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!
Nutrition
Sharyn says
Ever try with quinoa or just more veggies? Trying to watch carbs.
Taylor Stinson says
You could definitely just add in more veggies or sub in quinoa – great idea Sharyn!
Meagan says
Thoughts on cauliflower rice instead of regular rice? I’m doing a Whole30 and think I could sub most other things
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Meagan! You could definitely add in cauliflower rice instead!
Lindsey says
Hi Taylor, how would the cook time change if I doubled the recipe?
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Lindsey! I don’t think the cook time would change if you doubled it. You could maybe add a minute or two extra to the cook time to be safe though!
Jasmine says
can it be cooked in an oven instead?
Taylor Stinson says
Unfortunately I can’t give out instructions for this change since I haven’t tried it myself!
Michelle says
HI, do you cook the broccoli before adding it in?
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Michelle – you just add it in with the other hot ingredients and let it sit for 5-10 minutes to steam it.
Dee says
Hi! Silly question, I’m just starting to get into healthier habits/calorie counting. This recipe says it has 6 servings total. Is one serving technically one cup? I just want to make sure when I portion/calorie count!
Taylor Stinson says
Hey Dee – I think one serving would be approximately 1.5 cups but I have not measured it out. The entire recipe will make 6 servings, so you will need to divide the recipe into 6 portions and then each portion is a serving.