Instant Pot Hibachi Chicken

Instant Pot Hibachi Chicken–a savory sauce with chicken chunks, mushrooms, bell pepper and zucchini. Serve it over rice and drizzle with homemade yum yum sauce for an awesome dinner.

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Instant Pot Hibachi Chicken

This dish was scarfed down immediately at my house. The sauce, chicken and vegetables were served over jasmine rice and then drizzled with the yum yum sauce. It was a winner in my book! You can get creative with what vegetables you like and what you need to use up in your fridge. If you want to cut down on carbs this tastes great served over cauliflower rice.

Ingredients/Substitution Ideas

• Vegetable oil–or canola oil
• Red bell pepper–or another color of pepper you like
• Zucchini–or another vegetable like broccoli florets or sliced carrots
• Butter
• Onion–or shallot
• Garlic cloves–or 1 Tbsp jarred minced garlic
• Low sodium soy sauce–or tamari sauce
• Mushrooms
• Boneless, skinless chicken thighs–or chicken tenderloins. You can also use chicken breasts that are cut into chunks although the meat won’t be as moist and tender.
• Black pepper
• Ground ginger–or 1 Tbsp fresh minced ginger
• Kosher salt
• Cornstarch

Homemade Yum Yum Sauce Ingredients:

• Mayonnaise
• Ketchup
• Rice vinegar
• Paprika
• Garlic powder

Steps

1. Stir fry vegetables: Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the oil, red pepper and zucchini. Cook until just tender. Move the vegetables out of the pot and place on a plate. Set aside. (I chose to stir fry the vegetables instead of pressure cook because I didn’t want them to get mushy).
2. Sauté onions and garlic: Add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the diced onion and sauté for 3 minutes. Add in the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Stir in the soy sauce, scrape bottom of pot so nothing is sticking and turn off the Instant Pot. 
3. Add ingredients: Add in the mushrooms, then the chicken, Sprinkle the chicken with the pepper, ginger and salt. 
4. Pressure cook: Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 4 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
5. Make yum yum sauce: While chicken is cooking make the yum yum sauce. In a bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, rice vinegar, paprika and garlic powder. Set aside. (The yum yum sauce is optional but it brings the dish to a whole new flavor level).
6. Thicken sauce: Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. In a small bowl stir the cornstarch together with the water until smooth. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the pot to thicken the sauce. Once thickened turn off the Instant Pot.
7. Serve: Stir in the vegetables. Add extra kosher salt to taste, if needed. Serve the chicken, sauce and vegetables over rice and drizzle with yum yum sauce.

Notes/Tips

• Variations: Try using a different type of vegetable like snap peas, carrots, broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, etc.
• How does the recipe come to pressure with only ¼ cup of liquid? You might be wondering why there is not a lot of liquid in this recipe. It comes to pressure because the mushrooms release moisture and so does the chicken. If you’re worried that your pot won’t come to pressure you can always add in an extra quarter cup of chicken broth.
• Serve with rice or riced cauliflower. I made my rice in a separate Instant Pot. I made jasmine rice and used a 1 to 1 ratio and cooked it for 4 minutes with a 10 minute natural pressure release.
• I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• This recipe can be gluten-free if you use gluten free soy sauce. To make this dairy free use oil in the place of butter.
• Other recipes you can make with low sodium soy sauce are Instant Pot Honey Garlic Beef, Instant Pot Fried Rice and Straight From Heaven Sandwich.

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