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Delicious bowl of instant pot honey bourbon chicken

Updated Instant Pot Honey Bourbon Chicken

Honey bourbon chicken is an Instant Pot classic. This updated version makes it slightly better for you while deepening the flavors with some quick cooking tricks. This will quickly become your family's new favorite!
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Course: main dish
Cuisine: American
Diet: Low Lactose
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Additional Time: 31 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 458kcal
Author: Michelle

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 3/4 cup onion diced
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 3 gloves garlic minced
  • 2 pounds chicken cut into bite size pieces
  • 1/2-2/3 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch or arrowroot powder
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

  • Turn Instant Pot to saute while you chop your onion. Add oil to the pot and then the onion and tomato paste. Stir to distribute the tomato paste, then mince garlic. Turn off Instant Pot after adding garlic and stir.
    1 tablespoon oil, 3/4 cup onion, 3 tablespoons tomato paste, 3 gloves garlic
  • Cut chicken into bite size chunks. Add to the Instant Pot with the honey, soy sauce, chicken stock, smoked paprika, and pepper. Stir to distribute, then cover and close vent Set to poultry for 7 minutes.
    2 pounds chicken, 1/2-2/3 cup honey, 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup chicken stock, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • Once the chicken finishes cooking, use a natural pressure release for 10-15 minutes. Make a slurry with the corn starch (or arrowroot powder) and water.
    2 tablespoons corn starch or arrowroot powder, 2 tablespoons water
  • Open the Instant Pot, and turn it to saute. Pour slurry into the Instant Pot while stirring, and let it cook for a couple minutes. Once it thickens, serve immediately over rice or quinoa.

Equipment

Food Storage Containers
Food Storage Containers
Wooden Spoon Set
Bamboo Cutting Board
Bamboo Cutting Board

Notes

  • You can easily make this gluten-free by using tamari in place of the soy sauce. Arrowroot powder makes a great substitute for corn starch if you can't eat that, as well. Use whole frozen chicken breasts in place of the cubed pieces and adjust the cooking time to 15 minutes, ensuring you maintain the 10-15 minute NPR.
  • For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 680mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g

This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.