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Instant Pot Asian Chicken

 This is Instant Pot Asian Chicken recipe is just perfect your WW meal and easy point tracking!
David Murphy
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Serving Size 4

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken breast meat she used tenderloins
  • 2 tablepoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons low sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tablepoons Hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoon water
  • green onions sliced - optional
  • shredded carrots optional
  • 1 teaspoon minced or grated ginger root

Instructions

  • Put chicken in bottom on instant pot liner. Mix soy sauce, chicken broth, hoisin sauce, honey, garlic, ginger,chili-garlic sauce together and pour over chicken.
  • Cook on slow cooker setting (venting left open) on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours. (she did hers on high for 2 hours).
  • Remove chicken, place on board and shred with forks. Mix the cornstarch with 2T water. Pour remaining pot juices into a small saucepan, add in the cornstarch mixture and bring to a gentle boil for a few minutes until it thickens. Put shredded chicken in a mixing bowl and add warm sauce, stir. 
  • Makes four 4-ounce servings. I put 2 oz. of chicken into each half of a pita pocket, added some chopped lettuce, shredded carrot and the green onion.

Notes

Instant Pot NON-slow cooker method
  1. Place chicken in IP liner and add 1 1/2 cups water. Lock lid in place, close vent for pressure, and cook on High Manual pressure for 10 minutes and let NPR. Remove chicken and place on a cutting board. Shredded your chicken with forks and place shredded chicken to the side.
  2. Reserve a 1/4 cup of the liquid from the chicken and ditch the rest. You will use this liquid instead of the 2 teaspoons of water.
  3. Put the liner back inside your IP put on sauté function, and add: soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger, and chili-garlic sauce. Mix well. While waiting for this to start simmering, take the 1/4 cup of liquid form your chicken and mix cornstarch in it. Mix in the IP with your other ingredients. Stir all ingredients with a whisk to ensure ingredients are well mixed together.
  4. Once the liquid starts to thicken, you're all done! Turn off your IP, and add your shredded chicken to it. Mix well to evenly coat your chicken, and you're good to go! Super simple and easy. 
Serving: 4g