Honey Sesame Chicken

Was easy, quick and the family loved it

Too salty

Very yummy

Easy to make and my toddler enjoyed it! Def adding this to the rotation

I reduced the honey amount by half. Something was wrong with the measurements of the corn starch. We tasted it as powder.. don't know why. Overall, it is not perfect ... i didn't make the chicken as the recipe instructed, i cut it into small pieces then i put it in a bowl with soya sauce, starch, salt, vinegar, and black pepper for half an hour, then i fried it till golden brown after that I made the sauce in the recipe. when it thickened, I added the chicken.. but I would add more garlic, and I would add ginger to make it tastier. Thanks 😊

Didn't like it very much

Used like a third of the honey suggested. Maybe it’s the imperial to metric conversion that caused the issue. 340g of honey would be mental

A little salty

Absolutely lovely and easy to make

Double the chicken. Half the honey. 1.5 times the sauce

I used a buttered frying pan to cook the chicken, browned the sides on a med-high heat, threw a couple chopped onions in there too. I used smaller cutlets rather than full chicken breasts. I mixed the sauce in a bowl, used 1/2 cup honey and 1/4 cup soy sauce. Cooked the chicken and sauce in the pan on low-med heat for about 10 minutes, covered. Cut the chicken into smaller pieces into a separate bowl, then added the cornstarch dissolved in water to the sauce in the pan, cooked on med-high heat until it was thick, then added the chicken back in. DELICIOUS!!! I made white jasmine rice and put a little butter on it. Went very well together. Maybe broccoli florets would work well in this too.

I also used 1/2 cup of honey instead of the full cup

Fried rice next time and use thigh fillet diced instead of mixed pieces

Very good!

Used half a cup of honey versus the cup.

Read other reviews about being too sweet so I did not use the whole cup of honey I used 4 tablespoons 1 per chicken breast and it was still plenty sweet.

Amazing delicious but wish there were more instruction

Came out delicious

Chicken needs to be cooked in the slow cooker. In a pan it's too dry

I would just cut down on the soy sauce maybe 1/4 instead of a half

It's nicer with rice.. I ate it with Bread.

Quite good, added extra chilli flakes in the end and a bit more corn starch to get the sauce thicker. Cooked it in a normal pan but small enough to have the chicken all in the sauce. Low heat for 30 minutes stirring every now and then.

It was good but I may have put a little bit too much pepper flakes 😅. Still very good

Amazing😍😍😍😍

Quick & easy. Will be adding this to our dinner rotation.

Amazing food, done 2gether with my other half and it was easy to make it and beautiful to eat.

Pretty good! Used the stove top instead of pot, worked out fine. Also just winged all the measurements Tasty meal! Will make again

Did not like the texture of the chicken.

I don't suggest cooking this in an Instapot. It doesn't have that crispy exterior. I will keep looking for a better recipe for this.

I didn't have the cooking pot required so cooked this on the hob and it still tasted amazing!

An absolute hit with my family

Loved this recipe! It's Delicious 😋 and easy... I just initially cut the chicken into bite sizes when I added it into the pot at the first stage and that made it a lot easier. Next time I want to try adding some fresh ginger.

Easy recipe to make. One of the best meals I have cooked. Would make it again. 👍☺️

I suggest adding some chili flakes and more tomato sauce and some aromat(msg).Also, for a much faster cooking process, i boiled the chicken

Really good! A bit too sweet for my taste (and I already used way less honey than indicated), but still very good. Note to future self: use only 90 grams of honey

It was pretty good but wayyy to sweet for me

Make sure to do it with a person who has similar taste with you, or they may stop you and make a whole diffrent thing saying its the same (it wasnt). The ingredients make it look like its gonna be so sweet, so if you dont want anyone to interupt you while making, do it alone. There wont be anyone saying the instructions are wrong

I don't have a instant pot so I cooked over the stove so I kind of cooked it a little too long because it said 20 minutes for instant pot on the stove I think it takes a little less time but other than that it was good

This is my 3rd time making this and it's so good I used chicken wings because my family keeps buying them, which turned out just as good I adjusted the ingredients a bit and only used a tablespoon of honey and a tablespoon of tomato paste instead of ketchup (for 1 person) Also you can use a normal pot, but make sure it's NOT non-stick because it tastes so much better The sauce might burn a little though, so make sure to stir it a few times while it's cooking, but as long as it doesn't go on the sides of the pot it should be fine It also might take the chicken 25-30 minutes to cook if you use a normal pot, make sure it's fully cooked before taking it out

Sorry for the bad photo. I was sampling it.

