Skip the takeout and enjoy your favorite Panda Express orange chicken from home tonight when you make this easy Instant Pot Orange Chicken! These bite sized pieces of chicken drenched in your favorite sweet and spicy orange sauce, will vanish as fast as you can make them! Just 3 ingredients and dinner is done!
Instant Pot Orange Chicken Recipe
It’s time to make your favorite orange chicken Instant Pot easy!
There’s no need to hassle with heading out to Panda Express for takeout when you can make your own copycat Orange Chicken right in your own kitchen.
Heather writes: “SO simple and SO delicious!!”
All you need is 3 ingredients to make this Instant Pot Orange Chicken Recipe.
It really doesn’t much easier than 3 ingredients in an Instant Pot!
Then be sure to also try this outrageously delicious Frugal Girls fan favorite Crock Pot Orange Chicken!
So are you ready for another Easy Instant Pot Dinner Recipe??
Here’s what you need to get at the grocery store this week…
Instant Pot Orange Chicken Ingredients
You’ll just need a few simple ingredients to make the BEST Orange Chicken in an Instant Pot!
- Chicken – fresh or thawed
- Orange Sauce
- Water
- Red Pepper Flakes – optional
You’ll also need an Instant Pot 6 quart Pressure Cooker to get the job done.
That’s it. So easy!!
How To Make Instant Pot Orange Chicken
You won’t believe how EASY it is to make this sweet and sassy Instant Pot chicken at home!
Here’s what you’ll do to prepare this tasty orange chicken…
1. Take part of your sauce and set aside for later.
2. Cube your chicken, then place in the Instant Pot.
3. Take the rest of your sauce and mix with the correct amount of water, then pour over the chicken in the Instant Pot.
4. Stir the sauce and chicken together.
5. Set your Instant Pot to cook per the instructions in the recipe card below.
6. Then… don’t miss my tip for what to do before removing the lid!
7. When done, remove the chicken and pour the sauce you saved in step 1 over the top.
8. Serve and Enjoy!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
What To Serve With Instant Pot Orange Chicken?
This flavor packed Instant Pot chicken goes great with a variety of sides, like:
- Brown Rice
- White Rice
- Fried Rice
- Udon Noodles
- Chow Mein
- Cream Cheese Won Tons
- Egg Drop Soup
- Egg Rolls with Egg Roll Sauce
- Spring Rolls
- Sweet and Sour Coleslaw
Instant Pot Chicken Variations
I’ve got even more tasty good Instant Pot chicken recipes I know you’re gonna love.
Here are a few of my favorite variations…
- Easy Instant Pot Italian Chicken
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Panda Express Orange Chicken Reviews
Here’s what your frugal friends are saying about this chicken recipe…
D. writes: “So good!!!”
Heather writes: “SO simple and SO delicious!!”
Stephanie writes: “The sauce has a little kick to it, so I didn’t add the pepper flakes 🙂 But it was another dinner hit.”
Kelly writes: “This was soooooooo good 😋”
Cyndi writes: “Super easy and delicious! Used a trivet and cooked white rice in a bowl at the same time.”
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Instant Pot Orange Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, cut into 1″ cubes (fresh or thawed)
- 20.75 ounces Panda Express Orange Sauce (1 bottle)
- 1/3 cup Water
- Optional: ⅛ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Pour 1/2 cup of Orange Sauce into measuring cup, stir in Red Pepper Flakes, and set aside to drizzle on chicken after it has finished cooking.
- Mix remaining sauce and 1/3 cup water in medium mixing bowl.
- Placed cubed Chicken into Instant Pot, and pour sauce mixture from bowl over chicken, then stir together.
- Secure lid on Instant Pot, select “Meat/Stew” setting, select “High Pressure,” and change cooking time to 6 minutes.
- Preheat will start 10 seconds after settings are selected.
- Once Chicken is done, Quick Release pressure before removing lid.
- Remove Chicken from Instant Pot and discard excess liquid.
- Serve Chicken over a bed of rice, and drizzle with remaining 1/2 cup of sauce you had set aside.
Notes
- In addition to cook time, it will take approx. 15 minutes to initially reach pressure before cook time begins.
- If using a Crock Pot Pressure Cooker, select the "Beans/Chili" setting to manually override cook time and pressure settings.
- For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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Can you double these recipes? I have a large family and 4 servings is not enough.
Hi Megan ~ yes, you can… although the cook time will be longer. I’ve found that using 2 separate crockpots works best when doubling the recipe. Hope that helps!
How would you make this as a crockpot meal?
Hi Rebecca ~ here is a Crockpot version of a Panda Express Chicken you could try… https://diythrill.com/2017/08/27/panda-express-orange-chicken-recipe/
Hi! Would I be able to put the chicken breasts in whole and cut them after they are cooked?
Hi Kellie ~ you definitely could make them that way, thought you’ll need to alter the cook time a bit.
Oooh. This sounds great. I love that you can make it an instant pot!!
Thanks, Rebecca! And yes… it’s so nice how fast it’s done thanks to the pressure cooker! 🙂