Description
This Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs recipe delivers tender, flavorful chicken in under 30 minutes. It combines simple pantry ingredients for a sweet-savory glaze that makes weeknight dinners effortless.
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Trim excess fat from chicken thighs and pat dry.
2. Whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic, chicken broth, rice vinegar, and sesame oil in a bowl.
3. Set Instant Pot to sauté mode and heat oil, then sear chicken thighs 2–3 minutes per side until golden.
4. Remove chicken and deglaze pot with chicken broth, scraping browned bits.
5. Add sauce mixture and return chicken, coating each piece.
6. Pressure cook on manual high for 8 minutes for boneless or 10 minutes for bone-in, then natural release for 5 minutes followed by quick release.
7. Remove chicken, set Instant Pot to sauté, whisk cornstarch slurry into sauce and simmer until thickened, then return chicken to coat.
8. Garnish with green onions or sesame seeds and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: main dish
- Method: pressure cooking
- Cuisine: asian-american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 600
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 25
- Cholesterol: 85
Keywords: instant pot, honey garlic chicken, easy dinner, weeknight meals, pressure cooker, quick recipes, family dinner