This easy Instant Pot teriyaki chicken takes just 3 minutes to cook and is so tender when it’s done! It’s a really healthy pressure cooker chicken recipe that’s inexpensive and flavorful too served with rice. Add a bit of pineapple for extra flavor and your kids will love it too.
When I started developing new Instant Pot recipes one of the first things I tried to make was the best Instant Pot teriyaki chicken and it came out great in just 3 minutes! Make some rice and you are set with a great and healthy meal that everyone in my family enjoys. You could add some onion into the pot too if you desire but we stuck with chunk pineapple and sauce to make ours. It’s one of our go to easy Instant Pot recipes we love. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Soy Vay. All opinions are 100% mine. (originally published 3/17, affiliate links present)
Maybe it is because I was born in Hawaii but I love anything teriyaki! I could put this sauce on just about any piece of meat and it just tastes amazing.
Just like any other recipe you can add or omit what you love or don’t prefer to have added.
I started out simple when making this Instant Pot teriyaki chicken recipe. Adding pineapple chunks, a bit of juice, and the teriyaki was it!
You save yourself a step by cutting my chicken into chunks before adding it to my Instant Pot / pressure cooker too.
We all need a few recipes “in our pocket” that only use a few ingredients and take less than 15 minutes. You know for those evenings when you only have an hour in between soccer practice and homework….we’re there a lot. 😉
What you need to make this quick Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken
- Jar of Teriyaki marinade – this Veri Veri Teriyaki is our favorite, not too thick and great taste
- do not use thick sugary sauces in IP, it will burn
- this is what burn on Instant Pot means and how to prevent it
- do not use thick sugary sauces in IP, it will burn
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts – diced into bite size pieces
- Chunk pineapple – we like this one
- Jasmine rice – this is how to make the perfect Instant Pot white rice
- or on top of brown rice
- Cornstarch slurry (optional if you want to thicken sauce at the end)
- Diced green onions are optional
Of course you could make your own teriyaki sauce using brown sugar and a few other ingredients but if you really need a quick throw together Instant Pot chicken recipes this is perfect because it only takes about 3 minutes to cook.
If you do have a bit more time to make homemade teriyaki sauce the cook time will not vary. You will just need the following ingredients.
Homemade teriyaki sauce recipe
- Chicken broth
- Soy sauce
- Minced garlic and ginger
- Brown sugar
- Hoisin sauce
- Cornstarch if you want to thicken it
- Sesame seeds for top are optional
Our spicy teriyaki Instant Pot chicken recipe using whole chicken thighs is amazing too.
Here are a few other of the best Instant Pot recipes you will love
- Instant Pot shredded chicken uses pineapple as well
- Spicy honey Instant Pot chicken is sweet with a bit of heat if you want to add some
- This Instant Pot teriyaki ribs recipe uses this teriyaki sauce too and comes out so tender and juicy you’ll never cook ribs any other way again
Here’s a video showing you how easy pressure cooker teriyaki chicken is to make
You can see just how much teriyaki sauce the chicken soaked up just by the color of it!
The pressure cooker does all the work for you which is great. Your whole meal will be done in about 10 minutes total and can be done in a Ninja Foodi too. Great lunch option for me who works at home. If I need a quick meal I know all 5 of us will enjoy this is my go to recipe
I have 3 pressure cookers so I have one going with my pressure cooker teriyaki chicken, and another with rice. I haven’t tried it together but imagine if you had a trivet on top of the rice with your chicken and sauce in an approved pot it would be fine in 12 minutes on high.
Here are the basic steps to make our pressure cooked chicken with a sweet and savory sauce.
- If making homemade teriyaki whisk ingredients in a bowl.
- Dice and add chicken into your pot.
- Pour in bottled or the sauce you made on top.
- Stir contents.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 3 minutes.
- if adding more than 3 med. diced chicken breasts you may need to increase time to 4-5 minutes
- Wait a minute once it ends and then do a quick release
- Open the lid and if you’d like sauce a bit thicker whisk 1 tbsp cornstarch with hot liquid and add into pot on saute
Here is a slow cooker teriyaki chicken recipe if you’d like to try that too.
Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 jar teriyaki sauce Soy Very Very Teriyaki sauce 15 oz.
- 1.5-2 lbs chicken boneless skinless breasts or thighs, cubed into bite size pcs.
- 1 c pineapple chunk, optional
- 2 tbsp cornstarch optional
- 1 tbsp soy sauce optional
- homemade teriyaki sauce ingredients use above, or these below - one or the other for your sauce
Instructions
- Cube chicken and add into Instant Pot or pressure cooker
- Pour jar of teriyaki sauce, pineapple chunks, and soy sauce into pot. If making homemade teriyaki, whisk all ingredients in a bowl and pour in now.
- Stir so all chicken pieces are mostly covered with liquid.- do not use thick teriyaki sauces as those will burn
- Put lid on, close pressure valve, and set to pressure high for 4 minutes.
