This Instant Pot honey mustard chicken is so simple to make with salad dressing and just one other ingredient. A dump and go dinner you can throw into your pressure cooker and have a healthy meal done in less than 20 minutes and for under $10 total. Served over rice it’s an easy chicken recipe.
Have you ever tried Instant Pot pressure cooker honey mustard chicken? Just 4 ingredients with your meat and done. I love easy Instant Pot recipes and this one couldn’t be simpler for a weeknight dinner for your family. (affiliate links present)
Honey Mustard Chicken Instant Pot
My family loves honey mustard anything so I thought I’d try it using chicken thighs last night for an easy 15 minute dinner and it is our new favorite meal!! You could slice an onion and add that in too.
The sauce thickened as it sat and didn’t take long to pressure cook. You can use your IP, Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi machines to make this. As long as it has the high pressure function it would cook just the same, the brand doesn’t really matter.
If you are new to pressure cooking we have a lot of easy one pot meal recipes for you here. To begin with let’s start with a few basic tips:
- Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
- Then PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
- I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot.
- You should know how to deglaze a pressure cooker after sautéing but it won’t have as many issues with this better liner.
For reference, this is the model I have (a 6 quart) and use for all recipe creations.
Ninja Foodi Mustard Chicken
You could even shred the chicken right in the pot and make pressure cooker sliders too. We did with this electric pressure cooker mustard chicken a while back.
They were spicy topped with cole slaw and perfect little appetizers for any party. We went on an Instant Pot chicken recipes kick after that one.
We like this one on top of Instant Pot white rice. Simple and packed with protein with tons of flavor I tell you. It is my husbands favorite salad dressing so I thought, why not use it as a sort of marinade of sorts right?
I prefer to use boneless skinless chicken thighs for this one. Bone in is a bit cheaper but these are easier for the kids to eat and have a lot of the fat already trimmed off. You are going to use the saute and pressure cook functions for this.
If you have a Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi the directions below remain the same and will come out just as good. You can jump to recipe to get started or let us show you step by step how this is done.
Can you use breasts instead of boneless chicken thighs?
Yes you could use breasts with this as well but medium size is best. Too thick and it won’t get cooked all the way thru to the center of them. I just think dark meat has so much more flavor to them, and are cheaper as well so it’s a win win.
How to Make Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken
- Season chicken with salt and pepper and set to saute.
- Add oil and sear each piece.
- Pour in chicken stock and deglaze your Instant Pot to avoid the dreaded burn notice
- Getting a non stick pot will eliminate that worry for the most part
- Mix together ingredients for your homemade honey mustard sauce, pour that in with thighs
- Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for a 10 minute cooking time
- Do a quick release, then add cornstarch if you want sauce thicker or use chicken broth to thin it out
- Serve!!
Ingredients
- Pressure cooker, if you have an Instant Pot I HIGHLY suggest getting a non stick pot
- 3-4 lbs. chicken thighs – skinless, could use bone in or boneless
- Olive oil is the best choice
- Dijon mustard is better than yellow mustard for a deeper flavor
- Honey, we like organic and local
- Chicken stock or broth
- Cornstarch for thickening sauce if desired
- Salt and pepper to taste
Can you make this with honey mustard salad dressing?
Yes I have done that and include directions below for that method. Makes it easier but you can tweak homemade sauces easier of course. I do thin out the bottled dressing with some water so it doesn’t trigger the burn notification though.
It really is up to you whether you use chicken thighs or chicken breasts. I used the latter with honey mustard salad dressing too. That recipe is below the first recipe card in this post.
Ninja Foodi Honey Mustard Chicken
Either way you want them medium sized, so it cooks faster and more evenly. You could also make Instant Pot honey mustard pork chops if you wanted I suppose using this method.
Once you remove the chicken and it it is done through you can thicken the sauce a bit, or leave it as is. Then serve it as you wish, ideas are:
How to serve
- Shred chicken and put it into small tortillas with some cole slaw inside too.
- Serve it on top of rice or pressure cooker quinoa.
- Make it low carb and pair it with some vegetables, a few of our favorites are:
- air fryer cauliflower, green beans or slow cooker mashed potatoes
- You can cook brussel sprouts a number of different ways
Other Easy Chicken Recipes in InstaPot You’ll Love
If you want more chicken thigh recipes you’ve gotta’ try these Instant Pot teriyaki chicken thighs too which can be made mild too. The homemade teriyaki sauce is the bomb though.
- Instant Pot apricot chicken – which uses salad dressing too
- Cheap Instant Pot salsa chicken – just 3 ingredients
- Super easy Instant Pot teriyaki chicken is a healthy meal my kids absolutely love.
- One of our most popular meals is this Instant Pot sesame chicken dish
How long will cooked chicken last in the fridge?
Typically 3 to four days is the rule of thumb if kept in a container with the air removed. It is easier for us to put individual portions in each baggie or container so it can be grabbed and reheated easily.
You can heat it in a pan on the stove, or in 30 second increments in the microwave if you wish. Cutting your thighs in half before reheating helps so the outsides don’t dry out by the time the insides are warm.
Can you freeze leftover cooked chicken?
Yes!! We usually don’t have leftovers with this one but you can store it inside airtight containers or freezer bags. It is safe to store it in the freezer for up to nine months too, 4 months is best though for the best flavor. Once it is defrosted you’ll need to reheat and eat it within 24 hours though to be safe.
Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 3-4 lbs chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 c dijon mustard
- 1/2 c honey
- 1 c chicken stock, or broth
- 1 tbsp cornstarch, optional, to thicken sauce
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Season both sides of thighs with salt and pepper. Set pressure cooker to saute function.
- Add oil and when hot add 4 thighs to sear/brown on both sides. Remove when done and add 4 more until they are all done.
- Pour 1/3 c of your broth/stock into your pot and use a wooden spoon to scrape cooked bits of chicken off bottom of the pot (deglazing)
- In a bowl whisk together rest of broth and all other ingredients minus the cornstarch to make your honey mustard sauce.
- Put all chicken back into the pot so they overlap the least amount possible, then pour sauce over the top.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 10 minutes. Then do a quick release.
- Remove chicken. For a thicker sauce set pot to saute. In a small bowl whisk together cornstarch with a few tbsp of hot liquid from pot until smooth. Pour into pot and stir for 1-2 min so it thickens, then turn pot off and serve.
Video
Notes
Instant Pot Honey Mustard Chicken with Dressing
- One bottle of honey mustard salad dressing, 16 oz.
- 3/4 cup water
- One packet of onion soup mix
- 3 chicken breasts cut in half
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Does the time change if I use bone in thighs?
My roommate has trouble chewing and swallowing so many foods, especially meats. She does like honey mustard and this recipe uses chicken thighs instead of breasts which come out more moist. To the grocery store with me! I am making this for dinner tonight!De
this sounds so good. I wonder how it would be with pork chops.
I love this recipe! So easy and delicious! I served mine with broccoli and rice.