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Teriyaki Chicken Instant Pot
Instant pot teriyaki chicken is ready in 15 minutes, start to finish thanks to my quick cooking recipe tip. This is THE teriyaki chicken recipe you want when you are short on time but want a recipe with big flavor! Serve it with rice or quinoa for a better than takeout meal you can feel good about serving your family.
Cut the chicken up into 1-1.5 inch cubes (bite size pieces). I recommend using kitchen shears but you could also use a sharp knife and plastic cutting board. Put chicken cubes in instant pot.
Make the teriyaki sauce by combining together the coconut aminos, rice wine vinegar, maple syrup, grated ginger, garlic powder, salt and dried chives. Stir well. Pour over chicken in instant pot.
Close the lid and turn instant pot on high pressure for 3 minutes. Let come up to pressure and cook. Allow pressure to naturally release 3-5 minutes before manually releasing pressure.
While chicken is cooking, make arrowroot slurry. Combine the arrowroot powder with water in a small bowl. Stir well until all arrowroot is dissolved.
When the chicken is done and all pressure is released, remove the chicken from the instant pot and put it in a bowl.
Turn instant pot on to sauté mode, pour arrowroot slurry in and stir well. Let the sauce bubble to thicken, stirring often. Once it reaches your desired consistency, turn off sauté and add chicken back. Stir well and serve hot.
Equipment
Instant Pot or pressure cooker
Notes
Top tips
Be sure to blend together the thickener (arrowroot, tapioca, cornstarch) with water before adding to the hot liquid or it will clump.
For the best texture, if you are using chicken tenders take the tendon out before cutting into cubes.
This is easy to do with a fork and a paper towel. Simply hold the tendon (the white piece that hangs out of the chicken tender) with a paper towel (this helps with grip) and place a fork over the tendon. Pull down with the fork as you keep steady pressure on the tendon. The chicken will easily strip away from the tendon.
If you have an 8 qt instant pot, you will need to double the recipe or you won't have enough liquid to bring the Instapot up to pressure.
Short on time? Cut the chicken into cubes in advance and make the teriyaki sauce in advance, the chicken will be ready in under 15 minutes, start to finish.
Optional additional ingredients
Red pepper flakes or sriracha for spice
Green onion – add this at the end, it’s great for color and flavor
Cubed pineapple – add this to the instant pot along with the chicken so it can absorb the teriyaki flavor. You can use fresh or canned (drained).
Tips on using frozen chicken are in post above.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Amount per Serving
Calories
223
Fat
6
g
Carbohydrates
12
g
Fiber
1
g
Sugar
3
g
Protein
28
g
Where does nutrition info come from? Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy, sourced from the USDA Food Database.
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