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    Instant Pot Sweet Garlic Chicken Recipe

    Published: Mar 26, 2018 · Modified: Nov 7, 2019 by Anna 22 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Instant Pot Sweet Garlic Chicken Recipe - juicy chicken thighs in a brown sugar garlic sauce, cooked in 7 minutes in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. Quick, easy and so tasty!

    Instant Pot Sweet Garlic Chicken with sauce on white plate.

    INSTANT POT SWEET GARLIC CHICKEN

    Lately, I have been switching all of my slow cooker recipe to my Instant Pot, digital pressure cooker. I love the fact that I don't have to do much prep ahead of time or figure out when to set the slow cooker to have the dish done in time for dinner. The Instant Pot makes it so easy to whip up dinner in just minutes!

    This Instant Pot Sweet Garlic Chicken is so easy to make, as it requires only a few ingredients that you most likely already have in your fridge and pantry. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs cooked to perfection in the brown sugar garlic sauce. I serve this chicken dish with mashed potatoes and roasted veggies or simple salad

    chicken thighs in Instant Pot

    HOW TO MAKE SWEET GARLIC CHICKEN IN INSTANT POT?

    This Sweet Garlic Chicken is very simple to make. I like to saute the chicken thighs in a little bit of oil in the Instant Pot to brown it a little bit and add texture. Next, pour over the sauce mixture, close the lid and set the timer of your Instant Pot to 7 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally. Remove the chicken from Instant Pot onto a serving platter. Thicken the sauce with a flour or cornstarch slurry and cook on saute setting. Pour over chicken and serve.

    One note on thickening the sauce: what you see in the picture is a sauce thickened with flour. I switch between flour and cornstarch, depending on what I have on hand at the time. I do prefer cornstarch as it makes clear and glazy sauce. Use what you like or have in your pantry.

    sweet garlic chicken thighs in sauce on plate

    MORE INSTANT POT CHICKEN RECIPES:

    • Instant Pot Chicken Tacos 
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    • Instant Pot Chicken Marsala

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    If you like this recipe and make it, snap a photo and share it on INSTAGRAM! Tag me @crunchycreamysweet so I can check it out and leave a comment! 😀

    Check out my Instant Pot Guide for Beginners, filled with all the info you need to get started with your new appliance!

    Instant Pot Sweet Garlic Chicken with sauce on white plate.

    Instant Pot Sweet Garlic Chicken

    Author: Anna
    Juicy chicken thighs in brown sugar garlic sauce, cooked in 7 minutes in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. Quick, easy and so tasty!
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 7 mins
    Total Time 17 mins
    Course Dinner
    Cuisine American
    Servings 5 people
    Calories 123 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 5 to 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
    • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
    • 3 garlic cloves
    • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
    • 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup water

    Instructions
     

    • Make sure the stainless steel insert is in your Instant Pot.
    • Press "saute" setting. Add butter to insert and let melt.
    • Place chicken thighs in Instant Pot and brown on both sides for a few minutes. The chicken does not need to be fully cooked. Just brown it a bit to add texture. Press "cancel/off" button.
    • In a measuring cup, whisk together 1/4 cup of water, soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Add grated garlic cloves. Pour sauce over chicken.
    • Close lid of the Instant Pot, switch the valve to "sealing" position.
    • Press "manual" setting and adjust timer to 7 minutes. The Instant Pot will beep and start coming to pressure.
    • When the timer is done, the Instant Pot will beep. Press "off/cancel" button. Do not release pressure. Let the pressure release naturally. When the done, carefully open the lid.
    • Remove chicken onto a serving platter.
    • In a measuring cup, whisk together flour and water to make a slurry.
    • Press "saute" setting on Instant Pot, add slurry to sauce and cook until thickens. Turn off the Instant Pot.
    • Pour sauce over chicken and serve.

