Say Goodbye to Thawing: Instant Pot Soup with Frozen Chicken Thighs

Well my day just went pear shaped 🍐 so I made Instant Pot Soup with Frozen Chicken Thighs straight from the freezer into the Pot. I'm using the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid here, but this recipe is good for any Instant Pot with Pressure Cooker function and it's DELICIOUS. If you've never used your Instant Pot to cook chicken thighs from frozen, this is a good place to start. Just remember to break up the thighs individually (not a giant ice cube of chicken thighs) & use an Instant Read Thermometer to check the chicken is cooked through. I've added some links below with further reading on cooking safely from frozen. I hope you love this soup as much as I do. And if you make extra, it's good for freezing too.
📚 CHAPTER MARKERS
0:00 Intro
0:40 Cooking Pearl Barley in the Instant Pot & Setting Pulse Release
1:43 Preparing Vegetables for the Soup
3:50 Cooked Pearl Barley and Cleaning the Ultimate Lid after Pulse Release
4:25 Making the Soup
5:29 Pressure Cooking Setting and Timings for the Soup
7:20 The Finished Dish
🍲 INGREDIENTS
1 scant cup of pearl barley
1 medium onion
2 sticks of celery
4 medium carrots
Butternut squash (optional)
2 large sweet potatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
2-3 heaped teaspoons of mustard
2-3 teaspoons of honey
1 dst spoon of dried thyme
4 (frozen) chicken thighs (bone in)
1500 mls of stock
🔗 LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO
► Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid Air Fryer + Multi-Cooker ( Note: I no longer personally recommend this Instant Pot Model as I have had problems with lid jamming)
Food Safety Information
► University of Maine Extension: Tips for Cooking With Electric Pressure Cookers
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► Cooking to a Safe Minimum Internal Temperature
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[@feefee2]

Wow you are very knowledgeable about this pressure cooking thing. I saw other people saying this pot took forever to preheat. No one mentioned it could be due to what they are cooking and if it's frozen lol. I just used this pot for the 1st time last night. It worked great 4 me!

[@CookingandCalm]

Thanks Fee Fee. Always learning!

[@CookingwithRick]

Hi my dear, love your channel your soup looks delicious, hope Kev is feeling better.

[@CookingandCalm]

Thanks so much Rick. Finally better on new years day, poor thing.. Hope you are well. I've just subscribed to your channel and looking forward to learning from you.

[@suedodds9990]

Love your recipes & tips, thank you ❤

[@CookingandCalm]

You are so welcome Sue - thanks so much for taking the time to say hello. A nice bright point in my day 😊

[@millieh.-nyc6537]

I hope he feels better soon. Yummy soup though. ♡♡♡ Have a wonderful holiday. Be well.

[@CookingandCalm]

Thank you. It's given me much more time to cook at least. Happy holidays Millie 😊

[@vaf]

Let's say i have frozen chicken breasts but needed to thaw them quickly to be able to sear them. Would i be able to thaw in instant pot? If so, how long would you recommend for?

[@CookingandCalm]

So sorry but I've never tried that.The Kitchn website did a whole load of testing around defrosting and might be worth a read. If you search "We Tried 6 Methods for Defrosting Chicken" it should come up.
Otherwise it would probably be worth trying cooking the chicken breasts in the IP and then reverse searing (browning once cooked) at the end. They need to be separate so not all jammed together and depending on size I'd try starting at adding on 3-5 minutes extra to the cooking time and definitely use an Instant Read Thermometer until you've cracked the timing.