Instant Pot Honey Chicken
For the last few months, I have been craving something different, yet yummy. The Instant Pot is such an easy way to make dinner every single day that I can’t help but use it. Instant Pot Honey Chicken is truly one of those recipes you could make every single week and no one would be tired of it. With a few ingredients, you can create a meal that the whole family will enjoy.
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Instant Pot Honey Chicken
The really cool thing about this dish is that it’s full of protein. In my diet, I like to make sure I have plenty of protein.
Instant Pot Honey Chicken will help you get full and stay full. I enjoy serving this meal with a side of rice too. You can use Instant Rice or regular rice, whichever you prefer.
Ingredients For This Honey Chicken Recipe
- Chicken Breast tenders– 6-7 sliced
For Batter:
- ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
- ½ cup Corn Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp. Salt
- 1 /4 cup Water
- ¼ Tbsp Sesame oil
For Sauce:
- ½ cup Tomato Ketchup
- 2 tbsp. Sugar
- 3 tbsp. Honey
- 1 Tbsp. Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. Water
How To Make Honey Chicken In The Instant Pot
Prepare your chicken and pat dry. Then set to the side.
In a small bowl add all of the sauce ingredients, mix to combine and set to one side.
Cooking the battered Chicken In The Instant Pot
Add the batter ingredients into a bowl, whisk to combine.
Dip each chicken piece into the batter and then place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Place the oil in the Instant Pot and set to saute.
Place the chicken in the oil once bubbling hot. The chicken has to be in a single layer.
Turn the chicken over to evenly cook. Cook the chicken until golden brown.
Remove the chicken and place onto a paper towel covered plate, and set aside. Wipe clean the Instant Pot insert.
Adding the Sauce To Make Honey Chicken
Add the sauce you prepared earlier into the Instant pot and add the chicken.
Toss to combine. Close the lid and seal the valve.
Set to manual for 4 minutes. Once the timer sounds open the valve.
Serve hot with rice or whatever else you want to make it with!
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Instant Pot Honey Chicken
Instant Pot Honey Chicken is an easy to make chicken dish with few ingredients required.
Ingredients
- For Batter:
- ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
- ½ cup Corn Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp. Salt
- 1 /4 cup Water
- ¼ tbs Sesame oil
- For Sauce:
- ½ cup Tomato Ketchup
- 2 tbsp. Sugar
- 3 tbsp. Honey
- 1 Tbsp. Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. Water
Instructions
Prepare your chicken and pat dry. Then set to the side. In a small bowl add all of the sauce ingredients, mix to combine and set to one side.
In cooking the battered chicken in the Instant Pot, add the batter ingredients into a bowl, whisk to combine. Place the oil in the Instant Pot and set to sauté.
Place the chicken in the oil once bubbling hot. The chicken has to be in a single layer. Turn the chicken over to evenly cook. Cook the chicken until golden brown.
Remove the chicken and place onto a paper towel covered plate, and set aside. Wipe clean the Instant Pot insert.
Add the sauce you prepared earlier into the Instant pot and add the chicken. Toss to combine. Close the lid and seal the valve. Set to manual for 4 minutes. Once the timer sounds open the valve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 148Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 514mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 2g
This looks so nice!
Is cornstarch the same as corn flour?
yes
This looks delicious! The only thing I do not own is the Sesame oil. Cannot wait to make it!
This is the recipe that made an Instant Pot believer out of me. We never have leftovers with this!
it’s an awesome recipe!
Your recipe says 1/4 Sesame oil. Is this 1/4 tsp? Thanks!
yes
I’ve now tried it…epic fail. Your recipe does not have a liquid other than the honey and ketchup and once I added the chicken back and closed the instant pot, it burned. You might need to re-write this recipe and be more precise. Just saying, a newbie might not understand why their attempt doesn’t work.
We have cooked this recipe many times and it works when you use all the liquids listed in the recipe. You say the sauce only had honey and ketchup, but there is also soy sauce and water in the ingredients and this is enough liquid for the 4 minutes of pressure time. If you add more liquid the chicken would not be in a sauce but in a soupy liquid and not work.
This looks amazing! I love honey chicken but have never tried making it in the instant pot before. What a perfect dinner!
Honey chicken sounds amazing. I think mine would love it as we often have sweet and sour chicken and it’s also in batter with a sweet sauce.
Hoo boy! that looks absolutely delicious! I love the flavors, and I love how simple it is to make. I’m all over this one!
Great pictures and it looks so appetizing. My son loves chicken so I need to make this for him and he loves the protein in chicken dishes.
This is going to be dinner tomorrow. I have everything I need and we are going to have happy tummies tomorrow. Thank you for the recipe!
My family life’s honey chicken, looking forward to making this recipe for them.
This looks so good. We order Chinese every Sunday. I would love to surprise my husband with this homemade dish.
My boys would love this recipe. They love orange chicken and this is so similar.
Yup I agree, I think my family would love this anytime since it’s not too sweet.
Oooh this looks delicious! I’m always looking for new Instant Pot recipes to try – thanks for sharing!
I am drooling over this chicken. It looks so flavorful and delicious!
That dish look delicious. I have heard many people say great things about the instant pot. I may have to get one.
This looks like a recipe my whole family will love! I will try it this weekend!
This looks so good. I’m sure my family will love this. I have got to give it a try.
This chicken looks amazing. My kids will really love this dish.
this makes me want to invest in an instant pot. i usually do these recipes in a normal crockpot
How much oil is being added to cook the battered chicken?
1/4 Tbsp