Instant Pot Chicken Stir Fry with Frozen Vegetables
Our Gluten-free intant pot Chicken Stir Fry is a 20-minute dinner that packs both protein and vegetables in a delicious kid-approved meal. If you've never tried making instant pot stir fry, this is the recipe your family will love.
large microwave-safe bowl with cover (or a large plate to cover)
Ingredients
1.5poundschicken breast✅
3/4cupchicken broth✅
1/3 cuptamari✅
1/3 cuphoney
1/4cuprice vinegar✅
1/2teaspoonground ginger✅
1cloveminced garlic
2tablespoonscornstarch
2tablespoonscold water
16ouncefrozen stir fry blend vegetables✅
8.8ounceprecooked rice, heated per package instructions✅
green onions and sesame seeds optional
Instructions
Add chicken to the instant pot. Then add the broth, tamari, honey, rice vinegar, ground ginger, and garlic.
3/4 cup chicken broth, 1/3 cup tamari, 1/3 cup honey, 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 clove minced garlic, 1.5 pounds chicken breast
⭐️ Cover the instant pot. Cover the instant pot, turn to sealing, and set on high pressure for 10 minutes.
⭐️ Microwave the frozen vegetables. While the chicken is cooking, steam the frozen vegetables by adding them to a large bowl and placing a plate or cover over the top. Heat for about 6 minutes or until warmed. Set aside.
16 ounce frozen stir fry blend vegetables
⭐️ Quick-release. Once cooking has completed, turn the valve from sealing to venting to release the pressure. Once the valve has dropped, carefully open the instant pot. Use tongs to remove the chicken breasts and place them into a bowl or plate. Use 2 forks to shred and set aside.
⭐️ Make the cornstarch slurry. Mix the cornstarch with the water and blend. Turn instant pot to saute. Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the sauce, stirring occasionally until the sauce is thickened, about 3 minutes
2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons cold water
⭐️ Add the chicken and vegetables. Add the chicken and vegetables to the thickened sauce in the instant pot. Stir to coat.
Serve. Serve over brown rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds if desired.
8.8 ounce precooked rice, heated per package instructions, green onions and sesame seeds
Notes
CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.