Dinner made quick and easy!
This meal is extremely simple, and I have made it many times when wanting a quick dinner that tastes great. If you are in need of a meal that even a picky eater will love, this is the recipe for you.
Utilizing an instant pot, this recipe should only take you about 30 mins, and removes a lot of clean up.
Ingredients:
Garlic-Honey Chicken:
- 2-3 Lbs chicken breast or thighs
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/2 white or yellow onion
- 1-2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- salt and pepper
- green onion for garnish
- rice for serving
- 3 tblsp cornstarch dissolved into 1/3 cup water
- optional: sesame seeds
Roasted Broccoli:
- 2 heads of fresh broccoli
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- garlic salt or powder
- optional: shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions:
Roasted Broccoli:
- Start rice in rice cooker, or on the stove to cook as you make broccoli
- Preheat oven to 425°F, line large baking pan/sheet with aluminum foil
- Rinse/wash broccoli in sink
- Cut as much broccoli off the stem as you want, into florets or however large you like your broccoli
- In a large bowl add in broccoli, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, garlic salt or other seasonings, and mix thoroughly
- Spread evenly on pan
- Bake in oven for 15-18 mins to preferred tenderness
- Remove from oven
- Optional: Sprinkle parmesan on broccoli and serve
Garlic-Honey Chicken
- In a medium sized bowl, add honey, soy sauce, ketchup, and garlic, mix thoroughly
- Season chicken with Salt and Pepper
- Add oil to the instant pot and start it on the medium sauté setting
- Once oil is hot add onion and cook for about 3 minutes
- Add chicken and sauce mixture to the pot
- Set instant pot to pressure cook (high) for 12-15 mins, quick release when done
- Remove chicken, shred or cut chicken into smaller peices
- Set instant pot to low sauté, add cornstarch/water mixture, mix and cook until desired thickness
- Turn off instant pot and serve
- Serve with rice, roasted broccoli, garnish with green onion and sesame seeds
- Dig in and Enjoy!
