Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken (slow cooker, too!)
This Instant Pot honey garlic chicken recipe is sweet, savory, and made with wholesome ingredients. With minimal prep and pressure cooking magic, you’ll get juicy chicken bursting with garlic and honey flavor. Perfect for busy nights or slow cooker days!
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker Instant Pot preferred
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs bone-in or boneless
- ½ cup broth any kind
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup Bragg liquid aminos or coconut aminos or traditionally fermented soy sauce
- ½ cup ketchup organic or lacto-fermented
- 1 teaspoon raw apple cider vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
- sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Instructions
- Whisk together broth, honey, liquid aminos, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, minced garlic, and sesame oil in a medium bowl.
- Place chicken thighs in the Instant Pot and pour sauce over the top, coating evenly.
- Secure the lid and set the float valve to sealing. Cook on high pressure for 20 minutes (or 23 minutes if frozen).
- Allow natural release for 5 minutes, then quick release remaining pressure.
- If you want a thicker sauce, remove chicken and set Instant Pot to sauté. Simmer sauce for 5-10 minutes until reduced.
- Serve chicken topped with sauce, fresh parsley, and sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
Use frozen chicken if needed, just increase cook time by 3 minutes. Optional garnishes add elegant presentation and extra flavor.