Description
A quick chicken recipe that takes only about 5 minutes of prep! Serve chicken and sauce over rice and a side of vegetables. Perfect for a busy weeknight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 pounds boneless chicken tenderloins
- 1/2 cup chili sauce (or ketchup)
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Pour water into Instant Pot. Add in the chicken tenderloins.
- In a bowl, stir together the chili sauce, onion soup mix, brown sugar, cayenne and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon the mixture over the top of the chicken. Don’t stir.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 3 minutes (fresh or frozen chicken). When time is up let pot sit for 5 minutes then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- In a small bowl stir together 2 Tbsp cornstarch and 2 Tbsp water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Add in the cornstarch slurry and stir until sauce thickens. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked rice.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- In a bowl whisk together the water, chili sauce, onion soup mix, brown sugar, cayenne and Worcestershire sauce.
- Add chicken into slow cooker. Spoon the mixture over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours.
- If you’d like to thicken the sauce then stir together 2 Tbsp cornstarch and 2 Tbsp water until smooth. Add in the cornstarch slurry and stir. Turn slow cooker to high and cook without lid until sauce thickens.
- Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked rice.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker