Instant Pot Honey Chicken is a family-pleasing meal at our home. My kids love this Asian chicken dish! I think it will become one of your favorite easy chicken recipes. I keep this Honey Chicken in the freezer so I always have a quick dinner in my back pocket. I can’t say it enough! The Instant Pot has made dinner time a breeze at our house. I can whip up delicious meals like Chicken Tacos and Spaghetti in minutes. Be sure to check out all my Pressure Cooker recipes. Don’t forget you can even make dessert in the pressure cooker. We are fans of this Pressure Cooker Key Lime Cheesecake and this Monkey Bread is to die for!
Instant Pot Honey Chicken Ingredients
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce (I use gluten-free)
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into chunks
salt and pepper, to taste
2 Tablespoons cornstarch (saved for after cooking)
I make this as a freezer dump meal. Place all ingredients in a one-gallon freezer zip lock. When ready to cook, remove from freezer bag and place in the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Add 1/2 cup water to Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 18 minutes. If not frozen cook for 12 minutes.
This can also be cooked in the slow cooker for about five hours on low from frozen (four hours if not frozen.
I have an extra inner pot my Instant Pot. When the Honey Chicken is finished cooking I remove the pot from the pressure cooker and put it on my stove top. I remove about a half cup of liquid and mix with 2 Tablespoons cornstarch. Pour this mixture back into the chicken and simmer to slightly thicken the sauce. While I am doing this I am using my second pot to cook rice in the Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Honey Chicken
Here is a printable recipe! I hope you enjoy!
Instant Pot Honey Chicken
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup soy sauce (I use gluten-free)
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 pounds boneless (skinless chicken thighs, cut into chunks)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch (saved for after cooking)
Place all ingredients in a one-gallon freezer zip lock. When ready to cook, remove from freezer bag and place in the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Add 1/2 cup water to Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 18 minutes. If not frozen cook for 12 minutes at high pressure.
When the Honey Chicken is finished cooking I remove the pot from the pressure cooker and put it on my stove top. I remove about a half cup of liquid and mix with 2 Tablespoons cornstarch. Pour this mixture back into the chicken and simmer to slightly thicken the sauce.
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