15-Minute Honey Garlic Chicken in Your Pressure Cooker
This easy pressure cooker honey garlic chicken recipe is a quick, flavorful meal featuring a sweet and savory glaze, perfect for weeknights.
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker Set to sauté and pressure cook modes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil or canola oil
- 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into small ½-inch cubes
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- sliced green onions for garnish
- fresh parsley or cilantro chopped, for garnish
- chopped peanuts for garnish
- lime wedges for serving
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in the pressure cooker pot on sauté mode until hot.
- Season cubed chicken lightly with salt and pepper.
- Add chicken to the pot and brown it for 3-4 minutes until golden.
- In a bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes.
- Pour the sauce over the browned chicken and stir to coat evenly.
- Lock lid in place, ensure sealing ring is secure, and pressure cook on high for 6 minutes.
- Let it natural release for 5 minutes, then slow release remaining pressure carefully.
- Serve hot and garnish with green onions, chopped peanuts, parsley or cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.
Notes
To thicken sauce, mix 1-3 teaspoons cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water and stir in during the final minute of cooking. Leftovers keep 3-4 days refrigerated, or freeze with some sauce up to 3 months. Reheat gently to avoid drying.