PRESSURE-COOKER AUTUMN APPLE CHICKEN

Pressure-Cooker Autumn Apple Chicken image

Fill the whole house with the aroma of chicken with apples and barbecue sauce. This is a meal you won't want to wait to dig into.-Caitlyn Hauser, Brookline, New Hampshire

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 bone-in chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds), skin removed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup apple cider or juice
1 medium onion, chopped
1/3 cup barbecue sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 garlic clove, minced
2 medium Fuji or Gala apples, coarsely chopped

Steps:

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, brown chicken; remove and keep warm. , Add cider, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in onion, barbecue sauce, honey, garlic and chicken. Press cancel. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 10 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. Press cancel. A thermometer inserted in chicken should read at least 170°. , Remove chicken; keep warm. Select saute setting and adjust for low heat. Add apples; simmer, stirring constantly, until apples are tender, about 10 minutes. Serve with chicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340 calories, Fat 13g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 87mg cholesterol, Sodium 458mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges