Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings are sweet and sticky and using the pressure cooker, can be on your table in less than 30 minutes!
Pressure Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
Wings, wings, wings. They are so popular these days and today I bring you Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings (or Thighs or Legs).
I remember as a kid, the wings were the cheapest part of the chicken. Well, actually, chicken was so cheap. I never liked chicken much and chicken wings were not a “thing,” like they are in today’s World. How many restaurants offer wings on their menu?
There are so many varieties. So many in fact, that there are restaurants who specialize just in Chicken Wings. Using my Instant Pot Smart Pressure Cooker for wings is great, as I can have the wings on the table in less than 30 minutes.
Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
Honey Ginger is always so popular, so I thought I would do a Pressure Cooker version. It’s an easy recipe and you can finish off the wings in your oven or your Air Fryer. I prefer using my GoWise USA 5.8 Quart Air Fryer for chicken wings, as the skin gets nice and crispy, without getting charred. I also like the texture of the meat better, using the Air Fryer.
For a totally different take on Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings, please see my Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings. It is one of the best recipes I have ever created. The photo alone will grab you!
Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot In Pot Rice
If you would like to cook your rice at the same time and in the same pot with your Pressure Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Wings, Thighs or Legs, please check out my Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot In Pot Rice recipe for step by step instructions.
Turn this Pressure Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Wings, Thighs or Legs recipe into a one pot meal!
You will just need these two accessories. One stainless steel flat bottomed insert pan and a Tall Legged Stainless Steel Steaming Rack/Trivet.
I use a Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cup to mix up the sauce and then whisk it well, so that it is evenly combined.
Make sure your wings are nice and dry. If you see any feathers, pluck ’em out. Ewwww! I use Kuhn Rikon Kitchen Shears to cut my wings into pieces, but feel free to leave them whole.
I do a breaded deep fried chicken wing with an apricot sauce that is to die for! You may also like my Bourbon Honey Chicken Wings or my Buffalo Hot Wings. My favorite Chicken Wings are my Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings, which are super crispy and delicious.
Add the wings to your Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
Dump in the sauce over the wings and swish it around to cover the wings. Lock on the lid and you are good to go.
Place Pan on Top of Trivet
If you are making this a One Pot Meal using my Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot In Pot Rice recipe, add your Tall Legged Trivet and Rice now.
You are ready to lock on the lid and cook your entire dinner in ONE pot at the same time!!!
Perfectly Cooked Rice
Open the pot and remove the Pan of rice. Place the lid on top of the rice to allow it to continue to steam and finish the cooking process. While the rice is steaming, go on to the next step.
Your rice will be perfectly cooked by the time the Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken is ready.
Carefully remove the wings from the sauce and place them either in the air fryer, Crisplid basket or the oven to crisp.
Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings in Mealthy Crisplid
This CrispLid is the quickest and easiest way to crisp up Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings.
The wings are crisped up right in the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker. This is so fantastic. Photo courtesy of the fabulous Delores D’Souza-William T.
The liquid below will stay nice and warm and can be thickened and used as a dipping sauce.
If you desire, use your Sauté or Browning button on your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker and cook down the sauce until it becomes slightly thick.
Alternatively, Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings can be crisped up in an Air Fryer or in an oven.
Check out my Asian Ginger Chicken Wings, so you can see the oven method and results.
When the sauce has thickened, either dunk the wings back into the sauce and plate, or put the wings back into the Air Fryer or under the broiler or Mealthy CrispLid for a few more minutes and then plate. Drizzle the remaining sauce on top.
Pressure Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
Garnish the Instant pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings with scallions and serve with Thai Triple Coconut Rice and/or Pressure Cooker Mashed Cauliflower.
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Instant Pot DUO 6 Quart
- Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer
- J.A. Henckels Classic 7-inch Hollow Edge Santoku Knife
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
- Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk– a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
- My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board & Compartments
- 3.5 Quart Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
- Kuhn Rikon Kitchen Shears
- Silicone Coated Tongs
- Mealthy Crisplid – for crisping up food in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
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Here is your handy printable recipe:
Ingredients
- 4 pounds Chicken Wings patted dry
Sauce
- 1/2 cup Clover Honey
- 1/3 cup Soy Sauce, Low Sodium
- 6 cloves Fresh Garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Ginger Root minced
- 1 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- Add wings to your Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
- Mix up sauce ingredients and pour over chicken wings.