- When it beeps allow it to sit for 1 minute to avoid splatter, then do a quick release on your steam valve and carefully lift the lid and make sure chicken is not pink
- If you want the sauce to be a bit thicker remove your chicken, set pot to saute, and put about 3 tbsp. of your hot liquid in a small bowl with about 2 tbsp. cornstarch and whisk together until smooth, then add back into the mix and stir.
- Allow to bubble so the sauce thickens a bit. Add chicken back in. Serve over rice!
Marlene says
This was excellent. My fussy eater husband couldn’t get enough! I’m not a fan of anything teriyaki, but the homemade sauce was so outrageously good, that you’ve made me a fan. Will make this again (and again)! Thank you for this terrific recipe!
Leslie says
Where are the measurements for the homemade teriyaki sauce listed? I see the ingredients but no measurement listed next to them.
The Typical Mom says
In the recipe card at the bottom it says them under where it says homemade teriyaki sauce ingredients below
kiki says
so i have a 6 qt IP but the minimum time it lets me cook is 15 mins
julie says
That doesn’t make sense. Push the minus button by the time. You should be able to go down to 0 even
Kim says
Hi,
I got my daughter a IP for her birthday, my husband got me one. I used it for the first time tonight and the food turned out great! In this recipe can you double it?
Can some of the recipes be doubled? Family of 7 for my daughter
The Typical Mom says
Yes this one should be fine
Wendy says
Looks good will definitely try with broccoli and rice
Ashley says
Good flavor, but would not recommend that sauce again. I’m not sure if the seeds in it are supposed to be good but they made me gag lol. Next time I’ll use something a little more smooth
The Typical Mom says
I guess that is personal preference. It is our favorite marinade and teriyaki sauce to use.
Olivia says
Just made this tonight and turned out so amazing! Thank you!
Echomom says
Have you tried Kikkoman teriyaki sauce? Is it to thick? Just wanting to avoid the burn notice:)
Thanks!
Ashley says
So good and so easy!!
Donna Reese says
Tasted great, but I also experienced the spraying of sauce when I released the pressure. I have one of those silicone things that redirect the steam, and most of it went in there. First time I ever had anything come out but steam.
Olivia says
Cover the valve with a kitchen towel.
Socorro says
I got an IP for Christmas. This is my first recipe. It came out very good. Lots of juice left over. Thank you. Can’t wait to try more recipes.
Joanna says
I did a quick release and the teriyaki sauce splattered all over my kitchen walls. Has this happen to anyone else?
Danielle says
I’ve made this several times and had no issue. However, last night I made it and used a different brand sauce (The Food Network Japanese teriyaki sauce) and that totally happened to me. Sprayed everywhere. It still tasted good, but a horrible mess. I noticed this sauce was thinner than the one the recipe calls for. But can’t think of why else this would happen!
The Typical Mom says
Hmm not sure, hasn’t happened to me. Maybe since it is so thin but I wouldn’t think that would be the reason.
Haley says
I have heard to allow pressure to release naturally with meats. This recipe states quick release correct? Sounds yummy!
Jlo says
This is what I have read also.
Olivia says
I followed the instructions carefully but am getting a “burn” message. Any insight or have you experienced this before by chance? Any way to salvage what already started cooking? Thanks much!
The Typical Mom says
I haven’t had this occur. Try turning it off, opening, resealing and starting again.
MKS says
Instruction #4 says LOW pressure for 3 minutes. Is that correct? I used high pressure & did 5 minutes as I increased the number of portions. It turned out fined.
Carla says
Do you add in juice from pineapples? Seems like it would need that liquid to come to pressure.
The Typical Mom says
You can add a small can of pineapple with the juice yes, the sauce alone is enough liquid though I have found.
Andrea says
I need to double this recipe. Which ingredients do I double?
Jessie says
Is this for Frozen Chicken or Thawed?
The Typical Mom says
Thawed
Debb says
Was very good, but I don’t have a pressure option on mine, so chicken was a little dry
The Typical Mom says
Do you have an Instant Pot? They all have that button. What brand do you have and what did you press?
Deborah R says
Just made it, turned out great! I have 2-yr old IP-LUX, no Pressure button, it worked fine by pressing Manual and setting it to 3 min.
Jane says
Can you use frozen chicken?
Chelsea Davis says
Do you need to cook the chicken or will the IP do it for you?
The Typical Mom says
IP cooks it.
Sandi Marson says
The nutrition facts don’t seem right. Is this just for the sauce?
The Typical Mom says
I do not calculate this, it is done by the widget itself so not sure how accurate it is.
Barb says
How many ounces are in the bottle of teriyaki sauce that you use. I have a recipe that I like to make my own sauce, but need to know how many ounces. Thanks in advance.
Barb says
Oh, so sorry, I didn’t look closely and see that you already stated how many ounces!
Driving Directions says
It looks so good, thanks for sharing the recipe. I will try to make this dish rely on your introduction