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chicken legs served on white plate.
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Instant Pot Chicken Legs

Instant pot chicken legs recipe! This pressure cooker chicken legs quarter is flavorful, moist, and juicy. It is easy, quick to make, and is ready in less than 30 minutes. Learn how to cook chicken legs in instant pot in simple steps.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time16 minutes
Total Time21 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, British
Keyword: how to cook chicken legs in instant pot, instant pot chicken leg quarters, instant pot chicken legs, pressure cooker chicken legs
Servings: 3
Calories: 215kcal
Author: Olukemi

Equipment

  • Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 500 g (1lb) Chicken Legs 3 pieces
  • ½ teaspoon Paprika
  • ½ teaspoon Parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon Garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Onion powder
  • 1 5g Bouillon cube or powder crush the cube
  • Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
  • 1.5 tablespoons Cornflour For the gravy

Instructions

  • Clean and pat chicken leg quarters with a paper towel. Add the chicken in a bowl then add the paprika, parsley, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, bouillion and salt. Mix and cover the bowl with clingfilm. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes or more. 
    marinated chicken in a bowl.
  • Turn on the instant pot and set to saute function. Add oil into the pot of the Instant pot then add in the marinated chicken legs. Brown the chicken side for 3 minutes then turn to brown the other side for another 3 minutes. 
    chicken legs added in the instant pot to browm the sides.
  • When browned, take the chicken legs out of the instant pot and turn off the saute function. Add a cup of water in the instant pot and deglaze the pot to get the brown bits off the bottom of the pot.
    Chicken browned in the instant pot.
  • Put the trivet in the pot then arrange the browned chicken on the trivet. Cover the instant pot, turn the knob into 'sealing' then set to manual pressure cook for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, do a quick release.
    Browned chicken arranged on trivet in the instant pot.
  • When the instant pot is depressurized, open the lid and take out the chicken.
    If you want the skin to be crispy, put the chicken in oven and or put in the air fryer and air fry at 180C for 3 minutes.
    chicken legs served on white plate.
  • Make the gravy- Mix the cornflour with water. Turn the instant pot to saute then add the cornflour mix in the liquid in the pot. Stir till it thickens. Take the pot out of the instant pot. 
    gravy in the instant pot.
  • Serve and enjoy pressure cooker chicken legs and gravy. 
    chicken leg served with gravy and potatoes.

Video

Notes

If using frozen legs, you won't be able to brown the chicken so just season the chicken and move to the step where you add water in the Instant pot, put in a trivet, and arrange the chicken on the trivet. Manual pressure cook for 18 minutes then broil or air fry in the oven for 5 minutes to get brown crispy skin.
  • Marinate the chicken 15-60 minutes prior to cooking if you have the time.
  • If all the chicken doesn't fit in the instant pot for browning, brown in batches.
  • You can toss the chicken in sauces like honey garlic sauce, bbq sauce, or any sauce of your choice.

Nutrition

Calories: 215kcal