15-Minute Honey Garlic Chicken in Your Pressure Cooker
This quick and flavorful honey garlic chicken recipe comes together in 15 minutes using your pressure cooker—perfect for busy weeknights!
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker Instant Pot or similar
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into small ½-inch cubes
- Salt and black pepper just enough to season lightly
- 3 tablespoons honey to bring that sweet vibe
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce for a savory base
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional, adds heat
- sliced green onions optional for garnish
- chopped parsley or cilantro optional for garnish
- chopped peanuts for garnish
- lime wedges to squeeze over the chicken
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in the pressure cooker pot on the sauté setting until hot but not smoking.
- Season the chicken cubes lightly with salt and pepper and add to the hot oil. Brown on one side for 3-4 minutes.
- Whisk together honey, soy sauce, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
- Turn the chicken pieces over and pour the honey garlic sauce over the chicken. Stir to coat.
- Seal lid and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. Allow natural pressure release for a few minutes, then manually release remaining steam. Serve hot with garnishes.
Notes
Serve over rice and garnish with green onions, peanuts, parsley, and lime. Add sriracha for an extra spicy kick. Great for meal prep—store in fridge or freeze for later.