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May 22, 2023

Mom’s Chicken

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Mom’s Chicken is an easy 5-ingredient chicken recipe with a slightly sweet and savory sauce. You can make this recipe in the Instant Pot or the Crockpot.

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Mom’s Chicken

This recipe is super tasty and it only has 5 main ingredients making it very quick to put on the table. It sort of reminds me of what I used to order at the restaurant Teriyaki Stix (do those still exist?). It was like a teriyaki chicken bowl, especially as I served the chicken and sauce on top of brown rice with a side of vegetables. Next time I will double the recipe so that I could have leftovers the next day!

Ingredients/Substitution Ideas

  • Boneless skinless chicken thighs–I suggest making this recipe with boneless chicken thighs since they stay nice and tender. You can also use chicken tenderloins (3 minute pressure cook time). Chicken breasts will also work although they won’t be as tender (2 minute pressure cook time for 1 inch cubes).
  • Low sodium soy sauce
  • Brown sugar
  • Garlic cloves
  • Cornstarch

Steps

Trim excess fat off of the chicken thighs. Cut the thighs into 1 inch cubes. Add them into the Instant Pot.

Stir in the soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic. Pour in the water. 

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 pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid. 

In a small bowl stir together cornstarch with 3 Tbsp of water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir the slurry into the pot until sauce has thickened. Turn off Instant Pot.

Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked rice. 

Instant Pot Mom's Chicken

Notes/Tips

  • This chicken and sauce tastes great served over rice and with a side of vegetables. I like the frozen vegetables with broccoli, cauliflower and carrots and steam them in the microwave.
  • 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.
  • I like use fresh garlic cloves and mince them with a garlic press*.
  • Other recipes you can make with soy sauce are Instant Pot Egg Roll Bowls and Instant Pot Fried Chicken Rice.
  • Recipe adapted from Mom’s Chicken on Funky Asian Kitchen

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Mom’s Chicken (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker)


  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 19 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Mom’s Chicken is an easy 5-ingredient chicken recipe with a slightly sweet and savory sauce. You can make this recipe in the Instant Pot or the Crockpot.


Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • Hot cooked rice, for serving

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Trim excess fat off of the chicken thighs. Cut the thighs into 1 inch cubes. Add them into the Instant Pot.
  2. Stir in the soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic. Pour in the water. 
  3. 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 pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid. 
  4. In a small bowl stir together cornstarch with 3 Tbsp of water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir the slurry into the pot until sauce has thickened. Turn off Instant Pot.
  5. Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked rice. 

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Trim excess fat off of the chicken thighs. Cut the thighs into 1 inch cubes. Add them into the slow cooker.
  2. Stir in the soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic.
  3. Stir water together with the cornstarch until smooth. Stir the mixture into the slow cooker.  
  4. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours.
  5. Serve chicken and sauce over hot cooked rice. 
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker

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7 Comments Filed Under: 5 ingredients or less, All Recipes, Asian, Can Be Gluten Free, Chicken, Dump and Go, Instant Pot, Slow Cooker

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  1. Melanie says

    May 27, 2023 at 2:08 pm

    Could I add chopped onion and bell peppers in the crockpot?

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    • Karen says

      May 27, 2023 at 10:29 pm

      yes that would be just fine 🙂

      Reply
  2. Marc says

    May 23, 2023 at 3:50 pm

    No. you’re not doing anything different from the recipe. calls for you to cut them into 1in cubes.

    Reply
  3. Logan says

    May 23, 2023 at 10:21 am

    If I wanted to use boneless/skinless breasts instead of thighs, would I need to adjust the cook time at all?

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    • Karen says

      May 25, 2023 at 11:04 am

      Cut them into cubes and use a 2 minute pressure cook time

      Reply
      • CC says

        June 2, 2023 at 11:31 am

        Can I use chicken breasts and made in my crock pot, or will the chicken be tuff tasting
        Thank you

        Reply
        • Karen says

          June 5, 2023 at 1:16 pm

          You can do that. I would only pressure cook for 1-2 hours on low.

          Reply

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