Instant Pot Chicken Drumsticks

This Instant Pot Chicken Drumsticks recipe is an delicious recipe with a short cooking time making it an easy weeknight meal the whole family will love. It is a chicken dinner ready in under 30 minutes with very little effort.

❤️ Why you'll love it

Easy recipe: this instant pot chicken recipe is easy to make made with just a few simple ingredients.

Short cooking time: you can have this easy instant pot recipe on the table in under 30 minutes.

Tender meat: the instant pot pressure cooker is a great way to get tender meat in a short cook time.

🥘 Ingredients

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Please see the recipe card for complete ingredient and instruction list.

Chicken drumsticks: you can use skin on or skinless chicken legs.

Dry rub: use your favorite dry rub to coat the chicken. I used Frank's Seasoning Blend, one of my favorites! You might also like to use this homemade taco seasoning.

Barbecue sauce or buffalo sauce: I love to use either G Hughes Carolina BBQ Sauce or Frank's Wing Sauce to coat the chicken legs once cooked.

Water

🔪 Instructions

1. Place chicken drumsticks on a cutting board and pat dry with a paper towel. Sprinkle with seasoning mix and rub into the chicken legs.
2. Turn the instant pot on to the sauté mode, add the olive oil, and heat until hot.
3. Place chicken in the instant pot and cook for 2 minutes on each side, until chicken has browned on the outside. Turn off the saute setting.
4. Remove chicken from the instant pot and place in a single layer on top of the trivet inside of the pot.
5. Add a cup of water to the bottom of the pot and place the instant pot lid on being sure the valve is in the seal position. Turn instant pot on manual high pressure setting for 10 minutes.
6. When the 10 minutes are complete, allow the instant pot to do a natural pressure release for 5 minutes. Then, do a quick release to let out the remaining pressure.

🥄 Equipment

InstantPot: this is an electric pressure cooker that cooks your food in a fraction of the time.

Trivet: a trivet sets in the bottom of the instant pot and holds the food up from the bottom of the pot.

Tongs: to place the chicken in and take it out of the instant pot.

🥫Storage

Refrigerate: store leftover chicken drumsticks in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days.

Freeze: store in airtight freezer bags in the freezer up to 3 months.

Reheat: place thawed chicken drumsticks on a baking sheet covered with foil and heat at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, until warmed through.

📖 Variations

• Use chicken breasts or chicken thighs in place of the chicken legs.
• In a small bowl, combine equal amounts of garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper.
• Substitute a cup of chicken broth or white wine for the water.

💭 Tips

• If you kept the skin on the chicken drumsticks, place them on a baking sheet under the broiler for 2-3 minutes per side or place in an air fryer at 400 degrees for 5 minutes for a crispy skin

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🍽 Serve with...

For a complete meal, serve chicken drumsticks brushed with your favorite bbq sauce and a side of air fryer frozen fries, or a side of white rice.

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