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Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken Recipe

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Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken Recipe

Looking for a quick, easy, and delicious meal for dinner tonight? This instant pot teriyaki chicken is a delightful option.

This classic Japanese dish is quickly made and the chicken is ready so quick with the instant pot.

Mixing together broth, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger gives this instant pot teriyaki chicken a slightly sweet taste.

This delicious meal is perfect for a quick dinner idea when you have a busy day of school stuff and evening schedules with the family.

I love that you can easily get this set up and completed in about half an hour.

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

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Using a meat thermometer will help you to determine the time left to cook.

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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

Directions:

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Add chicken breast to electric pressure cooker

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Whisk together broth, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and ginger

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Pour over chicken in the pressure cooker

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Top with sliced carrot coins

Close and seal pressure cooker and set to 13 minutes high pressure (per manufacturer instructions)

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Allow 10 minute natural pressure release when done, then perform the 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 the sauce to come to a simmer

Whisk together cornstarch with equal amount of water until smooth 1

Stir into the sauce and let simmer 2-3 minutes until thickened

Add chicken and carrots back into the 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 the cooking time to 8 minutes.
3. Delicious served over steamed jasmine rice.
Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

This is a Japanese dish is quite frequently ordered when dining out.

Why not give this instant pot teriyaki chicken a try at home and see just how delicious this homemade meal will taste, plus it’s super tender so anyone can eat it up.

Yield: 4

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Looking for a quick, easy, and delicious meal for dinner tonight? This instant pot teriyaki chicken is a delightful option.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 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

  1. Add chicken breast to electric pressure cooker
  2. Whisk together broth, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and ginger
  3. Pour over chicken in pressure cooker
  4. Top with sliced carrot coins
  5. Close and seal pressure cooker and set to 13 minutes high pressure
  6. (per manufacturer instructions)
  7. Allow 10 minute natural pressure release when done, then perform quick release
  8. Remove carrots to separate bowl
  9. Remove chicken to a large bowl and shred using two forks
  10. Meanwhile, turn pressure cooker to sauté and allow sauce to come to a simmer
  11. 10. Whisk together cornstarch with equal amount of water until smooth
  12. 11. Stir into sauce and let simmer 2-3 minutes until thickened
  13. 12. 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 Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 412Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 146mgSodium: 1260mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 2gSugar: 25gProtein: 55g

Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.

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Khushboo

Tuesday 29th of June 2021

Wanted to try chicken teriyaki since quite some time. Nice post very informative.

Naomi

Saturday 30th of November 2019

looking forward to doing teriyaki recipe

james

Friday 15th of November 2019

This nice information and informative article

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