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Instant Pot: Honey Garlic Shredded Chicken

Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Chinese
Keyword honey garlic chicken, instant pot chicken, shredded chicken
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 350 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce OR tamari OR coco aminos
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1.5 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

CORNSTARCH SLURRY

  • 1.5 tbsb cornstarch
  • 1.5 tbsp water

SERVE WITH

  • broccoli florets
  • white or your favorite rice

Instructions

  1. spray Instant Pot with cooking spray. lay chicken breasts in Instant Pot.

    honey garlic chicken lay chicken in ip
  2. in a small bowl, mix pepper, soy sauce, garlic, honey and broth. Stir until well mixed.

  3. top chicken with sauce.

    honey garlic chicken cover chicken breasts with sauce
  4. cover and make sure vent is set to sealed. set on manual, high for 13 minutes. use quick release method (when timer is done, hit cancel and release the steam)

    set the instant pot for 13 minutes
  5. while chicken is cooking, make cornstarch slurry and set aside. make broccoli & rice according to their package instructions.

    kung pao whisk together cornstarch slurry
  6. take out chicken and shred using two forks OR my favorite shredding claws!

    take chicken out of instant pot and shred with claws or 2 forks
  7. place chicken back in Instant pot and Stir. turn Instant pot on to saute function. stir the cornstarch slurry again and slowly pour it into the Instant Pot. saute and stir until the sauce begins to thicken about 3 minutes.

    honey garlic chicken add cornstarch slurry and saute
  8. serve chicken with broccoli and rice! Enjoy!

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Recipe Notes

  • 350 calories
  • 3.2g fat
  • 35g carbs
  • 44g protein