We doubled the recipe and the time is adjusted in the instant pot. You need to add more cornstarch into the saucefor your desired thickness. Also remember that the bottom layer of chicken will burn slightly so consider that as you make it.

Wouldn't change a thing

Somehow managed to make more sauce than chicken, but not necessarily mad about that.

I don't have an instant pop

Honey sesame chicken

Use half as much honey as recommended, sub in reduced sodium soy sauce, and use Sriracha instead of ketchup

I actually made this on stove top rather than instant cooker. Was better that way. Everything the instructions say for instant pot, just use a good non stick pan with a lid.

So, this wasn't BAD, but it could be a lot better. 15min in the instant pot overcooked the chicken a bit. The sauce saved it. This dish could be improved by adding more veggies - mushroom, maybe zucchini? We served over plain white rice. This isn't something we'd seek out again, but we're happy for tonight. Next time, we will try a version that is not in the instant pot.

Added some mushrooms and far less honey than what's recommended (one spoonful for 3 chicken breasts). I'll make it again adding pineapple and water chestnuts and less soy sauce

Think it needed mushrooms but was delicious!!

Not bad

Used less honey per other reviews. 20 min is a bit long...chicken was overcooked. Nevertheless, everyone said "not bad"

Be prepared to have that much honey, it is a great option for people who want to introduce their kids to different cuisines and is very delicious with rice!

Sous vide - 65 degrees for 2 hours (from frozen) Pan cook the mixture first Once simmering, add cornstarch and water Once chicken is cooked in sousvide, take out and pour chicken juice into pan. Cut chicken up then add to pan. Serve on rice with veggies. Season with sesame seeds.

A little disappointed as this recipe had a lot of good reviews, however this was far too sweet

It was so easy to make. Though I did switch soy with balsamic cream, the taste was AMAZING!! 1000/10, would definitely recommend ❤️❤️

Used chicken thighs. Put over white rice cooked in my rice cooker. Side of roasted broccoli and slivered almonds... Tossed in olive oil, season salt, pepper, and an herb mix. I thickened the sauce with arrowroot starch instead of cornstarch. Absolutely delicious!!! And very easy. Love simple instant pot recipes.

its the best thing i have made in a while from recipes from the internet 🤩

add pineapple and peppers

My daughter & I thought that it was too sweet. I'll adjust the honey and/or the soy sauce next time. It's a definite keeper & easy to make.

Flavor didn't come through quite as intensely as I expected, but it was a good easy to execute recipe.

I think a little less soy sauce and maybe more ketchup instead

this was so good and really easy for students too! i don’t have an instant pot so did it in a pan and it’s now my favourite recipe

i liked it! had to freestyle a bit cuz i didnt had an instant pot, but it turned out great!

Super quick n easy kid friendly meal. I leave out the red pepper flakes. I add bok choy n matchstick carrots for color n heartiness.

May seem too sweet while cooking but turns out fine in the end.

Add peppers and pineapple

Kids loved it!

It was very nice, would make again. It took about 40 minutes to make

I was really looking forward to making this but the end result was disappointing and took much longer than I'd expected to make it

Would be better as just a traditional honey chicken without the soy

Served with a side of noodles, adapted the recipe for use in an air fryer and used the honey sauce to toss the chicken - as you would wings.

I changed out the vegetable oil for sesame oil and it added great flavor without being overbearing. Followed the advice of going light on the honey (although I went a little too light) and adding rice vinegar. I recommend adding spice.

Used half the honey the recipe called for and it was still pretty sweet so added a little bit of rice vinegar which helped. Would make again with less honey

It was yummy but I feel like my sauce had a weird aftertaste to it so I might try something slightly different next time in the way I prepare it.

Very nice! Added extra chilli flakes to it and it was really good.

My family LOVED this. I loved how easy it was to cook this in my Instant Pot while my rice cooked on the stove. This is definitely becoming a staple in our home.

is a bit salty but could be cause I didn't have enough honey would try this with Crispy chicken

a little too sweet for my taste so i added less honey. i cooked in an instant pot but would recommend doing this completely on the stove.

