Instant Pot Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken

Name: Instant Pot Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 - 2 lbs. (750g-900g) bone-in skin-on chicken thighs; salt; ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1/2 - 3/4 cup chicken broth; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 3 dashes cayenne pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt (or more to taste); 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Juicy and fall-of-the-bone tender, this brown sugar garlic chicken recipe uses an Instant Pot to cook chicken thighs in a sweet and savory sauce in just 10 minutes. An easy Instant Pot chicken dish for quick weeknight dinners!

Updated at: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:06:00 GMT