How Long To Pressure Cook Frozen Chicken Legs

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These Instant Pot Chicken Drumsticks are so easy to make – brush them with BBQ sauce and broil in the oven for crispy chicken!

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How to cook chicken drumsticks in the Instant Pot

1. Add water and trivet to the bottom of Instant Pot.

2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl evenly coat the chicken in the spice mixture.

3. Add chicken to the Instant Pot and pressure cook for 10 minutes. Meanwhile set the oven to broil on medium-high

4. Transfer chicken to a lined baking sheet and broil drumsticks for 1-2 minutes per side

5. Add chicken to a large bowl then toss in BBQ sauce.

6. Top chicken with parsley to garnish. Serve and enjoy!

Ingredients and substitutions

• Water
• Chicken drumsticks – you can use chicken drumsticks that have skin or skinless for a less fattier cut of meat.
• Paprika – cayenne pepper or chili pepper can be used in place of paprika.
• Garlic powder – granulated garlic or garlic salt are good options. If you choose to use garlic salt you may want to skip the salt.
• Onion powder – if you don't have onion powder, you can use onion flakes or add extra garlic powder
• Salt & pepper (to taste)
• BBQ sauce – use a BBQ sauce of your choice or customize it by choosing any sauce of your liking

Can you stack chicken legs in instant pot?

You can definitely stack the chicken legs on top of each other in the Instant Pot! You will want to make sure that you make sure that the chicken legs are evenly seasoned before stacking them. This will make sure that the taste is even with every chicken leg you have and that the bottom layer isn't oversaturated.

Using frozen chicken drumsticks

If you have your chicken drumsticks in the freezer waiting to be used, you can skip the wait and cook them straight from frozen. If you're using frozen drumsticks you will want to add 10 more minutes to the pressure cook time and just skip the seasoning until they're no longer frozen.

Storing and reheating

Store your chicken drumsticks in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days. You can store your chicken drumsticks altogether in one container or store them into individual servings for easy access throughout your week. When storing the drumsticks, make sure to store them after they've cooled down.

When you're ready to enjoy your chicken drumsticks you can choose one of three ways to reheat them.

1. Oven: Wrap your drumsticks in foil and bake them in the oven until they've warmed up.
2. Air fryer: If you prefer your drumsticks to taste crispier, reheat them in an air fryer!
3. Microwave: If you're in a rush, reheat your drumsticks in the microwave for 1-2 minutes and enjoy!

Freezing the chicken

After you've cooked the chicken, if you want to extend it's shelf life, place it in an airtight container or freezer bags and freeze for up to three months. Make sure to label the freezer bag so that you remember when you froze it!

When you're ready to reheat the frozen chicken, move the chicken to the fridge to thaw overnight before warming or cook directly from frozen.

More Instant Pot chicken recipes

• Honey garlic chicken and potatoes
• Easiest Instant Pot whole chicken
• Lemon garlic chicken

Meal prep tools for this recipe

• Grab some glass meal prep bowls if you plan on turning this 30-Minute Ahi Poke Bowl into your weekly lunches.
• I get all my free-range chicken from Butcher Box, conveniently delivered to me frozen.
• Get a meat thermometer to make sure your chicken is cooked through
• Use these Ziploc bag holders if you're marinating the chicken then freezing it
• Freeze this recipe in glass microwave-safe bowls up to 3 months

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• 3/4 cup water
• 8 chicken drumsticks
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp each salt & pepper
• 1/2 cup BBQ sauce

• Add water and trivet to the bottom of Instant Pot. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together spices then coat chicken in the mixture, rubbing well all over.

• Place lid on Instant Pot and make sure valve is set to seal. Press the pressure cook button and set to high, then cook for 10 minutes. Instant Pot will take about 5-10 minutes to come to pressure then pressure cook for 10 minutes.

• Let the Instant Pot do a natural pressure release. Meanwhile, set oven to broil on medium-high and adjust wrack to the second highest placement.

• Open the lid when pressure gauge has dropped and the lid opens easily. Carefully remove chicken with tongs, then transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Broil drumsticks for 1-2 minutes per side, watching closely so they don't burn.

• Add chicken to a large bowl then toss in BBQ sauce. Serve and enjoy!

Calories: 308 kcal | Carbohydrates: 16 g | Protein: 27 g | Fat: 14 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 139 mg | Sodium: 528 mg | Potassium: 446 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 12 g | Vitamin A: 396 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 32 mg | Iron: 1 mg

How Long To Pressure Cook Frozen Chicken Legs

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