Instant Pot Chicken Salad is an easy, classic recipe made with simple ingredients like chicken breast, celery, bell pepper, green onion, mayo and Greek yogurt. It's ideal for meal prep and easily customized with different mix-ins.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time13 minutesmins
Inactive time20 minutesmins
Total Time43 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Instant Pot Chicken Salad, Pressure Cooker Chicken Salad
Cook the chicken. Place the chicken in an even layer in the Instant Pot insert. Pour in 1 cup of water (1.5 cups for the 8-quart). Close the lid, set the vent to sealing and pressure cook on High for 8 minutes if you have 8-ounce breasts (see note 1 for how to adjust cook time for the size of your chicken breasts). Note that your Instant Pot may have a "Manual" button rather than a "Pressure Cook" button, depending on the model. Allow for a 10 minute Natural Pressure Release, then quick release the remaining pressure.
Prep the veggies. While the chicken is pressure cooking, slice the bell pepper, celery, green onion and dill, and gather the other ingredients.
Chop the chicken. Once the chicken breasts are done cooking (internal temperature of at least 165 °F in the thickest part of the breast), place them on a cutting board until they're cool enough to handle. Chop into half-inch pieces. Transfer the chopped chicken to a large bowl. Carefully discard the water from the Instant Pot.
Assemble the salad. To the chicken, add the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, diced bell pepper, diced celery, sliced green onion, chopped dill, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Gently mix until well combined.
Cool before serving. Cover the bowl or transfer the salad to a large sealable storage container. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until you're ready to serve. Store leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator and eat within 4 days.
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Notes
Adjust the cook time to match the size of your largest individual chicken breast: 1 minute per ounce of weight. For example, pressure cook 9-ounce breasts for 9 minutes, 10-ounce for 10 minutes etc.
Inactive time indicates the time it takes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure and release pressure.