This Instant Pot Orange Chicken comes together in minutes and is the perfect Whole30 weeknight dinner!!

Okay i’m read to admit it.  I LOVE MY INSTANT POT!  I wasn’t sure about it at first, but after making my instant pot chicken shawarma and now this instant pot orange chicken… I am totally convinced! For this recipe I took the delicious orange sauce from my original Whole30 Orange Chicken and Orange Chicken Meatballs and added it with the chicken in the instant pot for a whopping 6 minutes.  Then I just flipped on the sauté function and added some arrowroot to thicken to sauce and make this perfect weeknight dinner!  Of course I serve it on my world famous Cauliflower Fried Rice and gobble it all up in minutes.

I tested this recipe a few times cooking it for 15 minutes like i would do for chicken breasts.. but it was so dry because I cut the chicken before adding it into the pot.  This brings the cooking time way down so cooking it for only 6 minutes was absolutely perfect!  If you have been thinking about an instant pot I highly suggest it.  I have the 8 quart one but I also think the 6 quart would be fine because I never fill mine up all the way.  I haven’t used the slow cooker function on it but it is nice to know it is there in case we want to leave something in there all day and come home to the goodness!  I actually have a running list on a white board in my office right now of different instant pot recipe ideas so you gotta get one just so you can make them!  Deal? DEAL!

This Instant Pot Orange Chicken comes together in minutes and is the perfect Whole30 weeknight dinner!!

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This Instant Pot Orange Chicken comes together in minutes and is the perfect Whole30 weeknight dinner!!

Instant Pot Orange Chicken


  • Author: Kelsey

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1.5 pounds chicken breasts
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • ½ cup coconut aminos
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder + 1 tablespoon cold water (combined)

Instructions

  • Chop chicken into 1 inch cubes. (I also like to cut mine with kitchen shears)
  • Combine orange juice, apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, garlic powder and ground ginger in your instant pot.  Add chicken to the pot and stir to coat.  
  • Place the lid on and make sure it is in sealing mode on top.
  • Press manual high pressure and set it to 6 minutes.
  • Once the timer goes off, switch the top to venting and let it depressurize.
  • Open the instant pot and use a slotted spoon to remove chicken and set aside.
  • Turn the instant pot to sauté and bring the liquid to a boil.  Add in the arrowroot and water combination and whisk to combine and thicken.  Once sauce has thickened, add chicken back in and toss to coat.  Turn off instant pot and serve over cauliflower fried rice!