With its creamy and flavorful sauce perfectly coating tender chicken and vegetables, Instant Pot Chicken a la King is the ultimate comfort food that's not only delicious, but also incredibly easy and quick to make
Turn on sauté setting on and melt the butter. Add the diced onion, the diced carrots, and the sliced celery. Sauté until the onion is translucent. Add the garlic and sauté 2 minutes. Hit cancel to turn off the sauté setting.
Mix in the seasoned salt, pepper, paprika and bay leave. Add the chicken pieces and pour the broth over the chicken. Mix with a large spoon to break up the pieces of chicken and to combine with the other ingredients.
Twist the lid on and push the valve to the sealing position. Press the manual button and set the time to 5 minutes. Once the time is up move the pressure valve to the open position to quick release the steam. Press the cancel button. Remove the bay leaf.
Stir in the frozen peas, heavy cream, and corn starch slurry. Press the sauté button and bring to a simmer. Simmer until it has thickened about 5 minutes. Once the sauce has thickened press the cancel button to turn off the sauté setting.