Instant Pot Easiest Dinner Ever

My Easiest Dinner Ever recipe just got easier.

This is one of my go-to all time favorite Crock Pot recipes.

This is the most viewed  & pinned recipe on my blog. 

It has been viewed over 1.5 million times! What?!?!

And it's the most controversial post on my blog....You either love it or your hate it :)

I posted this recipe exactly 6 years ago to the day, so in honor of that it's time to give you the Instant Pot version of this recipe!

When I got my  last Fall, I knew I needed to convert the Easiest Dinner Ever to an Instant Pot recipe. I have gotten several emails from some of you asking to convert this to the Instant Pot! Now, instead of taking 4-6 hours in the Crock Pot, it takes under 30 minutes in the Instant Pot.

Here is what you need:

 - 2.5 lb Bag of frozen Chicken Breast Tenderloins (or Chicken Breasts)
- 8 oz block of cream cheese (don't use Fat Free! 1/3 less fat or regular is fine)
- Can of Black Beans, drained & rinsed (or Pinto Beans if you prefer)
- Can of Corn, drained
- Can of Rotel (we use original or hot)

***You can also add a dry packet of ranch dressing or taco seasoning***

Directions:

Add the bag of frozen chicken tenderloins, can of drained black beans, can of drained corn and rotel (not drained) to your Instant Pot:

Give everything a big stir:

  Then put the lid on your Instant Pot turn the knob to SEALING:

 Turn to high on manual setting and cook for 20 minutes (if using chicken breasts, cook for 25 minutes)

 When time is up, let it do a natural release for 10 minutes. If there steam left, do a manual release.

Open the lid.

 You can shred the chicken now if you want, or wait until later. 

Add the block of cream cheese, give everything a stir.

 Put the lid back on and you should be on "Keep Warm" Mode.

 Keep the lid on & let it warm for 10 minutes. The cream cheese will get nice and melted & it will look like this when you open the lid:

 Use 2 forks to shred the chicken right there in the Instant Pot:

I serve this over brown rice (or sometimes cauliflower rice)

 I garnish it with fresh salsa, guacamole & cilantro (from my garden!) 

 It makes a lot, it feeds 6-8 adults. You could have it for dinner a couple nights & for lunch.
When we have it on a leftover day, sometimes I combine the rice & the cream cheese chicken mixture and use it for burritos. Add a tortilla, some lettuce, cheese & salsa.
Easy. Good. Healthy.

And, you could use pinto beans instead of black beans.
Make a tostada, a rice bowl or burritos.
So many options!

All these years later and I don't even have a name for it.
I sometimes call it Cream Cheese Crock Pot Chicken

or Crock Pot Creamy Salsa Chicken.
But, mostly I call it the Easiest Dinner Ever....because it is!

Call it whatever you want. It is yummy & so easy to make!
Enjoy!