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    Home » Recipes » Lunch and Dinner

    Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken in Minutes

    Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken in 5 minutes or pressure cook from frozen in only 15 minutes! Great for meal prep or as a quick, delicious, gluten-free weeknight meal.

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    Tender shredded chicken in a lightly sweet homemade teriyaki sauce with fresh garlic and ginger. This flavorful meal goes from fridge to table in minutes with an Instant Pot electronic pressure cooker and my (first ever!) recipe video shows you how.

    Easy weeknight dinner

    This Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken is a favorite weeknight chicken dinner recipe!

    Perfect for those days when dinner time hits and there’s nothing ready to cook.

    Even frozen chicken gets soft, tender and easily shreddable after minutes on high pressure. While you shred the chicken the juices reduce to a lightly sweet teriyaki sauce with big garlic, ginger flavor.

    It’s so easy and takes only minutes to serve this delicious and nutritious meal. See for yourself!

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    Ingredients

    • Boneless skinless chicken thighs
    • Low sodium soy sauce– or gluten free tamari
    • Sugar
    • Rice wine vinegar
    • Red pepper flakes
    • Garlic
    • Ginger 
    • Corn starch
    • Water
    • Scallion / green onion sliced
    • Sesame seeds 
    • Fresh cilantro 
    Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki ingredients

    Step by step instructions

    1. Place soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger and chicken in Instant Pot. Close and seal Instant Pot. Ensure venting knob is set to SEALING. 
    2. Press PRESSURE COOK on new models or MANUAL on older models and cook on high for 5 minutes. The Instant Pot will takes a few minutes to come to pressure then begin counting time.
    3. Once the Instant Pot has finished cooking and beeps allow it to naturally release pressure for at least 5 minutes. Flip seal to RELEASE to ensure pressure has released then open and remove chicken to rest. Once rested shred with two forks.
    4. Meanwhile, press SAUTE on the Instant Pot and let the liquid reduce and the flavors concentrate. After liquid has reduced by ¼, combine corn starch with water and stir in.
    5. Whisk frequently while boiling until thick enough to coat a spoon. Add shredded chicken back to the Instant Pot. Stir until coated with homemade teriyaki sauce and heated through. 
    6. Serve with additional sauce, sliced scallions, sesame seeds, hot sauce and/or fresh cilantro. 

    Yield

    Recipe makes enough for 6 meals when combined with rice and vegetables. To serve a larger or hungrier crowd double the recipe and make as instructed. When fuller Instant Pot may take longer to pressurize but will still be just as tender and delicious.

    How to serve

    Serve Instant Pot Chicken Teriyaki over rice with broccoli for a quick weeknight meal or meal prep teriyaki bowls, wraps, rolls or salads and have fresh affordable meals all week long.

    Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken from frozen

    If you’re like me and always forget to take something out for dinner, you can make this recipe with completely frozen chicken

    If using frozen chicken, simply increase the cooking time from 5 to 15 minutes and let Instant Pot naturally release pressure for at least 15 minutes. Also, decrease soy sauce to ¼ cup and water to 1 tablespoon.

    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

    To make Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken place all ingredients except cornstarch, water, green onions, sesame seeds and cilantro in pressure cooker and cook on low 3-4 hours or 2-3 on high. Stir in cornstarch/water mixture and let simmer for the last 45 minutes of cooking to thicken. Then garnish and serve.

    Stovetop Teriyaki Chicken

    To make Crispy Stovetop Teriyaki Chicken substitute skin-on chicken thighs and fry skin side down in a tablespoon of canola oil until crispy in a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Weigh down chicken with additional heavy pot to flatten and crisp the skin if needed. Remove chicken once cooked through and skin is crispy then remove to rest before slicing. Meanwhile, whisk remaining ingredients except sesame seeds, scallions and cilantro. Remove all except 1 tablespoon of chicken fat from the pan and return to medium heat. Pour in teriyaki sauce scrapping up browned bits from bottom of pan. Simmer until thick and add sliced chicken back to sauce to warm through before serving.

