Easy Instant Pot Honey-Garlic Chicken
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
3
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Ingredients for - Easy Instant Pot Honey-Garlic Chicken

1. Chicken soup base (such as Better than Bouillon® Roasted Chicken Base) - 1 tablespoon
2. Hot water - 1 cup
3. Avocado oil - 1 tablespoon
4. Butter - 1 tablespoon
5. Bone-in chicken thighs, with skin - 3 (6 ounce)
6. Bone-in chicken drumsticks, with skin - 3 (4 ounce)
7. Honey - ⅓ cup
8. Teriyaki marinade (such as Kikkoman®) - 2 tablespoons
9. Minced garlic, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Easy Instant Pot Honey-Garlic Chicken

1. Stage

Melt chicken soup base in hot water.

2. Stage

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Saute function. Add avocado oil and butter; heat until butter melts. Add chicken pieces, skin-sides down, and brown for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip chicken and brown the other side.

3. Stage

Turn off pot and remove chicken to a plate. Pour 1/2 of the prepared soup base into the pot, scraping the browned bits off the bottom with a spatula.

4. Stage

Add honey, teriyaki marinade, and garlic to the remaining prepared soup base, stirring until well mixed.

5. Stage

Place the trivet inside the pot. Add chicken in a single layer. Pour honey mixture over chicken. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 12 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

6. Stage

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 minutes. Switch to the quick-release method to release remaining pressure, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Enjoy!