This is a sweet and tangy, absolutely fantastic Instant Pot sticky chicken recipe! All you need is honey, ketchup, soy sauce and a few other things to pull this Instant Pot recipe together in no time!
You can make Instant Pot sticky chicken with things you already have in your pantry. No need to get extra hard to find ingredients.
Just make the sticky sauce, make the chicken, pour the sauce on the chicken and have the best chicken recipe made ever. Okay that might be a little bit of an exaggeration, but this is one of our favorite family dinners we make often.
You can even make it as an appetizer for your next get together. Make it beforehand or once you get there, either way it’s bound to be a hit!
Add some of our Slow Cooker Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Copycat Famous Dave’s Cornbread Muffins, and Hawaiian Pineapple Coleslaw and you have yourself the perfect BBQ meal.
If you want to check out the recipe that inspired this awesome Instant Pot recipe, take a look at our Sticky Sesame Chicken recipe.
Ingredients Needed For This Instant Pot Sticky Chicken Recipe:
- Honey
- Ketchup
- Sugar
- White distilled vinegar
- Soy sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
- Frozen popcorn chicken
- Green onions
- Sesame seeds
How To Make This Instant Pot Sticky Chicken Recipe:
Grab your Instant Pot and plug it in. Then press the SAUTE button and let it warm up.
Now, add in the honey, ketchup, sugar, white distilled vinegar, soy sauce, salt, and pepper to the inner pot and mix everything together.
Let that come to a boil while stirring it often. Allow it to simmer for a little bit for it to thicken up a little bit.
Then, add in a ½ of water and stir it all together again.
Next, pour in the frozen popcorn chicken into the pot with the sauce.
Mix the chicken into the honey sauce, make sure to get all of the chicken covered.
Once that is done, press the CANCEL button to turn off the saute function.
Then, put the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the valve to the SEALING position.
After the lid has been locked in place, press the MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK button and set the timer for 7 minutes.
When the chicken is done cooking, allow the Instant Pot to do a quick release of the pressure by turning the valve to the VENTING position.
Once the pressure is released, remove the lid and stir the chicken together.
Now, just serve the sticky chicken over cooked rice, and top it with the chopped green onions and sesame seeds.
To Make This Instant Pot Favorite Recipe You Will Need:
- Instant Pot (THIS is a great one!)
- Wooden spoon
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Serves: 6
Instant Pot Sticky Chicken Recipe
4.50 from 4 votes
This is a sweet and tangy, absolutely fantastic Instant Pot sticky chicken recipe!
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Pressurize Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 27 minutes mins
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Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons honey
- 4 Tablespoons ketchup
- 4 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 Tablespoons white distilled vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1½ pounds frozen popcorn chicken
- green onions
- sesame seeds
Instructions
Press the SAUTE button on your Instant Pot. Add honey, ketchup, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and salt and pepper to the pot and mix together. Bring sauce to a boil while stirring and simmer for a few minutes until sauce slightly thickens.
Add 1/2 cup of water and stir.
Pour in your frozen popcorn chicken. Toss the chicken in the sauce so that all the chicken is covered.
Put your lid on the pot and put the VALVE on sealing (not venting).
Press the CANCEL button to turn off the saute, then press MANUAL (or PRESSURE COOK) and set timer for 7 minutes.
Once the chicken is done cooking, do a QUICK RELEASE of the pressure.
Stir chicken with the sauce and then serve hot over rice.
Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds.
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Nutrition
Calories: 240 kcal · Carbohydrates: 28 g · Protein: 25 g · Fat: 3 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 73 mg · Sodium: 558 mg · Potassium: 475 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 28 g · Vitamin A: 85 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 10 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Equipment
Instant Pot
Wooden Spoon
Recipe Details
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
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Jill says:
Can you help give instructions as to how to do this recipe in the crockpot instead of Instapot?
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Momma Cyd says:
We have not yet tried this exact recipe in the slow cooker with the frozen popcorn chicken, but we have other slow cooker sticky chicken recipes. Here are a few of our favorites:https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/slow-cooker-sticky-garlic-chicken/https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/slow-cooker-sticky-chicken-wings/https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/slow-cooker-sticky-chicken-recipe/
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Stephanie says:
Love your recipes! Unfortunately this one didn't work for me :( My IP didn't pressurize properly and the sauce burned in the bottom.
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Paul says:
Can I use frozen Tyson chicken nuggets instead of popcorn chicken
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Momma Cyd says:
Yes, chicken nuggets will work great too.
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Evie Ko says:
Unfortunately this recipe did not work for me. I received a "burn" notice twice. Adding more water created a pastey gooey sauce. It tasted good but I couldn't serve it. The brand of popcorn chicken used by the recipe creator is probably quite important for this recipe.
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Kate says:
The flavor is good but I’ve made this recipe twice and always get the burn notice - like others have commented. Adding more water created a mushy textured sauce. Not sure what would solve this in the future.
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Kristin says:
I am anxious to try this tonight but the video says set to venting not sealed but the written instructions say to seal it, what do I do?
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Momma Cyd says:
It's SEALING
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Amanda Burke says:
I have a large family and I was hoping I could safely double thos recipe. If would instructions differ?
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Momma Cyd says:
When doubling a recipe or reducing the size of a recipe, the cook time stays the same. Just be sure you have plenty of room in your instant pot. Hoping you have the big one since you have a large family.
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Patty says:
My Grandkids request this recipe…it’s delicious!!!
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Amanda Burke says:
Thank you for your response! Do you double all ingredients?
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Momma Cyd says:
Yes, if your Instant Pot is big enough to hold it all. If not, you can always make it in 2 batches. Some like more sauce with their chicken, so you can double the sauce amounts.
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mamaswats says:
this recipe was way to sweet and the sauce was too solid ,it also made the popcorn chicken have a strange texture similar to being raw, i wont make this again
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Aubrey Cork says:
I love six sisters recipes but this one was a flop. My instant pot got a burn notice so I had to add some water and then the whole thing became a mushy mess and burned again. Bummer! I was excited to try it.
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Karen H says:
This is a new family favorite. It is also an easy dinner for busy days during the week.
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Kit says:
Revised review I made it again today using the air fryer for the chicken, instant pot for the rice, yes I salvaged my pot and made the sauce on the stove it was really good. Don’t follow the recipe on paper in the video Kristen shows it differently in the video. I’m thinking that was what happen I put the ingredients in the ip as written. All in all this recipe is really good we loved it made it for lunch today
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Kit says:
Please read my revised review
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