Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
These Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls are a delicious make ahead lunch idea that comes together in one pot – and the sweet and sticky sauce is to die for!
These Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls are going to become your next go-to weeknight dinner!
First of all, they are the most delicious, wholesome spin on Chinese takeout, and you probably already have most of the ingredients on hand at home.
Call this your easy peasy, back-pocket stir fry recipe that's made in one pot while you relax and stay hands-off in the cooking process.
The best part of these Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls is the fact that they come together in just about 30 minutes so they are ideal for busy days.
And they are also perfect for making ahead as your weekly lunch prep! Just dump everything into your Instant Pot then set it and forget it.
The Instant Pot is the best thing ever when it comes to your weekly meal prep because you can cook things in half the time and have yourself organized for the work week without having to make a whole bunch of different recipes on the weekend.
You should actually consider getting a second Instant Pot if you already have one because it makes it that much easier to make two different recipes at once and have a little variety in your lunches each week.
Lately, I've also been using the Instant Pot to meal prep my dinners so that I can focus on working some extra overtime hours in the evening. There's nothing better than getting through a whole day of work and knowing that you have your dinner all whipped up and ready for you to microwave.
I know this way of cooking can be ideal for both single people and families as it lets everyone pick and choose what time they want to eat and accommodates for different schedules.
These Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls certainly hit the mark in terms of a healthy meal with minimal ingredients that mostly everyone will love and reheats well!
These Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls are also great for different dietary restrictions. If you use tamari instead of soy sauce, these bowls are easily made gluten-free, and you can swap in any kinds of veggies that you need so feel free to get rid of all the veggies that are going bad in your vegetable crisper!
You can also use all kinds of fun garnishes to make these Honey Garlic Chicken Bowls even more delicious – just add some green onions, hot peppers, peanuts, sesame seeds… the sky's the limit!
I just love healthy fakeout stir fry recipes like this!
Will you be making these Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowlss?
When meal prep is this easy and delicious, it's hard to see how you couldn't just set aside an hour each weekend to dedicate to these! Come on, I know these bowls are calling your name!I think
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Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium-sized chicken breasts, diced
- 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cups of cooked white rice (should be about 1 cup of dry rice and 2 cups of water)
- 1 head Broccoli, chopped into small florets
Instructions
- Add olive oil, chicken, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, garlic and 1/2 cup water to Instant Pot in that order. Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes then do a quick release of the pressure. Instant Pot will take about 15 minutes to preheat then pressure cook the 4 min.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice in a rice cooker according to package directions and and mix the cornstarch with cold water.
- Open lid of Instant Pot and add the cornstarch slurry, then the rice and broccoli. Mix together well then let sit with the lid on for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
What if you don’t have an instapot. Can I use a slow cooker? If so, how?
Thank you!
Bethany
Hey Bethany – unfortunately since I haven’t tried it myself I can’t tell you whether it would work in the slow cooker. Sorry about this!
Making this tonight for dinner, looks delish! Thanks for being specific with your IP directions…when I first used mine I didn’t realize how long it took to come to pressure so thought I messed it up. Your step #1 directions are perfect for IP newbies like me!! Can’t wait for dinner 😀
Yay I’m so happy to hear that Andrea!!! I know it throws a lot of people off when you tell them to cook raw chicken for 2 minutes LOL so letting people know it does take a bit of time to reach pressure hopefully helps clear up some misconceptions. Looking forward to your thoughts on this recipe 🙂
Do I need to steam the broccoli separately? I didn’t see anything about how it gets cooked.
Hey Mallory! The broccoli actually gets steamed when you throw it in alongside the hot rice and chicken – just make sure to let it all sit for 5 min. Hope that helps!
Pretty bland and heavy on the rice. Did you mean to say 2 cups of cooked rice rather than 2 cups of rice, cooked? Not loving it.
Sorry you didn’t like them Mary! I did mean 2 cups of cooked rice, I thought the wording I had used was clear but I have changed the wording based on your feedback and will take this into account moving forward. The bowls probably would have been a lot more flavourful with less rice used. Again my apologies!
Does this freeze? Looks delicious!
Hey Patty – I’ve never tried it before but you could give it a go!
Can frozen chicken be used since i totally forgot to take my chicken out to thaw last night?
Hey Crystal – you could try it but it would likely need 2-3 min extra cooking time. I haven’t tried this myself though so I can’t quite guarantee it will work!
Made this and added bits of broccoli along with some frozen sweet corn! Absolutely fabulous meal prep. My husband loved it and it will be a go-to. Broccoli does need to sit for 5 mins or steamed just for a minute or two. However it looked so good to him that he dug right in and the broccoli was a tad crunchy… but no complaints regardless. He still loved it and so do I. Thank you Taylor! Smart girl! I’m new to use of the IP but loving it.
So glad you liked it Grace!!! I must confess I like my broccoli a little undercooked so it definitely depends on how small you chopped everything up and how long you let it sit for. So glad you enjoyed it though, isn’t the Instant Pot awesome for meal prep?!
just made this and i’m not loving it. i guess i used too much rice? i measured out two cups of rice and then cooked it in the rice cooker. guess it was my fault for not reading the ingredients well enough but i’ve never used a rice cooker before and would never have known to measure the rice after cooking. wish i read the comments before cooking.
Hey Hannah – the recipe does say two cups of cooked white rice, not 2 cups of uncooked rice. Typically the back of a rice package will specify the ratios of water to rice but I after reading your feedback I think it would be helpful to specify how exactly to cook the rice since not everyone knows how. I’m sorry you didn’t like them but by the sounds of it you added about double the rice which would cause the dish to be really bland. My apologies for any confusion!
Have you tried a double batch? In your opinion would it fit in the Instant Pot?
Hey Steve – as long as you cook the rice separately in a rice cooker you should be fine to double batch it!
Hi, the nutrition seems off to me? 25% from fat seems high, can you explain how nutrition breakdown was formulated?
Hey Chai – I use a recipe plugin that generates the best estimates of nutrition facts based on the ingredients used. I’m not a nutritionist or dietician so I cannot give a proper breakdown of exactly where the fat is coming from. If you are still unsure about the nutrition facts provided here you may want to input the ingredients into an app of your choice and break down the macros from there.
Ever try with quinoa or just more veggies? Trying to watch carbs.
You could definitely just add in more veggies or sub in quinoa – great idea Sharyn!
Thoughts on cauliflower rice instead of regular rice? I’m doing a Whole30 and think I could sub most other things
Hey Meagan! You could definitely add in cauliflower rice instead!