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July 1, 2019

Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches

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Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches—tender shredded chicken coated with a honey mustard sauce and then served with pickles on top of freshly baked buns.

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Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches--tender shredded chicken coated with a honey mustard sauce and then served with pickles on top of freshly baked buns.

Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches

Greg came up with the idea for this recipe and it was amazing. The sauce, the chicken, the pickles, the doritos, all of it. The leftover chicken was served over salad greens with sliced grapes and tomatoes. And that was almost equally delicious as the first night.

For this recipe the best choice for chicken is a combination of thighs and breasts. You get the white meat but also the flavor and tenderness from the dark meat. You can serve the chicken hot or cold, more like chicken salad sandwiches. I liked it warm.

I made homemade buns. I love this recipe from Taste of Home. It only takes 40 minutes for homemade yeast buns from start to finish! You really don’t have to let the dough raise so that’s why it’s fairly quick.

Add this easy 5 ingredient summer meal to your menu this week! Serve with chips and grapes or watermelon. Yum!

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To make Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

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Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches--tender shredded chicken coated with a honey mustard sauce and then served with pickles on top of freshly baked buns.
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Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches


★★★★★

5 from 5 reviews

  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
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Tender shredded chicken coated with a honey mustard sauce and then served with pickles on top of freshly baked buns.


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Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs/breasts (or a combination of the two)
  • 1 tsp seasoned salt
  • ¼ cup mustard
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Buns and sliced pickles for serving

Instructions

  1. Pour water into the Instant Pot. Place trivet in the pot. Place the chicken on top of the trivet. Sprinkle the chicken with the seasoned salt.
  2. Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 15 minutes (thawed chicken) or 20 minutes (frozen chicken). When the time is up let the pot sit for 10 minutes and then move the valve to venting. 
  3. In a bowl stir together the mustard, honey, mayonnaise and pepper. Use tongs to place the chicken into the bowl. Shred up the chicken and coat it with the sauce. Salt to taste.
  4. Serve chicken hot or cold on top of buns with sliced pickles. 
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: American

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Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches--tender shredded chicken coated with a honey mustard sauce and then served with pickles on top of freshly baked buns.

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46 Comments Filed Under: 5 ingredients or less, All Recipes, Can Be Gluten Free, Chicken, Dump and Go, Instant Pot, Summer Tagged With: sandwiches

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  1. Jathleen says

    December 23, 2020 at 1:17 pm

    This is one of our favorite recipes…can we make and shred the chicken ahead of time and store in fridge?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 28, 2020 at 9:17 pm

      Of course! that would be great.

      Reply
  2. Julia says

    December 8, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    Love this recipe! We have even used ground chicken! But today I have bone in thighs, wondering how long to cook.
    Thanks for your great and easy recipes!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 9, 2020 at 6:49 pm

      I would do bone in for 15 minutes

      Reply
  3. Lanie says

    October 17, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    Could you use Ken’s honey mustard dressing in place of mayo, honey and mustard? How much?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 19, 2020 at 6:55 pm

      Yes that would be great. I’d use about a cup.

      Reply
  4. Brian says

    October 15, 2020 at 7:28 am

    Made this for a football gathering I was having ..used half pickle juice and half water in the instantpot… We had a rush on it . So good and moist and flavorful.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 19, 2020 at 7:25 pm

      GREAT idea on the pickle juice!

      Reply
  5. Jenny says

    July 9, 2020 at 9:05 am

    I do not have a instant pot. Would you still use the water? How long would you cook in a crockpot?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 11, 2020 at 10:02 pm

      I would put chicken in the crockpot with a cup of broth and cook for 4-6 hours. Then follow the recipe above.

      Reply
  6. Erin says

    June 20, 2020 at 11:43 am

    I would love to make this for my husband for Father’s Day. Is there something I can use instead of mayonnaise?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 24, 2020 at 10:11 pm

      You could try ranch dressing or perhaps greek yogurt or sour cream.

      Reply
  7. Laurie says

    June 9, 2020 at 4:02 pm

    Do you think dijon mustard would work for this? I’m not a big fan of yellow mustard. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 10, 2020 at 12:59 pm

      Yes that would be great!

      Reply
  8. Chrissy says

    June 9, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    If I wanted to make it a little healthier, do you think Greek yogurt would work instead of the mayo?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 9, 2020 at 12:50 pm

      Sure! It will give it a different flavor profile but will have the same consistency with the creaminess.

