# Instant Pot Chicken Marinara With Polenta

Instant Pot chicken marinara is a simple recipe for an easy, satisfying dinner.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 2 tsp salt, divided
- 1 oz Jar of marinara sauce
- 4 cups chicken stock or broth
- 1 cup stone ground polenta or yellow cornmeal

## Instructions

1. Sprinkle the chicken thighs with 1 teaspoon salt and add them along with the tomato sauce to your pressure cooker, giving it a quick stir to combine.
2. Cover with the lid. Turn to manual (pressure cook) mode. Cook on high (full pressure) for 5 minutes.
3. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Then do a quick release for any remaining pressure.
4. While the chicken is cooking, bring the chicken stock to a boil in a medium sized pot. Whisk in polenta and cook, while stirring, until polenta thickens and starts pulling away from the sides of the pot (about 5-7 minutes). Remove from heat.
5. Use two forks to shred the thighs in the tomato sauce. Serve over polenta and enjoy!

## Equipment

- large pot
- pressure cooker

## Tips

- If polenta thickens too much while cooling, return to heat and add in water, 
cup at a time. Stir until desired consistency returns.
- This chicken is equally delicious over a bowl of pasta.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdmUDVmV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3d0e344d-53f9-4c4a-ac1f-8dea343da033
- Extracted: 2025-07-19

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