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instant pot honey garlic chicken and broccoli on white plate with rice
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Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken (and Broccoli)

Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken (and Broccoli) is an easy recipe with skinless chicken breasts in a delicious homemade savory sauce. Add broccoli and serve with rice for a complete meal your whole family will love!
Course Main
Cuisine American, Asian, Chinese
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
release time 8 minutes
Total Time 26 minutes
Servings 7 people
Calories 119kcal
Author Dee
Cost $10

Ingredients

Sauce

  • ½ cup honey
  • ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or regular
  • 4 garlic cloves peeled ,chopped

chicken

  • 4 to 5° thin boneless skinless chicken breasts about 2 pounds
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 3 cups broccoli florets chopped, optional

Cornstarch Slurry

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce and rice vinegar. Stir in the chopped garlic, and set aside
  • Pour the olive oil into your pressure cooker, and place the chicken into the pot
  • Season with sea salt and garlic powder. Pour the honey garlic sauce over the chicken, and add the ketchup, but don't stir
  • Place the lid on your Instant Pot, make sure the valve is at sealing position, and hit PRESSURE COOK for 8 minutes. Pot will take a few minutes to reach pressure, then will begin counting down
  • When pot beeps, allow an 8 minute slow release, then move the valve to release remaining pressure. When pin drops, carefully remove lid
  • Remove chicken to a platter, slice and cover to keep warm.
  • Hit SAUTE on the pressure cooker. Mix cornstarch and soy sauce in a small bowl until well combined. When sauce bubbles, slowly whisk slurry into sauce, and allow to simmer for a minute or until it starts to thicken
  • Stir chopped broccoli into sauce. When it starts to soften, turn SAUTE feature off, and add chicken back to pot. Serve immediately

Notes

Recipe can be made in either 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot or other brand of pressure cooker without changing ingredient amounts.
For larger thicker chicken breasts, cook for 10 minutes with 10 minute slow release. Cook very thin chicken breasts for 6 minutes. Use a meat thermometer to check that internal temperature is 165 degrees fahrenheit. 
Cook frozen chicken for 15 to 20 minutes, depending upon thickness.

Nutrition

Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 850mg | Potassium: 204mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 287IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg