Instant Pot Honey Teriyaki Chicken
This Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken is incredibly simple to make and pleases even picky eaters with its sweet and savory Asian-inspired honey teriyaki sauce and tender shredded chicken pieces. Serve over rice for a no-fuss dinner the whole family will enjoy!
Servings:4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts , (or 6 chicken thighs, see note 1
- 1/2 cup soy sauce, (I use low sodium)
- ½ cup water
- ⅔ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ cup rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼-½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, use ½ teaspoon for a more noticeable touch of heat
- 3 tablespoons corn starch + 3 tablespoons cold water
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- diced green onions, for topping
- steamed white rice or fried rice, for serving
Instructions
- Place chicken in pressure cooker. Whisk together soy sauce, water, honey, garlic, rice vinegar, ground ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes. Pour over chicken.
- Place lid on pressure cooker, turn vent to seal. Press "pressure cook" and set timer to 20 minutes for frozen chicken, 10 minutes for thawed chicken.
- When pressure cooker "beeps" to signal end of cooking time, allow a natural release (aka don't do anything) until the float valve sinks.
- Use a slotted spoon to remove any pieces of fat in the pressure cooker leftover from the chicken Set pressure cooker to "soup" setting. Meanwhile, shred chicken.
- Once liquid comes to a boil, stir together corn starch and water and whisk into the sauce until thickened. Stir in sesame seeds.
- Turn off pressure cooker, transfer shredded chicken back to the pressure cooker and stir to coat in the sauce.
- Garnish with chopped green onions and serve over steamed or fried rice.
Notes
Chicken - If using very thick pieces of frozen chicken (thicker than 1 1/2 inches) add 10 minutes to cooking time. If you are using very thick pieces of thawed chicken, simply pound chicken to 1 - 1 1/2 inches thickness before proceeding with recipe as written.
Nutrition
Calories: 350 kcal, Carbohydrates: 51 g, Protein: 31 g, Fat: 4 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 72 mg, Sodium: 3378 mg, Potassium: 588 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 47 g, Vitamin A: 71 IU, Vitamin C: 2 mg, Calcium: 37 mg, Iron: 2 mg