Instant Pot Sticky Chicken Thighs Recipe
Tender, deliciously juicy, fall-off-the-bone chicken thighs prepared in the Instant Pot with a sweet and savory sticky sauce. A delicious chicken thighs recipe that’s easy to make and tastes amazing!
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
FOR THE STICKY SAUCE
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot chili sauce, or to taste (like Sriracha)
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds for garnish
- chopped cilantro (optional)
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to sauté mode.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in the Instant Pot.
- Season chicken thighs with paprika and ground pepper.
- Add 3 chicken thighs at a time, skin side down, to the Instant Pot; brown all thighs for 2 minutes on each side, or until browned.
- In the meantime, prepare the sauce by whisking together 1 tablespoon olive oil, vinegar, brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, minced garlic, and ground ginger.
- Arrange all chicken thighs on the bottom of the Instant Pot.
- Pour the prepared sticky sauce over the chicken thighs. Stir the chicken around so they are coated on all sides.
- Lock the lid and pressure cook on HIGH (OR Poultry Mode) for 20 minutes.
- Turn off the pot and allow to release the pressure, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer chicken thighs to a serving plate.
- To thicken the sauce (optional), scoop out 1/4 cup of the liquid and whisk a tablespoon of cornstarch in it.
- Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode and stir in the cornstarch mixture into the sauce in the instant pot; cook for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Serve the sauce separately or pour it over the chicken.
- Sprinkle chicken with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro; serve.
Recipe Notes
WW FREESTYLE POINTS: 17
Remove the skin after cooking to reduce your points down to 12.
For a lighter meal, remove the skin: One medium chicken thigh without skin is 90 calories. One medium chicken thigh with skin is 140 calories. This is all before adding the sauce.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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