Skip the takeout, and enjoy this easy Instant Pot Orange Chicken Recipe at home tonight!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time6 minutesmins
Total Time16 minutesmins
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: easy, panda express, pressure cooker
Servings: 4
Author: The Frugal Girls
Ingredients
3poundsBoneless Skinless Chicken Breastcut into 1″ cubes {fresh or thawed}
20.75ouncesPanda Express Orange Sauce {1 bottle}
1/3cupWater
Optional: ⅛ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
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.