Name: Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 pounds Boneless/Skinless Chicken Thighs (fat removed); 3 Tablespoons Fresh Garlic (minced); 2 teaspoons Sambal Oelek Ground Chili Paste; 1/2 cup Soy Sauce, Low Sodium; 3/4 cup Ketchup; 3/4 cup Clover Honey; 1/4 cup Fresh Water; 2 Tablespoons Potato Starch; See my Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot Pot Rice recipe

Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken is a quick weeknight meal that can be on your table, including a side of rice and veggies, in less than 30 minutes.

Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken

I think I have eight slow cookers….really. I’ve been known to use them all at once.

I love my slow cookers and haven’t been able to part with them yet but I am converting recipes to be used in the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

This Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken is a favorite of my friend, Ellen, who asked me to convert this for her Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken

I’m a big fan of Sambal Oelek Chili Paste, but you can use another brand or even Sriracha, it’s the same company.

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, 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 recipe into a one pot meal!

You will just need these two accessories. One Round Dessert Pan or Tiffin Pan Set and a Stainless Steel Tall Legged Trivet/Steamer Rack.

Combine Ingredients in Cooking pot

This recipe is so simple. Mix everything together in your Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

Add the chicken and push some buttons.

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!!!

Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot In Pot 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 to eat.

It’s important not to dump the Potato Starch into hot liquid, as it will clump.

I make a slurry by removing some liquid with a measuring cup, adding in the starch and then whisking it together really well. The slurry then gets poured back into the hot liquid. This technique prevents the liquid in the pot to clump.

I’ve mentioned my Rosle Flat Whisk before, as it is now the only whisk I use.

It makes whisking and mixing so much easier than a round whisk.

Pressure Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Make it a Chinese Take-Out night and offer up some Chinese Take-out Beef and Broccoli, Orange Chicken and Fried Rice.

If you don’t want to cook your rice with the Pressure Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken, you can make it in a separate pot, using this recipe, Pressure Cooker White Rice. Alternatively, if you are cooking for a crowd and need a larger portion of rice, using the “Pot In Pot” method, try my Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot In Pot Rice.

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