I added a small dollop of chili garlic sauce to add some depth. It's a great quick make & clean up meal, especially if you've got leftover rice.

Since I am not a fan of soy sauce I only used half of what the recipe called for. Mighty tasty.

Very sweet even after reading the comments to reduce honey. Definitely would have preferred using rice

Would use less sauce and less honey next time, it was too sweet, otherwise lovely

So we used a pan instead of an instapot, we started out with chopping the raw chicken into chunks and then pouring the sauce over and cooking until the chicken was done. Then we removed the chicken and added the thickener and let the sauce cook for a little bit and tossed the chicken back in. I added more red pepper flakes which made it have a nice little kick! Served over rice with a side of broccoli and it was a great dinner! Hubby says that this is a new favorite and I have to make it when he’s sick.

Only used 2 table spoons of honey 1cup is way to much

very nice, good flavor. If it wasn't too caloric I would eat it daily 😅

Made this for dinner and it went down a treat! I unfortunately couldn’t eat it as I have a sore throat but after a small taste test it was so good! I added the rice into the pot with the chicken and added some veg and it was great they all loved it! 10/10 would recommend

Really good. Used rice vinegar in the marinade. I used chicken thigh and leg and reduced the fat first hand for a nice broth. Really nice

Very good, I actually added more honey bc I added a dash of msg and that made it a tad too salty. Also made in skillet instead of instant pot but it worked just fine

This was very delicious 😋 I added too much red pepper for my kids liking but I loved to very much. The heat was perfect for me. Makes a lot!

This recipe used too much honey, in fact 4 serving should used 2 tablespoons of honey not 1 cup.

Sorry, it was too sweet for me

Undecided on this one. I was the only one who ate it and my tastebuds don’t work as well as they used to since I still have no sense of smell. The chicken was tender and there was enough sauce to serve with sticky rice and broccoli. I did take the advice of another reviewer and added a splash of rice vinegar, but since my tastebuds can’t be trusted I will make this again and hopefully my son will try it. Or I’ll have to take it to work and have my coworkers taste test for me.

Easy and yummy. Served over rice. Quick weeknight meal.

AMAZING!!! I did it in a saucepan and it was so easy, good and delicious!!

Reduce honey to 3/4 cups and add rice vinegar at the end for some acid.

Delicious recipe! 😋

I followed the recipe pretty close, I didn't use as much honey as suggested. I didn't have an instant pot so I made the dish in a pan. I added some romaine lettuce and jasmine rice on the side.

Cooked it in an airfryer, and it's absolutely delicious

Sweetness of the honey with the rich flavours of the soy sauce, garlic, onion etc. I added 5 cloves of garlic rather than 2, and served mine with noodles. recipe called for instapot but my pan did the job.

This smells and tastes amazing it turned out better than most recipes I have tried for this dish.

Not bad but wouldn’t make again. Basically sugar soup with some shredded chicken.

Lovely and tasty

Added a red pepper and some cashew nuts to bulk it up. Cooked in slow cooker and added rise noodles at end with a bit of water. Kids loved it!

Quick easy and so delicious. I like bold flavor so I added fish sauce, sweet chili sauce, and hoisin sauce to the sauce mixture as well as chili powder and garlic powder to the chickens message.

Did not have an instant pot, but dit it in a glass bowl covered with foil in the oven at 200 degrees. Was also delicious and tender

Turned out really well! I added it to my meal preps this week and I can tell it'll be really good.

Was absolutely delicious 😋. Would totally make it again 🫶 –bee🐝

Velveting chicken makes the meat so much tender and quick to cook!

Yummy!!!

It was really good. And you don't even need a slow cooker. I used a pan. I pre-cut the chicken and put it into a hot pan and made sure each side was white. Then I poured the sauce into the pan, turned it on low and covered. I Stired it a few times to make sure it all got cook. Then I started cooking rice with it. After the 20 minutes were up, I removed the chicken. Turn the hear up to low-mediam and poor the water+s corn starch and waited for it to thickn up. 10/10

I made this for the family. It turned out amazing. I made calfliour rice for myself and my boyfriend and made white rice for the kids. I think next time I will use less honey. But, loved it!!

