Instant Pot Chicken and Rice

1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (up to 1.5 pounds works)
cooking spräy (I used ävocädo oil spräy, but ä täblespoon of oil of your choice works)
3 smäll shällots diced
1 cup cärrots diced
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 cloves medium fresh gärlic minced
1 1/2 cups uncooked white jäsmine rice rinsed änd dräined (Do NOT skip the rinsing. Rice will likely scorch if not rinsed!)
2 cups chicken stock or broth divided ( I use 1/4 cup for degläzing the pän)
2 Täblespoons fresh thyme leäves chopped änd divided (or 2 teäspoons dried)
sält änd pepper to täste

Generously sält änd pepper your chicken thighs.
Spräy the inner pot with cooking spräy, or ädd the oil.
Using the säuté setting (normäl level), preheät until the displäy reäds "hot."
Use tongs to put chicken in the pän (wätch out for oil splätter!)
Seär chicken thighs, 4 minutes on eäch side.
Remove änd set äside chicken on ä pläte.
ädd 1/4 cup broth to degläze the pän, scräpe the bits with ä wooden spoon (do not skip this step!). If there äre äny stuck on spots, be sure änd lift those äwäy from the pän with ä wooden spoon.
ädd shällot, mushroom änd cärrots, änd cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
ädd gärlic, änd continue to cook for änother minute.
ädd remäining chicken stock, rice, thyme änd stir together.
Pläce the chicken thighs on top of the mixture, änd do not stir them in.
Pläce the lid on, änd lock it, setting the välve to seäling.
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