Description
This honey garlic chicken is made with sweet, savory, tender, and oh-so-juicy chicken thighs, cooked in an Instant Pot with the most amazing honey garlic sauce.
Ingredients
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- ⅓ cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
- 4 to 6 bone-in skinless chicken thighs
- salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- ½ tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- sliced green onions
Instructions
- Make the sauce: In a small mixing bowl combine honey, minced garlic, soy sauce, ketchup, oregano and parsley; mix until well combined and set aside.
- Prep and cook the chicken: Heat the Instant Pot in sauté mode. Add sesame oil to the pot to heat up. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and cook them for about 2 to 3 minutes per side or until browned.
- Add the sauce: Add the prepared honey garlic sauce to the pot; cover and lock the lid.
- Cook: Set the IP on poultry mode (or pressure cook mode) and cook the chicken for 20 minutes. Turn off the pot and allow it to release the pressure, about 5 minutes.
- Serve: Transfer the chicken to a serving plate and spoon the remaining sauce from the pot over the top. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions, then serve.
Notes
To avoid a ‘burn notice’, deglaze the pot with broth or water after browning the chicken. For a thicker sauce, simmer on sauté mode after cooking. Boneless chicken or breasts require shorter cooking times (approx. 10 minutes for breasts).
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh + sauce
- Calories: 244 kcal
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 880 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 96 mg
Keywords: instant pot, honey garlic chicken, chicken thighs, easy dinner, Asian style