This Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs recipe results in extremely moist and delicious chicken. The honey garlic sauce is bursting with sweet and savory flavors that everyone will love. Easy and ready in minutes.
Why You’ll Love Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken
- ECONOMICAL – Using just a few simple pantry ingredients, there is a good chance you already have everything you need to make this recipe! Also, I love how economical this recipe is and that I can use either chicken breast or chicken thighs to make it depending on what is on sale at the grocery store that week.
- KID FRIENDLY – If you have picky eaters in your family you might already have a honey garlic chicken recipe on hand. My kids love honey garlic chicken and we end up eating this at least a few times every month.
- EASY – Just 3 steps! Saute your chicken. Mix the sauce ingredients. Pour the sauce over the chicken! After that, let your pressure cooker do all the work! And, made all in one pot, cleaning up is so easy!
Keep scrolling for a printable recipe of this amazing honey garlic chicken.
Why Use your Pressure Cooker to Make Honey Garlic Chicken?
Simply put, Pressure cooker recipes are easy and cleanup is a breeze with only have one pot to deal with. This honey garlic chicken recipe was super moist because of preparing it in a pressure cooker. Moist chicken means delicious chicken which means happy family!
For a busy mom, the pressure cooker has saved me a lot of time and I love that! I have the Instant Pot pressure cooker, you might have heard of this brand, but there are many other pressure cookers on the market. Check out our Guide to Pressure Cooking to learn about options as well as our Instant Pot Size Guide to figure out what the right size is for your family.
Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
For step-by-step instructions, read below or check out the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. But here is what you’ll need to get started.
- CHICKEN THIGHS – We used bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs. But you can use boneless skinless if you’d like. You can also use Chicken Breasts. But we LOVE how tender the chicken thighs get in an Instant Pot..
- OIL – Any oil to saute your chicken with. Just make sure it has a higher smoke point.
- SOY SAUCE – This is the “savory” part of our sweet and savory flavor of the sauce. You can substitute for low sodium soy sauce if you are watching you salt intake.
- HONEY – This would be the “sweet” part of our flavor.
- TERIYAKI SAUCE – Gives this dish a little Asian zing.
- RICE WINE VINEGAR – Has a less potent taste then white distilled vinegar and has a sweeter taste. Helps give this sauce a nice, bright flavor.
- GARLIC – Minced. You can use fresh garlic or the canned stuff.
- MINCED ONION
- GINGER
- GREEN ONIONS – Or Scallions. Chopped. Optional as a garnish for serving.
- SALT AND PEPPER – To taste.
Directions:
- Add oil and chicken thighs to the Instant Pot and saute each side until browned.
- In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, honey, teriyaki sauce, vinegar, garlic, onion, and ginger. Stir well to combine and pour over chicken in instant pot.
- Place the lid on the pot and seal shut. Close the pressure release valve. Set the Instant Pot to manual, high pressure for 8 minutes.
- When cooking is complete, quick release steam and open the top. Carefully remove chicken and place on serving platter. Pour some of the sauce over the chicken. Top chicken with green onions and enjoy!
What To Serve With Honey Garlic Chicken
Our Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken recipe pairs very nicely with either white or fried rice. If you are looking for a great Instant Pot fried rice be sure to check out our favorite! You could also pair it with a healthy spaghetti squash for a low-carb option.
Leftovers, Storage and Freezing
Store leftovers in an airtight container in your refrigerator. Leftovers should be good for about 4 days. This dish reheats just fine in the microwave.
You can freeze Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken. Just allow to fully cool and put in a freezer safe container. It will be good in your freezer for up to 4 months. Allow to thaw overnight in the fridge.
Notes, Tips and FAQs
- ADD VEGETABLES – Add some frozen vegetables to this recipe. Broccoli, Water Chestnuts or fresh mushrooms would be great.
- GARNISH – In addition to garnishing with Green Onions, you can also put some sesame seeds on top. Or add some spice with red pepper flakes or sriracha sauce.
- WHAT IF MY HONEY GARLIC SAUCE IS TOO THIN? – You can easily thicken it up by making a cornstarch slurry. Simply combine equal parts cornstarch and water. Then add as much as you need to achieve desired consistency.
We hope you enjoy this Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken. Please let us know how it turned out in the comment section!
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Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs bone in, skin on
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced onion
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- chopped green onions for serving
Instructions
- Add oil and chicken thighs to the Instant Pot and saute each side until browned.
- In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, honey, teriyaki sauce, vinegar, garlic, onion, and ginger. Stir well to combine and pour over chicken in instant pot.
- Place the lid on the pot and seal shut. Close the pressure release valve. Set the Instant Pot to manual, high pressure for 8 minutes.
- When cooking is complete, quick release steam and open the top. Carefully remove chicken and place on serving platter. Pour some of the sauce over the chicken. Top chicken with green onions and enjoy!
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