      Reply
  9. Ash says

    May 20, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    What cheese do you think would go with this?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 21, 2020 at 1:28 pm

      Provolone, pepper jack or cheddar would all be tasty!

      Reply
  10. Pam says

    April 9, 2020 at 9:32 am

    Love this combo of ingredients! Not knowing how much 3lb of chix constituted- I grabbed 2 hond quarters & 2 boneless breasts! Perfect!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 10, 2020 at 3:26 pm

      Good! Glad it worked for you Pam!

      Reply
  11. Janet Armstrong says

    March 20, 2020 at 3:09 am

    Karen – made these for dinner last night. Easy and very tasty.
    I didn’t have pickles, but used sweet pickle relish. Adds a very nice touch. Shared the recipe with my daughter. It will be a nice one to make in the summer.
    We had the chicken on Kaiser rolls and served with raw celery and carrots.
    Nice light dinner.
    Thank Greg for me!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 20, 2020 at 2:34 pm

      I will do that! Thanks Janet, I’m glad you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  12. Becky says

    September 17, 2019 at 4:29 pm

    Can this be done with chicken tenders? If so How long do you suggest they be cooked? 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 18, 2019 at 12:05 pm

      I’d do a 5 minute time for chicken tenders.

      Reply
  13. Linde says

    July 9, 2019 at 8:23 am

    Well done, Greg! These sandwiches were outstanding! I cooked 2 breasts (same amount of water and time) since there are just 2 of us, and adjusted remaining ingredient amounts proportionately. Spread on buns for dinner, then spread leftovers on sourdough bread the next day for lunchI personally prefer the bread. We’ll be making this a LOT! Thank you!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 9, 2019 at 2:58 pm

      Yum the sourdough sounds great!

      Reply
  14. Erin Beyer says

    July 7, 2019 at 8:23 am

    So glad to hear about your husband! It’s amazing that you’re able to keep up with your cooking, blogging, and life in general with all that’s going on! Hang in there! ‘He’ never gives you more than you can handle!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 8, 2019 at 1:13 pm

      Thank you Erin!!

      Reply
    • Kim says

      July 15, 2019 at 6:29 pm

      Are you using sweet pickles or dill pickles?

      Reply
      • Karen says

        July 15, 2019 at 6:42 pm

        dill

        Reply
        • Julia says

          August 7, 2019 at 5:55 pm

          I miss dill pickles!! I haven’t been able to find them where I live! 😢

          Reply
          • Karen says

            August 8, 2019 at 11:18 am

            Dang!

  15. Louise Jacobs says

    July 6, 2019 at 10:24 am

    I made this,, but,, I didn’t shred the chicken. It was delicious as is, without shredding. Yummy!!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 6, 2019 at 2:28 pm

      Glad you liked it Louise!

      Reply
  16. Dana says

    July 3, 2019 at 10:48 pm

    This was delicious and so easy to make! Thank you for sharing!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 5, 2019 at 8:01 am

      I’m glad you liked it Dana!

      Reply
  17. Shari says

    July 1, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    Is that yellow mustard that you use?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 2, 2019 at 2:57 pm

      Yes that’s what I used 🙂

      Reply
  18. Karen says

    July 1, 2019 at 3:02 pm

    This looks so yummy. Occasionally we like sandwiches for dinner. This looks like a winner. Hubby has like all of your recipes that I have made. Your site is my go to for recipes. Thank you so much.

    You and your hubby and children are in my thoughts for a good result for your hubby.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 1, 2019 at 7:50 pm

      Thank you so much I really appreciate that!

      Reply
  19. Stefanie says

    July 1, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    This sounds delicious! What kind of pickles did you use? Dill? Bread and Butter?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 1, 2019 at 7:50 pm

      dill is what I use!

      Reply
      • Stefanie says

        July 1, 2019 at 10:10 pm

        Great, thanks! Pickles are important to this family. 🙂 Also, best wishes for your husband!

        Reply
        • Karen says

          July 2, 2019 at 2:57 pm

          They are important to us too lol!
          Thank you!

          Reply
  20. Susan P says

    July 1, 2019 at 11:42 am

    1/4 cup mustard seems like a lot. Is that correct?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 1, 2019 at 11:44 am

      yes that’s right 🙂

      Reply

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