Pressure Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

This Pressure Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken looked pretty good so into the Instant Pot it went. The feedback from my oldest was...

"Mom, this is at the top of my favorites now! It's not the first, but it's at the top!"

Well then, there we go! However, my youngest refused to eat it because I added bean sprouts and little seeds. Oh no! Not bean sprouts or sesame seeds. Ha! Sorry buddy, its what's for dinner.

This was quick and easy to make along with a big pot of rice. I always have to make sure I make lots of rice! I really wish I was able to taste for myself, so I could give you feedback, but you'll just have to trust a kid's food critique. Which, I assure you he has good taste in food!

With the right ingredients you've got a healthy meal...

I try very hard to avoid GMO's (genetically modified organisms), unnecessary preservatives/additives, and over processed foods. So I like sticking with these non-gmo, organic, minimally processed food products. FYI, this honey is the BEST! I order mine from Vitacost.com (best price). Also, found at your local health food store and amazon.

This meal also turned into one of my lifesaving leftovers too...

On night number 2 we had the original meal with some steamed broccoli and corn. Then night number 3 there was still some left but not enough for everyone. So, I cut up onions, garlic, and a half a head of cabbage. Once cooked I added the rest of the rice and honey sesame chicken. Then whalla, dinner is served! Lifesaving Leftovers at its best.

Sticky Sesame Drumsticks

Another good chicken marinade!

Sticky Sesame Chicken Drumsticks

Austrailian Good Taste (magazine)

Recipe by Michells Southan

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 T sesame seeds

Directions

• Combine the tomato sauce, soy sauce and honey in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to marinate.

• Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Place the chicken on the tray and bake in oven, turning once, for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds and bake for a further 15 minutes or until the chicken is golden and cooked through. Place on a serving platter and serve with sweet chilli sauce.

*I didn't follow the cooking instructions. I just baked all the chicken together in a baking dish for 25-30 mins 375 degrees. Checking the internal heat, which shouldn't be all the way cooked through yet. And then placed them spaced out on a baking sheet lined with tin foil for 10 mins. Then turning on the broiler to get the charred look for a minutes watching them and then flipping them and broiling for another few mins.

Next up…

Soy and Chile glazed Brussels Sprouts...

Better Home & Garden Recipe

Ingredients

• -1lb Brussels Sprouts
• -4 green onions
• -2 T orange juice
• -1 T soy sauce
• -1 1/2 tsp honey
• -1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• -1 clove of garlic minced
• -1 1/2 tsp oil

Directions

• Trim Brussels sprouts;** cut lengthwise into quarters. Finely chop one of the green onions; cut the remaining three green onions diagonally into 1-inch pieces. In a small bowl stir together orange peel, orange juice, soy sauce, honey, serrano pepper, and garlic. Set aside.
• Working in a well-ventilated area, in a large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Add Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, and green onions. Cook and stir for 8 to 10 minutes or until sprouts are blackened in places and are nearly tender.
• Pour orange juice mixture over sprout mixture; toss to coat. Cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes more or until sprouts are tender.

*To trim Brussels sprouts, cut off the stems just at the spot where the leaves start to grow. Remove dark green outer leaves until the tender, light green leaves are uniformly exposed.

I used cauliflower and not mushrooms and baked it in the oven. At first The Fish Fam didn't really enjoy the flavor of the Brussels Sprouts, but said it was just weird at first and then got better.

Last but not least I cooked the brown rice in my amazing pressure cooker.

It was done in about 30mins. Wow!

Usually, cooking time fore brown rice is hours!

Enjoy :)