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Instant Pot Peanut Butter Chicken


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 27 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Description

Easy and fast 5-ingredient, dump and go chicken with a peanut sauce.


Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/4 cup Heinz chili sauce (find it by the ketchup)
  • 1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Add water and soy sauce to Instant Pot. Add in the chicken.
  2. In a bowl stir together the chili sauce and peanut butter. Scoop the mixture on top of the chicken
  3. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 12 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  4. Stir together 2 Tbsp or cornstarch with 2 Tbsp of water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the pot to thicken the sauce. Once thickened turn off the pot.
  5. Serve chicken as is or break up chicken with a spoon and serve it and the sauce on top of rice. 

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. In a bowl stir together water, soy sauce, chili sauce and peanut butter. 
  2. Add chicken to slow cooker. Pour the sauce over the top.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours. 
  4. Serve chicken as is or break up chicken with a spoon and serve it and the sauce on top of rice. 

Notes

You can also use bone-in chicken thighs (same cooking time). Chicken tenderloins also work for this recipe although you will only pressure cook them for 3 minutes with a 5 minute natural pressure release.

  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker