slowly (1 tbsp for the first couple of additions) add wine while stirring the entire time. Turn IP off. 

  5. Add broth, potatoes, thyme, bay leaf, parsley, lemon juice to the IP. Return bacon and chicken to the IP (being sure not to go over the max PC line). 

  6. Close the lid to the IP, ensure the valve is set to "sealed", and cook at high pressure for 10 minutes. 

  7. Manually release the valve to venting (carefully). Carefully open the lid and turn the IP back to Sauté. Whisk cream and egg yolks together in a small bowl or measuring cup and slowly add a tiny bit of broth from the IP while whisking the entire time to temper the eggs. Add egg mixture to IP and cook (still on Sauté) for 2-3 more minutes until broth has thickened slightly (not gravy-like, it's still a broth, but it will lightly coat the back of a spoon). 

  8. Turn IP off and season if needed. 

Recipe Notes

* IP = Instant Pot and this recipe was developed in a 6 quart IP. 

This recipes was inspired and adapted from My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl and by Martha Stewart’s version.

Enjoy! xo

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee

Instant Pot Chicken Fricassee is a classic French Chicken Stew made easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot! #chicken #stew #instantpot

 

Filed Under: Chicken, Instant Pot Tagged With: chicken, comfort food, instant pot

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Comments

  1. AvatarApril says

    February 22, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    That looks soooo good! Comfort food on a cold night, I love it. :)
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      February 22, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      Totally! I'm with you on that.
      Reply
  2. AvatarKristen R. says

    February 22, 2018 at 5:17 pm

    Samantha - I would never believe a soup could look so beautiful! Great photos of a delicious recipe!
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      February 22, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      Shucks! Thanks for the lovely comment.
      Reply
  3. AvatarCourtney Lopez says

    February 22, 2018 at 5:44 pm

    I absolutely love chicken fricassee! Thank you so much for making it so much easier using the instant pot, delicious recipe! :)
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      February 22, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      :) Thanks Courtney!
      Reply
  4. AvatarAll That I'm Eating says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:15 am

    This sounds so good, so simple to cook and full of flavour.
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      February 25, 2018 at 4:37 pm

      It's a true classic that we completely love. A wholesome meal!
      Reply
  5. AvatarLauren says

    March 23, 2018 at 1:12 pm

    How much flour? Don't see it listed in the ingredients. Thanks!
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      March 23, 2018 at 4:07 pm

      Hi Lauren! Thanks for catching that. It's 2 tablespoons and I added it to the ingredient list above. Most of the thickening comes from the egg yolks :) Cheers!
      Reply
  6. AvatarNancy DeWitt says

    November 18, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    Delicious recipe! However, it turned out to have too much liquid for our Instant Pot to seal while cooking this. Maybe I should cut back on the broth a bit next time. I definitely will make it again!
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      November 19, 2018 at 4:15 pm

      Thanks for this note Nancy! I added that it was a 6 quart IP that was used and not to go over the IP max fill line. I'm so glad you enjoyed this Chicken Fricassee!
      Reply
  7. AvatarAlan Schefers says

    December 10, 2018 at 10:19 am

    Hi Samatha, I the recipe instructions, you state "Add egg mixture to IP and cook for 2-3 more minutes until broth has thickened slightly (not gravy-like, it's still a broth, but it will lightly coat the back of a spoon). " Do I pressure cook for an addional 2-3 minutes or just turn on saute mode? Thank You, Alan Schefers
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      December 10, 2018 at 10:29 am

      Hi Alan! It's still Sauté mode (two sentences prior). I added a an extra comment to avoid any future confusion! Thanks for checking in and I hope you enjoy this Chicken Fricassee :)
      Reply
  8. AvatarLana says

    December 31, 2018 at 4:16 am

    My mother ran a restaurant during the 1970s and fried chicken was the specialty. She would take home leftovers and "fricassee" them for dinner. It wasn't a soup, more of a sauce, even a coating. By the time I was smart enough to ask her for her recipe, her memory was failing and she said, "I never made that!" *sigh* I have been working on recreating one of my favorite meals from my youth. Using this recipe, I've come the closest yet, although of course, I changed the amount of liquid drastically, since yours was a soup. And also, of course, hers was already fried chicken to start out with. I do remember, though, that she also made whole cut up chicken from scratch this way and it was just as good. I do seem to remember that it came out of the pressure cooker ready to eat, so I know this isn't the same because the egg wouldn't work, I don't think. My milk has curdled when I tried to put it in before pressure, but I somehow think she always did. Anyway, thanks for the help! I'm getting there.
    Reply
  9. AvatarTana Nicholson says

    February 1, 2019 at 6:02 am

    My husband loved it! I made it on the thicker side, instead of more soupy. Since I'm a vegetarian, there were enough leftovers to put it in a double pie crust for a beautiful chicken pot pie a couple nights later. Thanks!
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      February 1, 2019 at 1:47 pm

      Sounds delish in pot pie form! Great idea that I'm going to have to try myself. Yum!
      Reply
  10. AvatarJocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    August 29, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    I’m seriously in love with this. Totally comfort food.
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      August 30, 2019 at 8:53 pm

      Exactly, so comforting and cozy.
      Reply
  11. AvatarBen Myhre says

    September 1, 2019 at 5:30 am

    This looks like some really comforting soup and dang... these photos are spectacular!
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      September 1, 2019 at 9:21 pm

      Thanks so much, glad this Instant Pot recipe gives you all the cozy feels.
      Reply
  12. AvatarEA The Spicy RD says

    September 2, 2019 at 12:36 am

    I’ve never made Fricassee before-this looks amazing!
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      September 3, 2019 at 7:17 pm

      Seriously delicious French comfort food.
      Reply
  13. AvatarLK Jacobs says

    March 21, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    I've made this more than 20 times since getting our Instant Pot a year and a half ago. We love love this and hope everyone who loves a hearty creamy chicken stew will find and try this.
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      March 22, 2020 at 12:38 pm

      I'm so happy to hear that you love this Instant Pot Stew recipe ... it's one of my favourites as well.
      Reply
  14. AvatarJess says

    January 27, 2021 at 2:13 pm

    I tried to make this in a different brand electric pressure cooker, which doesn’t let me choose high or low pressure but instead has preset functions. I chose the stew function for 30 mins and the chicken thighs were still uncooked. It smelled wonderful but unfortunately all had to be thrown out 😰 Do you have any guidance on how I could amend for another type of pressure cooker? Thanks so much in advance!
    Reply
    • AvatarSamantha says

      January 30, 2021 at 6:19 pm

      Oh shoot. I only have an Instant Pot so can't speak to other brands of pressure cookers. I'd suggest following your brands suggested timing for cooking chicken thighs and follow that timing.
      Reply
    • AvatarCindy says

      March 19, 2021 at 9:34 pm

      I use the Stream function instead of stew. 🙏🙏
      Reply
      • AvatarSamantha says

        March 22, 2021 at 7:17 am

        Thanks Cindy!
        Reply

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