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College Dorm Chicken


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 17 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Description

Instant Pot or Crockpot chicken with just 3 main ingredients! An easy recipe that is perfect for those who don’t want to take lots of time or effort to create dinner. 


Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or chicken tenderloins
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch (optional)

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Add soy sauce and chicken into Instant Pot. Sprinkle the sugar on top of the chicken. If using garlic powder sprinkle it on top of chicken.
  2. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 12 minutes for thighs or 3 minutes for tenderloins. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting.
  3. Stir the chicken into the sauce. Thicken the sauce with a cornstarch slurry by stirring together equal parts cornstarch with cold water. Then turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir the slurry into the pot until the sauce thickens. Turn off the pot.
  4. Serve chicken and sauce with rice and broccoli. Salt and pepper to taste.

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Stir soy sauce, sugar, garlic powder and cornstarch together in the bottom of the slow cooker. Add in the chicken.
  2. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours for thighs or 2-3 hours for tenderloins. 
  3. Serve chicken and sauce with rice and broccoli. Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker