Instant Pot Latin Chicken Stew With Corn Pollo Guisado

Instant Pot Chicken Stew (pollo guisado)

I wanted to take advantage of fresh summer corn in season and this turned out wonderful in the pressure cooker! I’ve also included stove top directions. Some other ethnic stews we love are Carne Guisada, Jamaican Coconut Shrimp Stew and Slow Cooker Pork and Gandules (Pigeon Peas) Stew.

If you want to keep this Whole30 or low-carb, leave the corn out. I served it over rice for my family and over cauliflower rice (Trader Joe’s now carries it!) for myself to keep it low-carb. I just love using drumsticks, but you can use whatever you want as long as it’s on the bone which adds flavor.

I typically make this on the stove in a big pot and let it simmer on low 35 to 40 minutes until tender. With my Instant Pot (slow cooker, electric pressure cooker, rice cooker, steamer, yogurt maker in one) sitting on my counter, I decided to use that instead and the results were perfection in half the time. The chicken literally falls off the bone and the flavors all work so well together! If you don’t have a pressure cooker, the stove is perfectly fine!

Freezer Tips:

To freeze any leftovers, transfer to an air-tight freezer safe container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. To reheat thaw overnight in the refrigerator and heat on the stove, pressure cooker or microwave.