Instant Pot Chicken Drumsticks in Tomato Sauce
Instant Pot Chicken Drumsticks - quick and easy dinner that whole family will love. The chicken is tender and juicy with flavorful yummy tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 10 (1340 g / 3 lb) skin on chicken drumsticks
- 2 tbsp 10 g olive oil, divide
- 1 (150 g) medium onion
- 2 (10 g) cloves garlic, minced
- 2 (160 g) medium tomatoes, diced
- 100 ml water
- 1 tbsp (30 g) tomato paste
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
Instructions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat and place the chicken drumsticks.
- Sear the chicken until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and place in the Instant Pot.
- With the same skillet still on medium-high heat, add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the onion and sauté for about 3 minutes, until the onion becomes golden. Add the garlic, dried rosemary, oregano, and diced tomatoes; stir about 1 min. Pour this mixture over the chicken.
- Combine water with tomato paste in a small bowl, pour over the drumsticks.
- Cook for 25-30 min in the Instant Pot on Poultry program until the chicken is cooked
- Serve the drumsticks over pasta, potato, rice or another side dish and enjoy!
Notes
| Calories for the drumsticks (100 g): 216 cal | Calories for the sauce (100 g): 51 cal |
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| Fat: 11.2 g | Fat: 2.32 g |
| Carbohydrates: 0 g | Carbohydrates: 5.84 g |
| Protein: 27.0 g | Protein: 1.12 g |