Dinner for 4
Instant Pot Lemon Chicken
Instant Pot chicken thighs cook with lemon, garlic, honey, and savory stock before a quick sauce thickens.
$8.58for 4 servings
$2.14 per serving$8.58 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless$2.29/lb typical | 1.9 lb | $4.29Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 1.5 | $0.90Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.22Typical price |
| Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 6.25 oz | $0.44Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | 0.25 | $0.50Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.58 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilAsian sauces and pastesSoy sauceDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsHoney or maple syrupCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 6 skin on chicken thighs
- 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 3/4 cup unsalted chicken stock
- 1 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
- 3 tbsp honey
- salt & ground black pepper to taste (optional)
- 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp cold water
- fresh rosemary
- sliced lemon
Steps
- Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper, then select Sauté on the Instant Pot.
- Heat the peanut oil and brown the chicken skin-side down for 5 minutes.
- Turn the chicken, add the garlic, wine, stock, soy sauce, rosemary, honey, and lemon juice, then cancel Sauté.
- Cook at high pressure for 10 minutes and let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
- Remove the chicken, select Sauté, and simmer the liquid for 3 minutes.
- Stir the cornstarch with cold water, add it to the pot, and cook for 2 minutes until thickened; return the chicken when it reaches 165 F.
Swaps
- Chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless for Chicken breast, bonelessabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
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