🍗🌶️ Pressure Cooker Chili-Lime Chicken – Zesty & Quick!
Servings
4–6
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
10
minutesCalories
280–320
kcalThis Chili-Lime Chicken is packed with flavor, juicy, and ready fast thanks to your pressure cooker! It’s a perfect mix of spicy, tangy, and savory. You can use it in tacos, rice bowls, wraps, or salads. Great for weeknight dinners or meal prep — and super simple to make!
Ingredients
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Juice of 2 limes
¼ cup chicken broth or water
Optional: chopped cilantro, lime wedges for serving
Directions
- In a small bowl, mix chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Rub the spice mix all over the chicken.
- Set your pressure cooker to sauté mode. Add olive oil and brown the chicken on both sides (about 2–3 minutes each).
- Add lime juice and chicken broth to the pot.
- Close the lid, seal the valve, and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then do a quick release.
- Shred or slice the chicken, and spoon some of the juices over the top.
- Serve hot with rice, tortillas, or salad.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Chicken thighs stay juicier, but breasts work too.
For extra flavor, marinate the chicken for 30 minutes before cooking.
Great for tacos, burritos, meal prep bowls, or lettuce wraps.
Store leftovers in the fridge up to 4 days or freeze for later.
