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Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken
Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken is made by simmering boneless, skinless chicken thighs in a mixture of soy sauce, ketchup, honey, and minced garlic. The chicken cooks quickly under high pressure, absorbing the sweet and savory sauce. The cooking liquid is thickened with a cornstarch slurry to coat the chicken, creating a glossy, flavorful finish, typically served over rice and garnished with fresh basil.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
614 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup soy sauce low sodium
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 pounds chicken thigh trimmed, boneless, skinless
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- basil shredded, for topping, fresh
- rice for serving, cooked
Instructions
- Combine the soy sauce, ketchup, honey and garlic in your pressure cooker. Add the chicken and stir to coat. Lock the lid in place and select high pressure for 9 minutes.
- When the cook time ends, turn off the pressure cooker. Use the quick pressure release. When the valve drops, carefully remove the lid.
- Remove the chicken to a plate, keeping the liquid in the pot. Select simmer/saute and bring the liquid to a boil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and the water. Whisk the slurry into the liquid and continue to cook until the liquid thickens. Once it has reached your desired thickness, add the chicken back to the pot and carefully stir to coat the chicken.
- Serve the chicken over rice with the sauce. Top with fresh basil.
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Notes
- Cooking times and estimated nutrition may vary based on brands and ingredient quality; use nutrition information as a general reference.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/6 of recipe
Calories
614kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
56g
(112%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
12g
(71%)
Trans Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
184mg
(61%)
Sodium
1528mg
(64%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 614
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/6 of recipe | |
| Calories | 614kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 56g | 112% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 12g | 71% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 184mg | 61% |
| Sodium | 1528mg | 64% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.