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Kebamo
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Jul 10, 2019

Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki

Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki

This Instant Pot chicken teriyaki is amazing! So easy to make and a true crowd pleaser! This one is going on your regular menu rotation

Ingredients
* 1 lb chicken breasts or thighs (I use thighs)
* 1 cup water
* 1 tbsp vegetable oil
* 1/3 cup soy sauce
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 2 tsp cornstarch

Instructions
* Put water and chicken in the Instant Pot (you can use the trivet or put chicken directly in a water).  Close the lid and turn the valve to a Sealing position.  Press the "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" button and set the time for 8 minutes for chicken breasts (or 13 minutes for chicken thighs).
* When it's done cooking, let the pressure release naturally (NR) for 5 minutes, then quick release (QR) the remaining steam.
* Take the chicken out of the pot and chop into pieces. Pour the water out of the pot, then put the inner pot back into the Instant Pot.
* Press the Saute button on the Instant Pot and set the time to 15 minutes.
* In a cup, mix the oil, soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch.  
* Add cooked chicken and the soy sauce mixture to the Instant Pot. Cook, stirring every 30 seconds, until the sauce thickens (about 4 minutes).
Notes
You can make it with frozen chicken, just pressure cook from frozen for 20 minutes for chicken breasts and 25 minutes for thighs.