This Minced Chicken Eggplant Rice (Instant Pot) is an easy way to add flavor to your rice. The ground chicken was marinated in a delicious sauce and the eggplant was simply fried, this is a one-pot meal perfect for lunches, or enough to feed the family. And perfect with rice meals like this Best Turmeric Yellow Rice and One Pot Chicken and Rice.

Minced Chicken Eggplant Rice (Instant Pot)

You may have known by now how I love my Instant Pot. I seriously think this is the busiest equipment in my house. I used it every day to cook my rice, bake my cake, and make soup- and this meal…

For this recipe today, I marinated the chicken with my homemade sauce. I also fried the eggplant in the instant pot and add it once the rice is cooked to steam for a few minutes. This is so good. I swear!

Why You’ll love this Instant Por Rice Recipe

One Pot Meal- with this, there was no need for me to be using several pots and pans to cook this. I only use the Instant Pot inner pot to saute the eggplant and cook the minced chicken rice.
Simple Ingredients- you can simply scour your pantry for the ingredients. Chances are you only need to buy the eggplant, since some of you may have a minced chicken stocked in the freezer.
Perfect for meal prep-Make huge batches and pack them in containers for meal prep.

Ingredients:

Mince Chicken Marinade

Sesame oil
Sesame Seeds
Garlic
Soy sauce
Chili powder

Rice Sauce

Soy sauce
Chili powder
White granulated sugar
Roasted Sesame Oil
Sesame seeds

Main Ingredients

Rice
Water
Ground Chicken
Eggplant
Canola oil
Garlic

Here’s how you Make it

Marinate the minced chicken. Cut the Eggplant into bite-sized pieces.
Make the rice sauce and set aside.
Push the saute button of the Instant Pot and brown the eggplants on all sides.
Saute the garlic and add the rice and water. Push the pressure on HI and set the timer to seven minutes. Quick release.
Put the prepared eggplant on top and the cooked chicken. Push the steam setting and set the timer for two minutes. OH

MINCED CHICKEN EGGPLANT RICE (INSTANT POT)

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Prep Time: 10

Servings: People

Calories: 531kcal

Author: Shobee

Equipment

instant pot duo crisp plus air fryer 8 qt

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

2 cups rice
2 1/2 cups water
150 grams eggplant slice into cubes
1/2 lb mince chicken
2 tbsp cooking oil
5 cloves garlic chopped

Mince Chicken Marinade

1/2 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp white granulated sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Roasted Sesame Oil
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2 cloves garlic, minced chopped

Rice Sauce Ingredients

2 tbsp Roasted Sesame Oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1/4 tsp white granulated sugar
1/2 tsp chili powder please see notes for the recipe

Instructions

Marinate the Chicken

Place the chicken in the small-sized bowl and add all of the marinade ingredients. Mix the ingredients together and cover them with plastic wrap. Let it sit in the fridge for thirty minutes.
When the chicken is ready, place the inner pot into the Instant pot base and push the saute button setting. Add the cooking oil and wait for five minutes.
Brown the eggplant on all sides and drain the excess oil in a paper towel. Set aside.
Add more oil if needed. Add the chicken. Cook the chicken until it changes its color. Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside.
Saute the garlic in the pot and cook until brown. Add the water. Gently scrape the bottom using a spatula or wooden spoon. Cancel the saute setting.
Add the rice to the pot. Push the pressure cook button setting. Cover the pot with the pressure cooker lid and set the timer to seven minutes. Quick release when done.
When the rice is ready, put the prepared eggplant on top and the cooked chicken. Cover with the pressure cooker lid and push the steam setting. Set the timer to two minutes. When this process is done, pour in the rice sauce. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.

Notes

How to Make Gochugaru/chili powder.

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