Soo yummy! And perfect for a quick family dinner after work 😊

Was enjoyed by my family very much. Surprisingly not extremely calorically dense. Sauce did have trouble thickening but that may not be due to the recipe. More than enough leftovers for 4 people.

It was really nice! I made mine in a frying pan so adjusted the Instructions a little, but kept all the Ingredients etc the same. That sauce is really tasty.

very easy and yummy! i dont have an instant cooker, but i made it on the stovetop and made lo mein noodles to go with it. not a lot of dishes to do afterwards either!

Add 3 tsp of chili paste, and a splash of rice cooking wine to make it taste more like General Tso. Great sauce recipe.

Did Ramen noodles instead of rice

So tasty. Doing this again

Very delicious and juicy meal. Made it in the oven, but had a very nice taste nevertheless. Goes perfect with bland rice. Would totally make again, as it’s very easy to make.

Didn't have an instant pot, just cooked it with regular cookware. Came out delicious and sweet

Made in slow cooker and added some cashew nuts 🙂

Made it as a stir fry instead of an instant pot meal, over rice. Mainly just made the sauce [only with 1/2 of honey though, a cup seemed way too much] and put it in a stir fry of chicken and left over vegetables [bell pepper, cauliflower, asparagus.] Topped with crushed peanuts and honey glazed gashes.

I cooked it with normal kitchen hardware. Before, heat up some vegetable oil in a pan and cook the chicken at high heat to make a crust. After that, take the chicken off the pan and cook the onions. Once the onions become brownish, you can add the sauce (with the chilly). Eventually, you add the chicken back and the starch right after and cook until the sauce is thick. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the top to give some contrast in the colors.

Used 3/4 cup of honey as suggested. Added leeks. Left thé sesame seems to servings to handle allergie. Good, husband and kids loved it. One dish if added vegetables, carrots, broccoli, leeks, bell pepper, butternut squash would work well here

I didn't have the correct ingredients. And I didn't follow the measurements. But it turned out great! 😂

I only used 3/4 cup of honey and added steamed broccoli after reading some reviews. Tasty!! This recipe is super easy and makes lots of leftovers for lunch the next day.

Honestly, I wouldn't make this again. It wasn't bad by any means, but it was just okay. I followed the recipe - only replacements I used were flour because I didn't have cornstarch and I also added some of my own seasonings because as is, I felt it was too sweet. All I added was some Slap Ya Mama seasoning, Badia Complete, extra garlic, and then probably 3 TBSP of White Wine Vinegar to add some acid since the sauce was a bit sweet. I also added Go-ch-jang sauce to my own plate because some of the other people that were eating this don't like a lot of spice. I cooked it about 5 min less than what the recipe said and the chicken was just slightly going into dry territory, so you may want to reduce the time about 8min less or so to make sure the chicken doesn't dry out. Also I had to shred the chicken because it wouldn't cut into chunks. It wasn't very garlicy to me at all, it tasted maybe closer to teriyaki in my opinion. Like I said it wasn't a bad dish and everyone ate it, but nobody went back for seconds and I don't personally think my family would want me to make it again because it was just okay.

We decided to cut the chicken before putting it in, otherwise it'd just get shredded. Left chicken in while thickening sauce. Would definitely add a vegetable next time - broccoli could be a good addition

Too sweet. Chicken went a bit tough. Every mouthful is just sweet. Not my thing. Was OK according to the family but no one pleading to have it again

Really lovely recipe!! Super easy👍 I skipped the ketchup and still great without

Used 3 frozen chicken breasts. Put all ingredients in and then ran 10 mins high pressure and 5 natural release. It was a bit dry so next time I'll do less time. But it was great bc the dish was done. Finished off with cornstarch slurry and then added shredded chicken back in and served! Leftovers tomorrow... 😁

Good easy meal. Sweet. Cut honey in half omitted the ketchup and added a splash of red wine for some acid. Added a little sesame oil to the rice to enhance sesame flavor.

Really good fakeaway. I used chillis, less honey as per the comments and popped it on a bed of noodles. In future I’d put beansprouts into the noodles for more texture. Go to for date night, and it went down really well with the other half.

Didn’t have Insta Pot and used 6 boneless skinless thighs in the Ninja roasting pan. Added 4 tsp Tapioca flour instead of 6 tsp cornstarch. Cut honey to 3/4 cup and included Hot Honey as well as regular honey. Turned out very well!

