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Chicken-Broccoli for the Instant Pot

A Simple, Easy Recipe for Your Instant Pot!

Ingredients

  • 3 T. sesame oil
  • 3 small yellow onions, diced
  • 3-4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1/4 cup Hoisin sauce
  • 2 T. minced garlic
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 cup Teriyaki sauce
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 2 T. oyster sauce
  • 2 T. brown sugar, light or dark
  • 1 8 oz pkg Baby Bella Mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 T. cornstarch
  • 3 T. water
  • 1 bunch broccoli florets, adjust amount to your liking
  • 1 T. sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Turn the Instant Pot setting to Saute-High; add in the sesame oil and onions. Saute until onions are softened.

  2. Add chicken pieces to the pot and saute 3-5 minutes, stirring to cook all sides of the chicken pieces.

  3. Next, add the Hoisin sauce, garlic and green bell pepper to the pot; continue to saute, stirring often, until chicken is lightly browned.

  4. In a small bowl, stir together the Teriyaki sauce, beef broth, oyster sauce and brown sugar. When chicken is lightly browned, add the Teriyaki mixture to the Instant Pot; stir well and cook 2-3 minutes.

  5. Add mushrooms to the Instant Pot and cancel the Saute function. Stir well and add lid to the pot and Pressure cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, release pressure and remove the lid.

  6. While mixture is cooking, make a slurry of the cornstarch and water.

  7. After the pressure release and removing lid, turn Instant Pot setting to Saute-High and stir in the cornstarch slurry. Cook for 5 minutes, then stir in the broccoli and cook an additional 5 minutes.

  8. Add sesame seeds to dish when serving.