Honey Bourbon Chicken for Instant Pot

By JeannieChu

Perfect over rice with a side of steamed brocolli

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds Chicken, Thighs, Boneless/Skinless
• 1/8 teaspoons Salt
• 1/8 teaspoons Black Pepper
• 1/2 cups dice Onion
• 1 cup Honey
• 1/2 cups Soy Sauce
• 1/4 cups Ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 2 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
• 1/4 tablespoons Red Pepper Flakes
• Serving Day Ingredients
• 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon Water

Preparation

Step 1

**Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using frozen or more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
*** Though it doesn't seem likely that this recipe will work for liquid issues--we assure you this recipe has been tested multiple times in the Instant Pot with great success.** Place all ingredients except for cornstarch and water into inner pot.
Lock cover into place and seal steam nozzle.
Cook on the chicken setting or manually set for 15 minutes. If you are using frozen chicken, add an additional 10 minutes.
Release pressure.
Remove chicken and dice.
Set Instant Pot setting to saute.
In a bowl, combine cornstarch and water.
Add cornstarch mixture and chicken to pot and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
Freezing Directions

Why would I want to freeze this?

Combine all ingredients except for cornstarch and water and divide among indicated number of round, freezable containers. Label and freeze.
Serving Day Directions

**Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given are based on 4 servings frozen using 48 ounce round containers. If you are using a different size/ shape container or more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
** Though it doesn't seem likely that this recipe will work for liquid issues--we assure you this recipe has been tested multiple times in the Instant Pot with great success.**Place frozen contents into inner pot.
Lock cover into place and seal steam nozzle.
Cook on the poultry setting (15 minutes) and add an additional 10 minutes or manually set for 25 minutes.
Release pressure.
Remove chicken and dice.
Set Instant Pot setting to saute.
In a bowl, combine cornstarch and water.
Add cornstarch mixture and chicken to pot and continue to cook (on saute) for 2-3 minutes until thickened.