Pressure Cooker - Honey Garlic Chicken

Recipe from Great Food Fast by Bob Warden (sold here: on Amazon)

*Note* The recipes I post here are adjusted for the Power Pressure Cooker XL. You may need to adjust if you have an Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker.

Ingredients

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or broth
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic*
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce

*Absolutely do not use two tablespoons of minced garlic from a jar. The juices plus the garlic itself in that volume will overwhelm the dish. Press some fresh cloves or use maybe one tablespoon max if you only have the kind in a jar on hand.

Directions

• Toss chicken breasts with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Select CHICKEN/MEAT to heat pot, and add butter until melted and sizzling.
• Place seasoned chicken in the cooker and brown on both sides.
• Pour the chicken stock into the pot.
• In a small bowl, combine minced garlic, honey, and soy sauce. Spread this mixture over the chicken breasts in the pot.
• Close & lock the lid. Select CANCEL and re-select CHICKEN/MEAT to start timer.**
• When the timer beeps, release pressure and serve immediately.

** This recipe calls for an 8 minute cook time. I cooked for a full 15. However the reason I did so was because I was using almost-frozen breasts. I'd moved them from the freezer to the fridge at 9am and by 6pm they had hardly thawed. I ran them under warm water while prepping ingredients, but the cookbook suggested adding 7 minutes to cook time for frozen chicken. If you're using fresh, just set a timer and I'd suggest 10. Use your best judgment based on the thickness of the chicken, and a meat thermometer upon completion.