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Easy Instant Pot Orange Chicken

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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!
pressure cooker orange chicken

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Homemade Orange Chicken

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!

Pressure Cooker Cooking

20 Chinese Recipes for Instant Pot Pressure Cooker20 Chinese Recipes for Instant Pot Pressure CookerYou 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.

Once 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.

homemade orange chicken

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
easy orange chicken recipeDirections

Place chicken, oil and garlic into the instant pot. Turn onto sautee and cook until chicken is brown. Season with salt and pepper.easy orange chicken

Add tomato sauce, orange juice, brown sugar and soy sauce and mix well. homemade orange chicken

easy chinese chicken recipes

pressure cooker orange chicken

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.easy orange chicken recipe

Serve orange chicken on a bed of rice with sliced green onions and orange zest.

Instant Pot orange chicken
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Easy Instant Pot Orange Chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
 

This Instant Pot orange chicken is super easy with crispy chicken and the most delicious sauce you have ever had!

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Instant Pot Orange Chicken
Servings: 4
Calories: 406 kcal
Author: A Mom's Impression
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
Instructions
  1. Place chicken, oil and garlic into the instant pot. Turn onto sautee and cook until chicken is brown. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Add tomato sauce, orange juice, brown sugar and soy sauce and mix well.
  3. 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.
  4. Pour cornstarch dissolved in water into Instant Pot and stir well until sauce thickens.
  5. Serve orange chicken on a bed of rice with sliced green onions and orange zest.
Recipe Notes

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!

pressure cooker butter chicken

Pin Our Instant Pot Orange Chicken Recipe

Instant Pot Orange Chicken Looking for the best orange chicken recipe? This version is super easy with crispy chicken and the most delicious sauce you have ever had! While this is an Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker recipe there are also instructions for your slow cooker. #orangechicken #InstantPotRecipe

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Kat Hodson is the founder of A Mom's Impression, a wife to a handsome man, a mom to a beautiful girl, a sweet boy, and a first grade teacher. She loves to shop, cook, read, take photos, and hang out with her family. Her life may be hectic, but it is an exciting ride!

I am a Midwestern Mommy born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. I am married to my soul mate, and together we have begun the ride of our lives… Parenthood. Together we are figuring out how to make it work with two full-time jobs, a 6 year old and his four year old sister. READ MORE ABOUT KATHY
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