Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Chicken Pesto

I love using Chicken drumsticks, my kids love them and they are normally very inexpensive.

Ingredients:

3 pounds bone in chicken thighs or drumsticks
(around 8 drumsticks)

1/3 cup pesto (I used "Classico" brand from Walmart)

1/2 cup chicken broth 0r 1/2 cup water and 1
chicken bouillon cube

1 large onion, chopped

8 small red potatoes, peeled, I used larger ones and chopped into quarters (I also like to leave some of the skin on because they are so good for you!)

1 1-pound bag baby carrots or a few large carrots chopped into chunky pieces.

Salt and Pepper to taste


1. Remove the skin from the meat (a little time consuming but well worth it) Throw the meat in a zip lock bag and add pesto, shake and coat meat.

2. Add the broth/water to the bottom of pressure cooker, along with the onions. Place rack on top of the onions. Arrange chicken on top of the rack. (I threw the potatoes into the leftover bag and shook it up to give the potatoes a little seasoning) Throw potatoes and carrots on top of the chicken.

3. Bring to High Pressure for 11 minutes. Quick release. Use tongs to remove chicken and veggies. Remove rack and use the onions and juices over the chicken and vegetables.

So tender and juicy! You're gonna love it. I'm not normally an onion fan, but those onions on the bottom were like candy, they just melted in your mouth, YUM!!!

Enjoy!

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