- Lock on the lid and Close the Pressure Valve.
- If making this a One Pot Meal, add the Prepared PIP Rice now.
- Cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes. When Beep sounds, allow a 10 minute Natural Pressure Release. Remove rice and trivet (if using). Quickly place cover on rice to finish steaming.
- With tongs, gently remove wings from the Pressure Cooker and place into the Air Fryer Basket or onto a cookie sheet to broil in the oven.
- Cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes, shaking after 6 minutes for the Air Fryer or 5 minutes each side for under the broiler.
- Meanwhile, turn Pressure Cooker to Saute/Browning and stir sauce until thick.
- When Wings are crispy dunk wings into sauce and serve, or return to Air Fryer/Oven to caramelize. Garnish with sliced scallions
Notes
PIN this Pressure Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Wings Thighs Legs!
Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
Hai thanks for the recipe. so Good
Hi,
I want to make these tonight. I don’t want to make the rice, so do I still use the same amount of time and is the “sauce” enough to NOT make my IP throw a code of burn?
Also, do I only make 1 single layer in my IP of wings or can I just dump ALL of the 4# and sauce and let it go?
Just tried this recipe and it came out yummy ..thank you for sharing
Thank you, Radha. Jill
Love the recipe & will try it tonight!
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I made these using 1 3/4 lbs. bone-in drumsticks and 1 3/4 lbs. bone-in thighs. Out of the IP and before broiling, I took a taste and thought the meat tasted a bit chewy. The meat wasn’t frozen and I cooked them for 7 minutes, did the 10 min. natural release, and followed the ingredients and instructions exactly (also made the PIP basmati rice.) What can I do next time to make the chicken more tender? The flavor was delicious!
Made these for my family yesterday…they were amazing. I used a combination of wings and drumsticks, all completely frozen. I just adjusted the cooking time and the length of the natural release. I finished them on the bbq using a copper mat. They turned out beautifully, this recipe is a keeper!
Hi Cyndy. Thank you so much. I am thrilled that this was a hit. Jill
This is a great recipe as are most of the others I have tried, but,while I have nothing against people making money on their internet sites, your site has so many ads on it that is too slow to use even on a new laptop (leave alone a lowly tablet). I will keep watching for your cookbook but regret to say I am avoiding your website.
I look at this site on my iphone and have no problems. More likely you just have a slow internet connection.
Thank you, Joanne. Jill
I used this recipe as a starting point for me as I am AIP and cant do soy or nightshades. Used coconut aminos in place of soy and extra grated ginger and no pepper. It is delicous and was so easy and yes the sauce is enough liquid for the ip no problems at all
No water at all? Is sauce thin enough that it won’t burn? I’m a newbie ?
I was wondering the same thing Marsha.
Delete my previous comment, please. I wanted to comment on the air fryer board.
I’ve made these before and they’re delicious! Now I want to make them for a family party and can’t make them on the same day as the party. I only have a small air fryer. Could I make a bunch of batches ahead of time and reheat them and then sauce them? Or, could they be made in the oven?
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Sure, why not. 🙂 Jill
It was very delicious! My family really loved this! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
So wonderful! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂 Jill
do you have a keto substitute for the honey? it looks really good and would love to try it with cauli rice or fried rice but I have no idea of a sub for honey thank you
Hi Rhonda. I would ask in a Keto community, to be on the safe side. Jill
These are terrific! Just finished making them (drumsticks and burned my mouth because I didn’t want to wait till they cooled slightly. Also made PIP rice. Thanks for a great recipe.
Hi thanks for the recipe. It doesn’t say one way or another if it’s OK to throw the wings in frozen do I need to thaw out?
All the recipes we have used with the IP have said to use thawed chicken.
It says at the very bottom of the recipe card that you can use frozen, but will have to cook down the water in the sauce.