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chicken legs in the instant pot

Instant Pot Chicken Legs

Chicken legs in the Instant Pot in less than 30 minutes. A complete meal that will have everyone asking for seconds.
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Ingredients
  

  • 6 - 8 chicken legs
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 2 T. honey
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce (swap coconut aminos for a paleo verions)
  • 2 T. brown sugar (swap coconut sugar for a paleo version)
  • 2 T. red wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic minced

Instructions
 

  • Turn Instant Pot on sauté mode to begin heating process.
  • Mix all ingredients except chicken.
  • Pour about 1/4 cup of mixture into Instant Pot and let it sizzle, then slowly add the rest.
  • Add chicken legs.
  • Place lid on top with steam valve closed.
  • Cook in manual mode for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes of cook time, leave steam valve closed and let sit for 5-7 minutes.
  • While chicken is sitting, turn oven broiler on high making sure oven rack is near the top of the oven.
  • After 5-7 minutes, open steam valve on Instant Pot.
  • Place chicken legs on foil-lined cooking sheet, leaving liquid in Instant Pot.
  • Broil chicken legs for 2 minutes.
  • Place chicken legs in dish and pour liquid from Instant Pot on top and serve.

Notes

This recipe can be made paleo if you so desire. Just swap out the soy sauce for coconut aminos and swap the brown sugar for coconut sugar.