Instant Pot Orange Chicken
User Reviews
4.1
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Prep Time
3 mins
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Cook Time
12 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
4 -5 servings
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Calories
201 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Asian
Instant Pot Orange Chicken
Description
The recipe begins by mixing a sauce from orange juice, soy sauce, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, and ground ginger. Cubed, boneless skinless chicken breasts are combined with this sauce in an Instant Pot and pressure cooked briefly. After cooking, the sauce is thickened with a cornstarch-water mixture while sautéeing, creating a smooth, shiny glaze that clings to the chicken pieces. The final result is tender chicken bites saturated in a tangy, sweet, and savory orange-flavored sauce.
Adding green onions as a garnish provides a mild sharpness and color contrast, enhancing the presentation and flavor. The recipe’s technique yields chicken that remains moist and flavorful due to quick pressure cooking followed by sauce thickening within the same pot, reducing cleanup and preserving texture.
Ingredients
- 3-4 chicken breast cubed, boneless skinless
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
To thicken
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 3-4 tablespoons water
- green onions
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the water, orange juice, soy sauce, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger together
- Place chicken in the instant pot. Add sauce and mix together with a spoon
- Close the lid and pressure cook for 5 minutes
- Release the pressure and press the saute button
- To thicken sauce
- In a small bowl mix water and cornstarch together
- Add to the chicken
- Cook for 1-2 minutes or until sauce thickens
- Remove from pot and serve
- OPTIONAL: Garnish with green onions
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4-5 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 1252mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 458mg | 10% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 125IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 17.3mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.1
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