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Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

9/6/18

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These Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls are a delicious make ahead lunch idea that comes together in one pot!

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!

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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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.

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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.

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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.

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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.

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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!

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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!

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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!

Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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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Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

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!
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Course: Chicken
Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 365kcal

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 head Broccoli, chopped into very small florets

Cornstarch slurry

  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp water

Rice

  • 1 cup white rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 pinch salt

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 or on the stovetop according to package directions. Mix the cornstarch with cold water to make the cornstarch slurry and set aside.
  • Open lid of Instant Pot and stir in the cornstarch slurry until well mixed, then add the cooked rice and the raw broccoli. Mix together well then let sit with the lid on for 5-10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 603mg | Potassium: 271mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 18.2mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1.6mg

These Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Meal Prep Bowls are a delicious make ahead lunch idea that comes together in one pot!

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Comments

  1. Aaron says

    December 4, 2019 at 21:34

    I don’t cook often so to change that I purchased an instant pot to meal prep. This is the second recipe I’ve decided to try but I feel like the instructions are WAY TOO vague. Like obviously the broccoli is going on steamed and already cooked as well… and the amount of water is different but doesn’t say which one for the cornstarch and which one for the pot. I’m in the process of trying this and it looks good… but please fix the instructions.

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      December 5, 2019 at 08:29

      Hi Aaron – I’m sorry for any confusion. I have updated the instructions in regards to the cornstarch slurry. The broccoli actually goes in raw and will get cooked through by sitting in the hot rice, so the instructions are accurate in that you add the rice and broccoli to the pot and let it sit for 5 minutes with the lid on.

      Reply
  2. April T. says

    December 8, 2019 at 00:30

    Hello! Do you have the instructions if wanting to use brown rice by chance?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      December 8, 2019 at 14:02

      Unfortunately I haven’t tried it with brown rice – sorry about this!

      Reply
  3. Evelyn K Ballew says

    December 19, 2019 at 12:15

    would it be possible to cook the rice in the pot with the chicken and everything else since it mixes together in the end anyway?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      December 19, 2019 at 14:01

      You could, but the liquid ratios would change! I believe you would need to add 1 more cup of water of chicken broth to the mix but I can’t say absolutely for sure because I have not done it myself.

      Reply
  4. Shauna says

    January 23, 2020 at 11:50

    I see that this has 365kcal, is that per serving or within the entire pot? If each serving is around 1.5 cups, what would the total actual calories be per serving?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      January 23, 2020 at 13:22

      Hey Shauna – that’s per serving. I don’t give out servings by size/measurement, you will need to divide the recipe into 6 portions and each one is a serving.

      Reply
  5. Emily says

    January 23, 2020 at 14:11

    Super new to the instant pot. Does the chicken go in raw? 4 minutes seems so short to cook it but maybe that’s the power of the instant pot!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      January 23, 2020 at 15:06

      Hey Emily! Yes it does – I know it doesn’t sound like a lot of time but the Instant Pot takes 10-15 minutes to preheat so the chicken cooks the entire time 🙂 It will also cook quickly because it’s chopped into 1-inch pieces.

      Reply
  6. Christina S says

    February 21, 2020 at 14:27

    Do you use one cup of cooked rice when you mix it in? Or do you cook one cup of uncooked rice and mix all of that in?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      February 22, 2020 at 09:19

      You will add 1 cup of uncooked rice and 2 cups of water to a rice cooker to cook the rice. Once the rice is cooked, then you mix it in with the chicken.

      Reply
  7. Nicole Arcamonte says

    April 6, 2020 at 14:02

    Hi! If I had chicken thighs instead of breasts, would I adjust the cooking time?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      April 6, 2020 at 17:10

      Hey Nicole! As long as you’re using boneless chicken thighs and cutting them up just as you would the breasts, the cook time shouldn’t change.

      Reply
  8. Veronika says

    September 20, 2020 at 13:31

    Hi Taylor! Thank you for that recipe! Can I freeze some of it? I’m trying to cook for a week if not more.
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      September 21, 2020 at 08:27

      Hey Veronika, I’m so happy you love this recipe! I believe you could freeze it, yes. I’d recommend freezing individual portions then defrosting in the fridge overnight before reheating in the microwave. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  9. Ashley says

    October 5, 2020 at 20:09

    The ingredients mentions. Utter and salt but the instructions don’t..? When do we use them?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      October 6, 2020 at 09:24

      Hi Ashley – that is to make the rice in a rice cooker. If you’ll notice, those ingredients are underneath the rice heading.

      Reply
  10. Rainier says

    November 5, 2020 at 13:43

    Can you use frozen chicken? How much time do you have to add to cooking?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      November 5, 2020 at 14:05

      Hey Rainier – I have not tested this recipe using frozen chicken but you could try it. I would add 5 more minutes cook time and make sure the frozen chicken is already diced into chunks. I don’t think it would work with whole frozen chicken breasts.

      Reply
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