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A bowl of rice topped with saucy orange chicken and green onions, showcasing an instant pot orange chicken recipe perfection, sits invitingly next to a pressure cooker.
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Instant Pot Orange Chicken Recipe

Easy 3 ingredient Instant Pot orange chicken recipe! Use fresh or frozen chicken breasts or thighs to make this healthy one pot meal.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time4 minutes
Total Time14 minutes
Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Japanese
Keyword: chicken, easy, healthy, instant pot, orange, pressure cooker
Servings: 4
Author: Justine

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 medium chicken breasts boneless, skinless, bite size pieces , can double recipe if you want 4 breasts
  • 2 cup barbecue sauce do not use honey style as there is too much sugar and may display burn message
  • 1/4 cup orange marmelade
  • 1/4 cup water or chicken broth

Instructions

  • Cube your chicken and add to your IP along with your bbq sauce and water or chicken broth (optional add now would be: 1/2 cup chopped onion if you want and 3 tbsp soy sauce)
  • Stir so chicken pieces are coated well. 
  • Put lid on and close steam valve. Turn your Instant Pot on pressure, high, for 4 minutes.
  • When it beeps do a quick release and carefully lift the lid. Turn IP to saute. 
  • If you want to thicken the sauce add 1 tbsp cornstarch in small bowl with some hot bbq sauce from pot in with it and whisk together until smooth. Add back into pot and stir. 
  • Add marmelade, stir and allow mixture to bubble for about 2 minutes, stir. 
  • Turn off IP and serve over rice.

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Nutrition

Serving: 4oz | Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 2366mg | Potassium: 788mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 60g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 3.7mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1.7mg