Honey Garlic Chicken & Carrots (IP)

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
• fresh ground pepper
• garlic powder
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped, chopped
• 1/3 pound baby carrots
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoon cold water

Optional Rice:

• 1 1/2 cup white rice
• 1 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. Set Instant Pot to Saute and let it heat up for a few minutes.
2. Add 1 TBSP olive oil to Instant Pot when hot
3. Sprinkle breasts with fresh pepper and garlic powder.
4. Put into hot Instant Pot and brown on both sides which will only take a minute or two per side.
5. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, water, ketchup, garlic, basil and red pepper flakes.
6. Add carrots on top of the browned chicken.
7. Pour sauce over the carrots and chicken.

If doing rice

1. Put trivet in, straddling chicken & carrots, and place rice dish on top of trivet
2. Put rice & water into rice dish

Directions Continued

1. Set Instant Pot to Manual / High Pressure for 5 minutes then Quick Release (QR).
2. Using a slotted spoon, remove chicken and carrots and set on a plate covered with foil to keep hot.
3. In a small bowl, mix up the cornstarch with cold water using a fork or whisk.
4. Add cornstarch mixture to the sauce in the Instant Pot and whisk together. Set the Instant Pot to Saute again & let it boil while whisking for a minute or two until the sauce thickens.
5. Spoon sauce over chicken and carrots and serve.

Note

1. This recipe makes more sauce than you will use, you can add in more chicken if desired. This is perfect to serve with rice.