Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken

Tender chicken pieces cooked in a sweet and savory honey sesame sauce with soy, garlic, and a hint of heat, served over rice. Made quickly in the Instant Pot for an easy weeknight dinner.

asian
chinese-american
Nutrition

Moderate in protein from chicken but high in sodium from soy sauce and added sugars from honey and ketchup, with moderate fat content.

18% of daily energy
31 g
Carbs
5.8 g
Total fat
33 g
Protein
Egg FreeHigh ProteinNut FreePeanut FreeShellfish Free

This information is AI-estimated and percentages are of an average adult's recommended daily intake. For the most accurate details, please rely on product packaging. Always consult your doctor for professional dietary advice.

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Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken

Pressure Cooking Today™ (Barbara Schieving)

6

servings

0

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0

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Ingredients
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
4 large Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts diced, about 2 lbs
Pepper
Pepper freshly ground; and salt
Vegetable Oil
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Onion
0.5 cup Onion diced
Garlic
2 clove Garlic minced
Reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
0.5 cup Reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
Ketchup
0.25 cup Ketchup
Sesame Oil
2 teaspoon Sesame Oil
Honey
0.5 cup Honey
Red Pepper Flakes
0.25 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Cornstarch
Water
3 tablespoon Water
Green Onions
2 Green Onions chopped
Rice
Rice cooked, for serving
Sesame Seeds
Sesame Seeds toasted, for garnish, optional
Equipment
Instant pot

Instant pot

Small bowl

Small bowl

Knife

Knife

Cutting board

Cutting board

Measuring cups

Measuring cups

Measuring spoons

Measuring spoons

Stirring spoon

Stirring spoon

Instructions
1
Seasons chicken with freshly ground pepper. Preheat pressure cooking pot using the saute setting. Add oil, onion, garlic, and chicken to the pot and saute stirring occasionally until onion is softened, about 3 minutes.
2
Add soy sauce, ketchup, and red pepper flakes to the pressure cooking pot and stir to combine. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes. When timer beeps, turn pressure cooker off and do a quick pressure release.
3
Add sesame oil and honey to the pot and stir to combine. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water and add to the pot. Select Saute and simmer until sauce thickens. Stir in green onions. Add salt to taste.
4
Serve over rice sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken

Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken

Pressure Cooking Today™ (Barbara Schieving)

6

servings

0

per serve

0

minutes

Tender chicken pieces cooked in a sweet and savory honey sesame sauce with soy, garlic, and a hint of heat, served over rice. Made quickly in the Instant Pot for an easy weeknight dinner.

asian
chinese-american
Log in to Tasty Bites to save this recipe to your personal digital cookbook.
Create meal plans, manage your grocery lists, and convert or scale ingredients with the step-by-step cooking assistant.
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Ingredients
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
4 large Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts diced, about 2 lbs
Pepper
Pepper freshly ground; and salt
Vegetable Oil
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Onion
0.5 cup Onion diced
Garlic
2 clove Garlic minced
Reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
0.5 cup Reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
Ketchup
0.25 cup Ketchup
Sesame Oil
2 teaspoon Sesame Oil
Honey
0.5 cup Honey
Red Pepper Flakes
0.25 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Cornstarch
Water
3 tablespoon Water
Green Onions
2 Green Onions chopped
Rice
Rice cooked, for serving
Sesame Seeds
Sesame Seeds toasted, for garnish, optional
Equipment
Instant pot

Instant pot

Small bowl

Small bowl

Knife

Knife

Cutting board

Cutting board

Measuring cups

Measuring cups

Measuring spoons

Measuring spoons

Stirring spoon

Stirring spoon

Instructions
1
Seasons chicken with freshly ground pepper. Preheat pressure cooking pot using the saute setting. Add oil, onion, garlic, and chicken to the pot and saute stirring occasionally until onion is softened, about 3 minutes.
2
Add soy sauce, ketchup, and red pepper flakes to the pressure cooking pot and stir to combine. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes. When timer beeps, turn pressure cooker off and do a quick pressure release.
3
Add sesame oil and honey to the pot and stir to combine. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water and add to the pot. Select Saute and simmer until sauce thickens. Stir in green onions. Add salt to taste.
4
Serve over rice sprinkled with sesame seeds.
dinnermain courselunchquick & easypressure cookerrice dishesfamily friendly
Nutrition

Moderate in protein from chicken but high in sodium from soy sauce and added sugars from honey and ketchup, with moderate fat content.

18% of daily energy
31 g
Carbs
5.8 g
Total fat
33 g
Protein
Egg FreeHigh ProteinNut FreePeanut FreeShellfish Free

This information is AI-estimated and percentages are of an average adult's recommended daily intake. For the most accurate details, please rely on product packaging. Always consult your doctor for professional dietary advice.

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