Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken Recipe - Family Fresh Meals

We love this easy Instant Pot Chicken recipe!

What I love about my Instant Pot – well, at least one thing I love– is the way it expands my dinner choices.

See, we all have such busy schedules that often, I only have about half an hour to get dinner ready. So, for years, there were lots of dishes we loved that we couldn’t have very often, because they took too long. But now, thanks to my trusty Instant Pot, those slower recipes are literally back on the table.

For example, I have this great Teriyaki Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner. It’s delicious and easy, but it takes about an hour in the oven. So I had to save it for evenings when I knew I’d have an hour to cook.

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Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken - Served on a white plate

But now, if I get a teriyaki craving on a busy weeknight, it’s no problem. My Instant Pot can take me from uncooked chicken breasts to fully cooked, shredded chicken in a salty-sweet, delicately spicy teriyaki sauce in about half an hour – even less if I dice the chicken before cooking.

If you’re a busy teriyaki fan, give it a try. And if you don’t know how you feel about teriyaki because you’ve never had time to make it, now’s your chance to find out.

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

  1. Add chicken breast to electric pressure cooker.Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken - raw chicken in the instant pot
  2. Whisk together broth, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and ginger.Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken - sauce and garlic in mix bowl
  3. Pour over chicken in pressure cooker.Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken - pouring sauce over chicken
  4. Top with sliced carrot coins.Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken - sliced carrots on top of chicken
  5. Close and seal pressure cooker and set to 10 minutes high pressure. Allow 10 minute natural pressure release when done, then perform quick release.
  6. Remove carrots to separate bowl. Remove chicken to a large bowl and shred using two forks.
  7. Meanwhile, turn pressure cooker to sauté and allow sauce to come to a simmer. Whisk together cornstarch with equal amount of water until smooth. Stir into sauce and let simmer 2-3 minutes until thickened. Add chicken and carrots back into pot and stir to serve.Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken - Cooked Teriyaki Chicken in pressure cookerInstant Pot Teriyaki Chicken - Family Fresh Meals

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Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

If you’re a busy teriyaki fan, give it a try. You can make this Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken in record time and tastes just like your favorite take-out!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons jarred minced garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 6 oz sliced carrots coins
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

  • Add chicken breast to electric pressure cooker.
  • Whisk together broth, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and ginger.
  • Pour over chicken in pressure cooker.
  • Top with sliced carrot coins.
  • Close and seal pressure cooker and set to 10 minutes high pressure. Allow 10 minute natural pressure release when done, then perform quick release.
  • Remove carrots to separate bowl. Remove chicken to a large bowl and shred using two forks.
  • Meanwhile, turn pressure cooker to sauté and allow sauce to come to a simmer. Whisk together cornstarch with equal amount of water until smooth.
  • Stir into sauce and let simmer 2-3 minutes until thickened. Add chicken and carrots back into pot and stir to serve.

Notes

1. Garnished with toasted sesame seeds and green onions or as desired.
2. Chicken can be diced before cooking if desired instead of shredding. Adjust cooking
time to 8 minutes.
3. Delicious served over steamed jasmine rice

Nutrition

Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 1254mg | Potassium: 854mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 7155IU | Vitamin C: 9.2mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1.3mg

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8 Comments

  1. Dinah mcnally says:

    How to make if I don’t instant pot

  2. Barb Hillier says:

    I was just wondering if I can use my ninja slow cooker in place of the instant pot for some of your recipes?

  3. AmyBrigdon says:

    Can you substitute powdered ginger for the bottled minced ginger?

    1. Yep! The rule is 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger for each 1 tablespoon fresh ginger. 🙂

  4. Would it be possible to sub broccoli for the carrots in this? I am new to the instant pot so not sure if broccoli can cook that long with the chicken.

    1. Yes, that will work out just fine.

  5. Can you use frozen chicken?

    1. I used frozen chicken and cooked it for 12 minutes instead. I also steamed some broccoli and added it on my plate. (Broccoli cooks too quickly and will get mushy if cooked in the instant pot.). Yummy chicken. Thank you for the recipe.