    Notes

    You can use cornstarch in place of flour to make the sauce gluten free. It will also make it clearer and glazy. 
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 560mg | Potassium: 53mg | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 0.6mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    1. Sara Allen says

      August 31, 2021 at 8:55 pm

      5 stars
      I came across looking for something new for my family and it was a hit with them all. I used chicken breast instead of thighs (we don't like the taste of thigh meat). I didn't have any apple cider vinegar so I put in some Red wine vinegar and it turned out amazing. I didn't put as much of the apple cider called. All in all an amazing recipe will be making it again for my family 🙂

      Reply
      • Anna says

        September 02, 2021 at 9:14 pm

        That's wonderful! Thank you so much for making my recipe and for the comment, Sara!

        Reply
    2. Nancy K says

      March 18, 2021 at 8:54 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe was so good! Definitely a do-over. I doubled the recipe, added 1 minute, and it came out perfectly. Thank you for the recipe.

      Reply
    3. Cara E Finney says

      January 27, 2021 at 4:51 pm

      Can I make this recipe with chicken breasts? It looks delicious but my family don't like chicken thighs.

      Reply
      • Anna says

        February 05, 2021 at 10:42 pm

        That should work!

        Reply
        • Dawn says

          March 15, 2021 at 11:49 am

          Yes I did. My family likes the chicken shredded. I also used Truvia in lieu of full brown sugar to cut down on the calories and turned out great.

          Reply
    4. Lis says

      March 10, 2020 at 7:55 pm

      5 stars
      OMG!! This is so good!! I don't have an insert for my instant pot to make the rice so I just put it in with the chicken and sauce. It came out perfect!!

      Reply
    5. Beth says

      November 17, 2018 at 6:03 pm

      5 stars
      I added a trivet and put two cups of jasmine rice with two cups of water in a cake pan on top of the chicken. Cooked the rice at the same time. When I opened it the rice and chicken was cooked perfectly. Microwaved some Asian veggies and tossed those in with the corn starch slurry and boom. Easy Chinese food!!

      Reply
    6. Barbara Schieving says

      August 21, 2018 at 9:13 am

      It looks delicious! Thanks for linking to my recipe.

      Reply
    7. Debbie says

      August 18, 2018 at 3:41 pm

      What if I want to double the recipe? Same time? Thank you for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says

        August 18, 2018 at 10:40 pm

        Hi Debbie! I would add 2 more minutes. Let me know how it goes!

        Reply
        • Debbie says

          August 19, 2018 at 12:56 pm

          Thanks Anna, I tried it last night with single recipe and they loved it. My daughter asked this morning if was going to make the other batch today! Its sooo good. Was surprised with just the few ingredients at how tasty this is. Will definitely need to double this next time so will add the additional minutes. Thanks again.

          Reply
    8. Erika says

      June 05, 2018 at 1:15 pm

      if the thighs have bones, how long would you suggest setting instapot for?

      Reply
    9. Chrissie says

      March 30, 2018 at 2:32 am

      5 stars
      I'm obsessed with garlic and this recipe is SO good!!

      Reply
    10. jessica says

      March 28, 2018 at 8:28 pm

      breaking out my instant pot for this!

      Reply
    11. amanda says

      March 28, 2018 at 7:42 pm

      Gahhh, this makes me want an instant pot! My boys would love this!

      Reply
    12. Toni says

      March 27, 2018 at 9:45 am

      5 stars
      This looks really delicious! I am sure this will be a hit for dinner in my house!

      Reply
    13. Des says

      March 26, 2018 at 10:59 pm

      5 stars
      Loving these flavors and that it is so quickly made in the IP.

      Reply
    14. Amanda says

      March 26, 2018 at 8:47 pm

      Love sweet garlic flavors... definitely trying this soon!!

      Reply
      • Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says

        March 26, 2018 at 11:09 pm

        Thank you, Amanda! I hope you love it!

        Reply
    15. averie says

      March 26, 2018 at 5:46 pm

      You have so many instant pot recipes! They all look wonderful!

      Reply
      • Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says

        March 26, 2018 at 11:10 pm

        Thank you, Averie! I am totally obsessed with my IP! 😀

        Reply

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