Sweet Chili Chicken Pressure Cooker Recipe
This quick and flavorful Sweet Chili Chicken combines tender chunks of chicken with sweet and spicy chili sauce, bell peppers, and a zing of lime, all cooked to perfection in a pressure cooker.
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker or Instant Pot
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 0.75-1 lb chicken breasts cubed
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper adjust to taste
- 1 small red bell pepper chopped
- 1 small orange bell pepper chopped
- 1 jalapeño sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 inch ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¾ cup sweet chili sauce more as needed
- 1-2 tablespoon honey
- 1 lime sliced for serving
- 3 tablespoon green onions chopped
Instructions
Instructions
- Toss chicken with corn starch, salt, black pepper, and red pepper in a medium bowl until evenly coated.
- Heat olive oil and butter in pressure cooker on sauté setting. Add chicken and brown for about 6–8 minutes until cooked through.
- Add chopped red and orange bell peppers and sliced jalapeño. Cook for 4–5 minutes until softened.
- Add minced garlic and ginger and stir until fragrant.
- Pour in sweet chili sauce and honey. Stir to coat all ingredients evenly.
- Lock lid and cook at high pressure for 5 minutes. Use quick release to release steam.
- Open lid carefully, stir, and serve hot over rice or noodles. Garnish with lime slices and chopped green onion.
Notes
This makes great leftovers and keeps well refrigerated up to 4 days. Can be frozen up to 2 months. Reheat with splash of water or broth.