Lots of depth to this dish, quick and easy to make. However due to cost of living I wont be making it again, the ingredients alone cost me £20. Very nice, tasty, filling and felt posh.

I add some chilli powder to gives a little spicy taste and since i'm on diet (first week) so i just cut my chicken and put in on the sauce and just grill it for a few mins, it taste good! My mom and granny likes it, they even ask for more sauce. Love it!

my husband loves it, he wants to eat the sauce alone and everything 😭 10/10 I used the red pepper flakes cause we like spicy food, it was very easy to prepare and so tasty ♡

Espectacular! Se siguió la receta con porción de 3 guarniciones. Para pollo: Se usó 3 caderas grandes desguesadas y cortadas en trozos. Se les echó sal por un lado y ya. Se metieron en la nevera por más de 1 hora. Antes de sofreir, se echó pimienta al pollo y se povorearon en arina de trigo con cayanne pepper, pimienta, y chilli powder. Aceite para sofreir: Aceite de sésamo tostado. Salsa: Se siguió la receta en parte: sofreir como 1/3 de taza de cebolla picada pequeña, sofreir como 1 diente y medio de ajo tamaño normal, como media pulgada de jenjibre picada pequeñito (como un Tbs), poco más de media taza de miel, como 1/4 de taza de salsa soya Tamari Lite (50% menos sal) y luego las proporción de agua:maicena que dice la receta pero añadiendo poco a poco (se utilizó como la mirad). Ya 😋

So yummy!

it was very good

and cannot save it for whatever reasonHave not made it

So sweet. Less honey next time we do this one.

OMG!!!! SO good! I've been sitting on this recipe for a LONG time & kicking myself for not making it sooner! I did add some Goychang paste & a dash or Sriracha & a 1/2 tbs ginger to add some flavor/spice. amazing

Too sweet, chicken ended up shredding

I added lemon and it turned out delicious!

Chicken turned out very tough due to rapid release of steam. Would definitely let it slow release next time.

Have a paper towel or cloth ready when venting the insta pot as it splatters sauce everywhere. Had to almost double the corn starch/water ratio to make the desired thickness. Overall very tasty

Easy to make absolute lovely dish

The whole family loves it.

I didn't bother with slowcooker, just cooked in a pan and it was fine

Tasty chicken. Substituted vegetable oil for sesame oil for extra flavor.

I didn't use my instant pot for this one. I just made it in a pan on the stove, but it was still good enough that my husband's first bite ended in a resounding, "Mmmm..... that's good baby!" Great recipe!

Not a bad recipe. I l liked it though I'm not sure if it hit the note of Sesame Chicken for me. Definitely had some Asian flavors just not Sesame. I actually made the rice a bit before hand and put it on a sheetpan to dry it out about an hour before hand on the fridge toake fried rice as the sauce thickened.

Really enjoyed this. Would derinatly make again. With every recipe adjust to your taste. I had left overs so had the it in a wrap the next day.

Way too sweet, but easily rectified by adding less honey. I added lemon juice to the sauce to contrast out the sweetness.

It's too much time in the pot but still came out great. Made leftovers

Just tasted like normal Asian chicken and not sesame chicken. Good overall but don't be expecting the sesame chicken flavor

I think definitely too sweet and also a quite bland as it stands. Would recommend .5-.75 the amount of honey recommended. Was able to rectify the it a bit with a dash of rice vinegar and Siracha to get some contrasting acid&spice to the sweet

Very nice. But a bit too sweet for my liking would add a bit less honey in the future.

I used arrowroot in place of cornstarch. Also used 1/2 cup of honey! This recipe is great

Good basic chicken that can really pair with anything. Easy to make. I followed the recipe exactly.

Hubby and toddler liked it. I made it on the stove since the instant pot is not necessary. I used half the amount of honey and way less ketchup. I also didn't added salt or black pepper. I sprinkled red pepper flakes instead. It came out tasty. I served it with white basmati rice.

Very easy excellent

Did what another reviewer said and cooked chicken on meat setting for 10 min then let it sit for 10 min before quick release and chicken was super moist

Great. Instead of cooking for 20 minutes, put the chicken breasts in for 10 and then let it decompress naturally for 10 minutes. Chicken is cooked and moist.

chicken breast dried out. use boneless skinless chicken thighs instead.