# Instant Pot Chicken with Orzo

A quick and easy chicken and orzo dish prepared in an Instant Pot, perfect for a fast family dinner.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.25 onion
- garlic
- 1.5 lemons
- parsley
- chicken, washed and patted dry
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- oregano
- fresh thyme
- olive oil
- 2 cups orzo
- 4 cups chicken broth
- butter

## Instructions

1. Chop a quarter of an onion and some garlic.
2. Cut one and a half lemons and set aside.
3. Wash and pat dry the chicken, then cut off any undesirable parts and slice the chicken very thin to make cutlets.
4. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, fresh thyme, a little olive oil, and some lemon juice.
5. Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode and add some olive oil.
6. Sear the chicken in batches to avoid overcrowding, then set aside.
7. Add the chopped onions to the Instant Pot and sauté, then add the chopped garlic.
8. Once the onions and garlic are nicely sautéed, deglaze the pot with a splash of lemon juice, scraping up anything from the bottom.
9. Add two cups of orzo to the pot and mix it around.
10. Add the remaining lemon juice and four cups of chicken broth to the pot.
11. Season the orzo with salt and garlic powder, and add some fresh parsley.
12. Return the seared chicken and any chicken juice to the pot.
13. Add a tiny knob of butter.
14. Close the Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for six minutes.
15. Once the red valve drops down, open the Instant Pot.
16. Top with some fresh parsley before serving.

## Equipment

- Instant Pot
- knife

## Tips

- Do not overcrowd the Instant Pot when searing chicken.
- Season the orzo as it's like rice.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkXp4UyL/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9a18bcc6-57f1-4a4e-a84e-aad0a08f7e7d
- Extracted: 2026-04-26

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