    However you cook it, I hope you love this Teriyaki Chicken recipe as much as I do!

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    Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

    Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken in 5 minutes or pressure cook from frozen in only 15 minutes! Great for meal prep or as a quick, delicious, gluten-free weeknight meal.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Asian
    easy chicken dinner, easy teriyaki, frozen chicken, instant pot chicken recipe, instant pot recipe
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 170kcal
    Author: Tristin Rieken

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs about 8 pieces
    • ½ cup low sodium soy sauce or gluten free tamari
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
    • ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • 2 cloves garlic grated
    • 1 teaspoon ginger grated
    • 1 tablespoon corn starch
    • ¼ cup cool water
    • 1 medium scallion / green onion sliced
    • 1 pinch sesame seeds optional
    • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro choppped optional

    Instructions

    • Place soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger and chicken in Instant Pot. Close and Seal Instant Pot and turn the venting knob to SEALING. 
    • Press PRESSURE COOK on new models or MANUAL on older models and cook on high for 5 minutes. The Instant Pot will takes a few minutes to come to pressure then begin counting time.
    • Once the Instant Pot has finished cooking the chicken and beeps, allow to naturally release pressure for at least 5 minutes. Flip seal to ‘release’ to ensure pressure has released then open and remove chicken to rest before shredding with forks.
    • Meanwhile, press SAUTE on the Instant Pot and let the liquid reduce and the flavors concentrate. After liquid has reduced by ¼, combine corn starch with water and stir in.
    • Whisk frequently while boiling until thick enough to coat a spoon. Add shredded chicken back to the Instant Pot. Stir until coated with homemade teriyaki sauce and heated through. 
    • Serve with additional sauce, sliced scallions, sesame seeds, hot sauce and/or fresh cilantro. 

    Video

    Notes

    To cook Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken from frozen simply increase the cook time to 15 minutes on high pressure. Decrease the amount of soy sauce to ¼ cup and water to 2 tablespoons. 
    To make in a slow cooker, simply place all ingredients except cornstarch and water in the slow cooker and cook on low 3-4 hours or 2-3 hours on high. Stir in cornstarch/water mix the last 45 minutes of cooking.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 811mg | Potassium: 322mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 75IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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    Nutrition Facts
    Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 170 Calories from Fat 36
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 4g6%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Cholesterol 107mg36%
    Sodium 811mg35%
    Potassium 322mg9%
    Carbohydrates 7g2%
    Sugar 4g4%
    Protein 23g46%
    Vitamin A 75IU2%
    Vitamin C 0.7mg1%
    Calcium 17mg2%
    Iron 1.4mg8%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Dianne @ WahmCafe

      January 24, 2018 at 4:55 pm

      Well, I love chicken teriyaki and I love my Instant Pot, so this is absolutely awesome! Will be giving this recipe a go in the near future for sure! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Brian Jones

      February 05, 2018 at 8:02 am

      5 stars
      Such great flavours, sounds like a fantastic IP recipe, gotta give this one a try.

      Reply
      • ONE armed MAMA

        February 05, 2018 at 11:29 am

        Thanks so much Brian!

        Reply
    3. Ramona

      February 05, 2018 at 9:30 am

      Oh same here I love chicken teriyaki and my instant pot. I use it a lot it’s miraculous how much time it saves me. This is a lovely recipe that I’d definitely try. ??

      Reply
      • ONE armed MAMA

        February 05, 2018 at 11:29 am

        It’s crazy what a time saver the Instant Pot is, isn’t it?! Anytime I can cook something from frozen, I’m in! Perfect Mom Fail save.

        Reply
    4. Julie @ Running in a Skirt

      February 05, 2018 at 1:43 pm

      5 stars
      The instant pot looks amazing! Love how simple this is taking it from frozen to such a pretty dish. YUM!

      Reply
    5. Monami

      February 07, 2018 at 4:55 pm

      5 stars
      Looks Yummy!

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