Instant Pot Orange Chicken is the easiest thing to make in your pressure cooker. You won’t go back to take out again after trying this recipe. This recipe has crispy chicken and the most delicious sauce you have ever tasted!
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My family and I love Chinese food. While takeout is lovely, it is not that hard to make easy Chinese chicken recipes at home. One of my favorites is this easy orange chicken recipe. One of the reasons that it is so easy to make this is because I use my pressure cooker. Pressure cooker orange chicken is on the table in minutes and is so good, pair it with our Instant Pot Fried Rice and you might not want to go back to Chinese takeout!
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You may have noticed that I do a lot of cooking in my pressure cooker. Pressure cooker recipes are easy and cleanup is a breeze with only have one pot to deal with. For a busy mom, the pressure cooker has saved me a lot of time and I love that! I can make my famous Mississippi Pot Roast in half the time it takes in the oven!
I have the Instant Pot pressure cooker, you might have heard of this brand, but there are many other pressure cookers on the market.
MY LATEST VIDEOSOnce you get your pressure cooker you really don’t need much else to get started. Be sure to check out our Pressure Cooking Guide for beginners for some tips! If you like easy Chinese chicken recipes I might suggest this cookbook for you! This cookbook shows easy Chinese food recipes you can make in your Instant Pot or any other electric pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Orange Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast, cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- salt and pepper
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons cold water
- orange zest
- green onions, sliced thin
- cooked rice for serving
DirectionsPlace chicken, oil and garlic into the instant pot. Turn onto sautee and cook until chicken is brown. Season with salt and pepper. 
Add tomato sauce, orange juice, brown sugar and soy sauce and mix well. 
Close instant pot lid and quick release valve. Set instant pot to manual, high pressure for 7 minutes. When cooking is complete, quick release steam and open lid.
Pour cornstarch dissolved in water into Instant Pot and stir well until sauce thickens. 
Serve orange chicken on a bed of rice with sliced green onions and orange zest.
This Instant Pot orange chicken is super easy with crispy chicken and the most delicious sauce you have ever had!
- 1 lb chicken breast cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- salt and pepper
- 1 can 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons cold water
- orange zest
- green onions sliced thin
- cooked rice for serving
- Place chicken, oil and garlic into the instant pot. Turn onto sautee and cook until chicken is brown. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add tomato sauce, orange juice, brown sugar and soy sauce and mix well.
- Close instant pot lid and quick release valve. Set instant pot to manual, high pressure for 7 minutes. When cooking is complete, quick release steam and open lid.
- Pour cornstarch dissolved in water into Instant Pot and stir well until sauce thickens.
- Serve orange chicken on a bed of rice with sliced green onions and orange zest.
Slow Cooker Method: Mix garlic, tomato sauce, orange juice, soy sauce and brown sugar together in a medium mixing bowl. Pour half into your greased slow cooker, add chicken and pour remaining sauce over. Set on low for 4 hours. Once the 4 hours is up, pour cornstarch dissolved in water into your slow cooker and cook another 1 hour on high. Enjoy!
Note: Cooking time does not reflect time it takes for the pressure cooker to come to pressure.
Slow Cooker Method
Mix garlic, tomato sauce, orange juice, soy sauce and brown sugar together in a medium mixing bowl. Pour half into your greased slow cooker, add chicken and pour remaining sauce over. Set on low for 4 hours. Once the 4 hours is up, pour cornstarch dissolved in water into your slow cooker and cook another 1 hour on high. Enjoy!
More Pressure Cooker Recipes
I find myself constantly looking for good Instant Pot chicken breast recipes. I love our version of Pressure Cooker Butter Chicken and our Instant Pot Crack Chicken recipe. Be sure to check those out for more delicious pressure cooker recipes!
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