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June 8, 2022 American

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

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Make these delicious honey butter boneless chicken thighs in the instant pot, plus, you can even make them when frozen.

Have you ever made my honey butter chicken? I am stepping it up with some honey butter instant pot chicken thighs! They take less than 20 minutes to make and the skin comes out so crispy. Plus, you can even make these from frozen chicken thighs, in case you forgot to set your meat out.

Make these delicious boneless chicken thighs in the instant pot, plus, you can even make them when frozen.

What You Need for Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

First things first is an instant pot of course. I use the original instant pot brand and I love using the non-stick bowl insert easy clean up; however, you do not have to. Alternatively, there are many brands of pressure cookers you can try; however, I have not.

If you do not have an Instant Pot, try out my garlic butter chicken thighs.

  • Olive oil
  • Light margarine
  • Honey
  • Garlic salt
  • Boneless chicken thighs
  • Chicken broth
Olive Oil

You can use almost any type of oil here. However, I prefer to use a nice olive oil.

Light Margarine

Okay, I know these are honey butter chicken thighs, but I call anything similar to butter, well, butter. I use ICBINB Light for almost all of my recipes. I was born and raised on ICBINB; however, if you want to substitute butter or something similar, go ahead.

Honey

Just your normal honey that you find at the store. However, if you want to make this dish spicy, substitute Mike's Hot Honey.

Garlic Salt

I use garlic salt to make these Boneless chicken thighs in the instant pot. I like to add a little bit of garlic into almost all of my dishes and I love some salt. However, you can pick different seasonings if you want. You can do more herb-y seasonings or more spicy seasonings.

Boneless Chicken Thighs

I specifically used boneless, skin on, chicken thighs. However, if you use bone-in or skinless, we can go over some suggested cooking times later on.

You can also use this recipe with a more lean cut of meat.

Instant pot chicken thighs

How to Make Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

We can go over two different methods for cooking these chicken thighs in the Instant Pot, plus, how to cook them frozen. The first method is my favorite, because you only need one tool; however, the second method makes a great crispy skin and only needs an added oven.

Set the Instant Pot to the sauté method. Add the oil and allow it to heat up.

Sprinkle the chicken thighs with the garlic salt.

Add in the chicken thighs, skin side down, and sauté 3-4 minutes, until browned. Flip over and sauté for another minute. Turn the Instant Pot off. Add ¼ cup of chicken broth.

Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the pressure cook button to 8 minutes and start it. If using frozen chicken thighs, add an extra 5 minutes. If the chicken is skinless, deduct a minute from the cooking time.

While the chicken is cooking, mix the honey and butter together in a small bowl.

Once completely cooked, let set for 5 minutes, then vent and de-pressurize the instant pot then open the lid. 

Plate the chicken thighs and top with the honey butter mixture, while still hot.

Frozen chicken thighs instant pot
Oven Method

Sprinkle the chicken thighs with the garlic salt. Add the chicken thighs to the instant pot, skin side down. Add ¼ cup of chicken broth.

Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the pressure cook button to 8 minutes and start it. If using frozen chicken thighs, add an extra 5 minutes. If the chicken is skinless, deduct a minute or two from the cooking time.

Once completely cooked, let set for 5 minutes. While the Instant Pot is de-pressurizing, preheat the broiler on the oven. Then vent and de-pressurize the instant pot then open the lid. 

Grease a baking tray with cooking spray. Then add the chicken thighs, skin side up. Broil in the oven for 5-10 minutes, or until browned and completely cooked.

While the chicken is cooking, mix the honey and butter together in a small bowl. Plate the chicken thighs and top with the honey butter mixture, while still hot.

Looking for a Lighter Dish?

If you are looking for a lighter dish, you have to try out my honey butter chicken!

Honey Butter Chicken
Check out this recipe

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

Make these delicious honey butter boneless chicken thighs in the instant pot, plus, you can even make them when frozen.

Instant pot chicken thighs

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

Honey butter instant pot chicken thighs! They take less than 20 minutes to make and the skin comes out so crispy. 
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people
Calories 353 kcal

Equipment

  • Instapot
  • Instapot Non-Stick Bowl Insert

Ingredients
 

  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 pounds chicken thighs boneless, 6 pieces
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • â…“ cup chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons light margarine ICBINB
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Instructions

  • Set the Instant Pot to the sauté method. Add the oil and allow it to heat up. 
  • Sprinkle the chicken thighs with the garlic salt. 
  • Add in the chicken thighs, skin side down, and sauté 3-4 minutes, until browned. Flip over and sauté for another minute. Turn the Instant Pot off. Add the chicken broth. 
  • Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the pressure cook button to 8 minutes and start it. If using frozen chicken thighs, add an extra 5 minutes. If the chicken is boneless, deduct a minute or two from the cooking time. 
  • While the chicken is cooking, mix the honey and butter together in a small bowl.
  • Once completely cooked, let set for 5 minutes, then vent and de-pressurize the instant pot then open the lid. 
  • Plate the chicken thighs and top with the honey butter mixture, while still hot. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 pieceCalories: 353kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 25gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 148mgSodium: 359mgPotassium: 314mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 118IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
Course Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine American
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