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Instant Pot Chicken Recipes
I love chicken and all kinds of chicken recipes.
Chicken thigh is my favorite part of chicken; it has tender and juicy meat, with some fat and the perfect texture for cooking in an Instant Pot.
I made the chicken thighs with Honey Garlic Sauce as Honey Garlic Chicken is an easy and delicious recipe.
The combination of honey, garlic and soy sauce always guarantees mouthwatering results, especially with chicken.
Instant Pot is an amazing kitchen appliance as it pressure cooks the chicken to tender, juicy, moist perfection, and the meat just fall off the bones. Watch the video here and learn how to make this recipe.
Other instant Pot Recipes You Might Like
- Ginger Soy Chicken
- Honey Sesame Chicken
- Honey Mustard Chicken
- Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
- Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken
Can You Brown Chicken in Instant Pot?
Yes, Instant Pot is perfect for browning meat such as chicken. To pan-fry and brown chicken meat, turn on the Saute mode.
You can brown the chicken thigh until the skin turns brown on both sides.
Instant Pot Chicken Recipes – How to Cook Chicken in Instant Pot?
How to cook Instant pot chicken using an Instant Pot.
- To brown chicken or meat in an Instant Pot, make sure the pot is nicely greased. Add at least 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and make sure that it coats the entire surface of the pot.
- Turn on the Saute mode and heat up the pot. Make sure it’s fully heated and the cooking oil becomes more liquidy before adding the chicken.
- If you have skin-on chicken, for example: chicken thighs or chicken breasts, always brown and cook the chicken with the skin side down first. This will prevent the chicken from sticking to the pot.
- Brown, pan-fry and saute the chicken uninterrupted, for about 3 minutes on each side before flipping over. This will avoid the chicken from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
Can You Cook Frozen Chicken in an Instant Pot?
Yes, you can cook frozen chicken right out of freezer in an Instant Pot. Just pressure cook for an extra 5-10 minutes.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
This meal is best served with rice or pasta. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 388 calories per serving.
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Instant Pot Chicken Recipes - Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. (750g) chicken thighs (4 chicken thighs)
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Honey Garlic Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon sugar or brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons water or chicken broth (preferred)
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
Instructions
- 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.
Notes
Nutrition
Love the flavour on this recipe. Though I made it the second time with skinless chicken & it tasted much better. I didnt bother saute’ing the chicken either. So its great if you need a 2min prep dinner. The sauce is yum over rice.
Thanks for trying my recipe, I will try skinless chicken thighs the next time. Do try out for Instant Pot recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipes/instant-pot-recipes/
I made this recipe with boneless, skinless chicken breast and doubled the sauce. Served it over mashed potatoes with a side of green beans. So good! Despite the name, it’s not sweet. .
Hi Carrie, so happy that you tried this instant pot chicken with honey garlic sauce. Your sides are very yummy with this chicken! :)
How long should I cook chicken if I do boneless skinless chicken breast??? Also, do I need sauté it if it’s skinless??
You can pressure cook for 8 minutes, too. you don’t have to saute but if you want a bit of texture on the surface of the chicken, you can do so.
This looks good! How can I convert this to a slow cooker recipe?
Please check out the pink color Recipe Card.
WOW!!! This chicken looks so juicy! I have to make this!
Thanks!
Just made this recipe for dinner and it’s the most delicious Instant Pot chicken I have made. Going to make this over and over again!
Awesome thanks for trying this Instant pot chicken with honey garlic sauce.
I don’t have any soy sauce. Can I use something else or just skip it? Thanks!
You can use salt but it won’t taste as good.
Can you make it with more than 4 thighs?
Yes you can, just double the recipe.
My family and I loved this recipe! So tasty and the chicken came out super tender. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for trying this instant pot chicken recipe.
Thanks for the recipe! I’m relatively new to the IP world; can you tell me if I use high pressure and the “More” setting? As opposed to the “Less” or “Normal” settings?
I am not sure about your IP but on mine, it’s Manual and you set it to high and set the minutes.
I made this with 5 skinless chicken breasts and doubled the sauce. Cooked on high for 10 minutes. The flavor was great, snd the breasts were very 00teber. I’m chopped up 2 of the breasts to use in pancit. I am now thickening the sauce to pour over the other 3 breasts. 2 dinners with one recipe. Thank you.
Thanks for trying this instant pot honey garlic chicken recipe!
Hi! I was wondering if this could be made in an IP mini 3qt? :)
I think so, I am not sure I don’t have it.