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101 minutes•Easy•Serves 6

Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken and Cannellini Bean Stew

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Instant Pot Tuscan Chicken and Cannellini Bean Stew

By @chef1

A hearty and flavorful Italian-inspired stew made with chicken thighs, cannellini beans, diced tomatoes, and aromatic vegetables, cooked quickly and easily in the Instant Pot.

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Ingredients

  • ●900g Boneless skinless chicken thighs, raw
  • ●240g White beans, cooked, drained
  • ●411g Canned diced tomatoes, undrained
  • ●1 medium, diced Onion
  • ●2 medium, diced Carrots
  • ●2 stalks, diced Celery
  • ●2 cloves, minced Garlic
  • ●4 cups Chicken broth
  • ●1g Dried rosemary
  • ●1 teaspoon Salt
  • ●1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
  • ●1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ●1 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • ●2 tablespoons Cold water
  • ●13.5g Olive oil

Instructions

  1. 1
    Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode. Add olive oil and heat. Add the diced onion, carrots, and celery and sauté until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
  2. 2
    Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. 3
    Season the chicken thighs with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
  4. 4
    Brown chicken in two equal batches, 3-4 minutes per side, using the listed oil; set aside.
  5. 5
    Add the cannellini beans, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and dried rosemary to the Instant Pot. Stir to combine.
  6. 6
    Return the chicken thighs to the Instant Pot.
  7. 7
    Close the Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then manually release any remaining pressure.
  8. 8
    Remove the chicken thighs and shred them with two forks. Return the shredded chicken to the Instant Pot.
  9. 9
    Use all measured cornstarch and cold water as a slurry. Stir into stew and simmer 3 minutes to thicken.
  10. 10
    Serve hot.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Italian-inspired
Category
Main course
Preparation
26 minutes
Cooking
62 minutes

Estimated total: 101 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • pressure heat: 15 min planning allowance (pressure_heat)
  • quick release: 3 min planning allowance (quick_release)
  • simple prep: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Explicit reviewed multiplication: 4 sides/batch actions; source quantities and pan capacity reviewed.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Choose weighed cooked white beans instead of inventing a drained can yield.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Onion: USDA medium (2-1/2" dia) portion weight
  • Matched to Onions, raw, medium. Diced form is accounted for by using the whole medium onion reference.
  • Carrots: USDA medium portion weight
  • Matched to Carrots, raw, medium. Assumed 2 medium carrots.
  • Celery: USDA stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" long) portion weight
  • Matched to Celery, raw, medium stalk. Assumed 2 medium stalks.
  • Garlic: USDA clove portion weight
  • Matched to Garlic, raw, clove. Assumed 2 cloves.
  • Chicken broth: USDA cup portion weight
  • Matched to Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve. Assumed 4 cups.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Salt: USDA tsp portion weight
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • Black pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Italian seasoning: USDA FoodData Central Branded: STONEMILL, published 2019-12-06; product-label estimate, formulation and label rounding may vary (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/732476/nutrients)
  • Italian seasoning: USDA FoodData Central Branded: STONEMILL, published 2019-12-06; product-label estimate, formulation and label rounding may vary (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/732476/nutrients)
  • Stonemill pure-herb Italian seasoning label; small-serving label rounding can understate tiny nutrient contributions.
  • Cornstarch: USDA cup portion weight
  • USDA cornstarch.
  • Cold water: USDA fl oz portion weight
  • Matched to Beverages, water, tap, drinking. Assumed 2 tablespoons.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Canned diced tomatoes, undrained: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Diced tomatoes","amount":"1 (14.5-ounce) can"}. Authored: {"item":"Canned diced tomatoes, undrained","amount":"411g"}.
  • Boneless skinless chicken thighs, raw: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Chicken thighs","amount":"6"}. Authored: {"item":"Boneless skinless chicken thighs, raw","amount":"900g"}.
  • White beans, cooked, drained: Choose weighed cooked white beans instead of inventing a drained can yield. Original: {"item":"Cannellini beans","amount":"1 (15-ounce) can, drained and rinsed"}. Authored: {"item":"White beans, cooked, drained","amount":"240g"}.
  • Olive oil: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil","amount":"13.5g"}.
  • Dried rosemary: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Rosemary","amount":"1 sprig fresh (or 1 teaspoon dried)"}. Authored: {"item":"Dried rosemary","amount":"1g"}.
  • Canned diced tomatoes, undrained: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Diced tomatoes","amount":"1 (14.5-ounce) can"}. Authored: {"item":"Canned diced tomatoes, undrained","amount":"411g"}.
  • Boneless skinless chicken thighs, raw: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Chicken thighs","amount":"6"}. Authored: {"item":"Boneless skinless chicken thighs, raw","amount":"900g"}.
  • White beans, cooked, drained: Choose weighed cooked white beans instead of inventing a drained can yield. Original: {"item":"Cannellini beans","amount":"1 (15-ounce) can, drained and rinsed"}. Authored: {"item":"White beans, cooked, drained","amount":"240g"}.
  • Olive oil: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil","amount":"13.5g"}.
  • Dried rosemary: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Rosemary","amount":"1 sprig fresh (or 1 teaspoon dried)"}. Authored: {"item":"Dried rosemary","amount":"1g"}.

chicken · cannellini beans · Instant Pot · stew

Estimated nutrition per serving

303 calories · 35.6 g protein · 19 g carbohydrate · 9.2 g fat · 5.1 g fiber · 1254 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Wednesday
dinner
winter
Requested: 8 min
1 person
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