Easy Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Recipes

INSTANT POT HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Start by placing your chicken in the bottom of the Instant Pot. Season well with salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, and garlic. Pour the mixture over chicken and put your Instant Pot Lid on and set to seal.
• Cook on the Meat setting (or on HIGH pressure for non IP) for 15 minutes and then quick release once the 15 minutes is up. Remove chicken from pot, leave the sauce in the pot.
• Dissolve 3 teaspoons of cornstarch in 1/4 cup of water in a small bowl and pour into your Instant Pot. Stir to combine with sauce. Push the Saute button and cook sauce for about 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Cut the chicken into bite size pieces, then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions, and serve over rice.

INSTANT POT® HONEY-GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine honey, soy sauce, garlic, ketchup, and sriracha sauce in a bowl; mix well and set aside.
• Place chicken pieces in a large bowl, add cornstarch, and toss to combine.
• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select the Saute function. Add oil until hot. Add 1/2 the chicken and cook for 3 minutes. Flip and cook 2 more minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and repeat with remaining chicken. Pour chicken broth into the empty Instant Pot® and cook for 2 minutes, scraping up the brown bits with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pot. Turn Instant Pot® off. Return chicken to the pot and pour honey mixture on top. Stir to coat with sauce.
• Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 2 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Serve chicken sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds.

INSTANT POT CHICKEN RECIPES - HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Mix all the ingredients in the Honey Garlic Sauce together, stir to mix well. Make sure the honey and sugar are completely dissolved. Set aside.
• Turn on the Saute mode on your Instant Pot. As soon as the pot is heated, add 1 tablespoon of the cooking oil. Pan sear the chicken thighs (skin side down first) until both sides turn nicely brown.
• Leave the chicken thighs in the Instant Pot, add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil and add the garlic. Saute the garlic a little bit. Pour in the sauce and cover the lid. Select Manual and set to High pressure for 10 minutes.
• When it beeps, turn to Quick Release. When the valve drops, remove the lid carefully, add the chopped parsley and serve the Instant Pot chicken with honey garlic sauce immediately.

INSTANT POT HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in the bottom of the Instant Pot and season with salt and pepper.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together honey, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, vegetable oil, garlic and onion.
• Pour sauce over chicken in the Instant Pot.
• Place lid on the Instant Pot, close and set to sealing.
• Press the MANUAL button (or PRESSURE COOK) and set timer for 15 minutes.
• Do a QUICK RELEASE of the pressure and when the pin drops, remove the lid.
• Remove chicken from the Instant Pot and cut into bite-sized pieces; set aside.
• Whisk together water and corn starch in a small bowl and whisk into the sauce in the Instant Pot. Press the Saute button and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• When the sauce has thickened, fold in cooked chicken and turn off the Instant Pot.
• Serve over rice and garnish with sesame seeds and green onion.

INSTANT POT HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in the Instant Pot.
• Pour everything, except green onions, into the instant pot.
• Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes.
• Do 5 minutes natural release and then carefully turn the pressure knob to venting.
• If the chicken breasts are extra large, you may want to do 11 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the instant pot and shred. We recommend using a hand held mixer to shred the chicken FAST!
• Mix with the sauce and serve over rice.
• Garnish with green onions and red pepper flakes.

EASY INSTANT POT® HONEY-GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt chicken soup base in hot water.
• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add avocado oil and butter; heat until butter melts. Add chicken pieces, skin-sides down, and brown for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip chicken and brown the other side.
• Turn off pot and remove chicken to a plate. Pour 1/2 of the prepared soup base into the pot, scraping the browned bits off the bottom with a spatula.
• Add honey, teriyaki marinade, and garlic to the remaining prepared soup base, stirring until well mixed.
• Place the trivet inside the pot. Add chicken in a single layer. Pour honey mixture over chicken. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 12 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 minutes. Switch to the quick-release method to release remaining pressure, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Enjoy!