Instant Pot Bang Bang Chicken comes together in minutes and is so delicious! The classic spicy sauce is perfect on shredded chicken which can be used in rice bowls, salads, wraps, or however you want!
Instant Pot Bang Bang Chicken is the perfect quick and easy dinner! The chicken comes together in just minutes using the Instant Pot, but can be used in several different ways. I love using the 'pot-in-pot' method and whipping up rice at the same time as the chicken, but you could just as easily use the chicken on salads, in wraps, in tacos, or by itself! You can even make ahead and freeze! The popular bang bang sauce which originated at Bonefish Grill is so tasty on top of this juicy chicken!
Bonefish Grill's Bang Bang Sauce is popular for a reason, it's delicious! It's also VERY easy to make yourself. I've used it for Bang Bang Tofu, Bang Bang Shrimp Quesadillas, Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos, Bang Bang Shrimp Rice Bowls, and Bang Bang Shrimp Egg Rolls, and they were all majorly tasty!
How to make Bang Bang Sauce:
- Take mayonnaise, Sriracha, rice vinegar, and sugar; whisk all of them together in a jar or bowl.
- Close the jar and let the sauce meld in the fridge while everything else is cooking.
- Sauce will keep in the fridge up to a week.
How to make Bang Bang Chicken and Rice in the instant pot:
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- Add the chicken and sauce to the bottom of the Instant Pot.
- Place a rack over the chicken.
- Add rice to an oven safe bowl, with water, then place on top of the rack in the instant pot. This is called the 'pot-in-pot or PNP method'.
- Seal the Instant Pot and cook.
- I recommend naturally releasing the pressure for 10 minutes (don't flip the seal valve), then letting the remaining pressure out.
- Remove the rice bowl and fork fluff rice. Careful the bowl will be HOT!
- Remove the chicken and shred using 2 forks or a hand mixer. Serve as desired!
How to serve Bang Bang Chicken:
- Top the chicken with chopped tomatoes, cabbage, green onions, and bang bang sauce. Avocado would be a great topper as well.
- Serve the bang bang chicken over rice, in wraps, in hard or soft tacos, over a bed of lettuce as a salad, mix with pasta.
Can I freeze Bang Bang Chicken?
- YES, however I recommend just freezing the shredded chicken in a freezer safe bag. When ready to use to use the chicken, make the sauce and store in the fridge for up to a week.
Can I make Bang Bang Chicken in the Slow Cooker or without the rice?
- Yes and yes. To make in the slow cooker, add the chicken and liquid ingredients that you would add to the instant pot, except into the slow cooker. Do not cook the rice in the slow cooker at the same time. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours. Shred and follow the rest of the directions.
- If you don't want to use the pot-in-pot method and cook the rice at the same time, just leave the rack, bowl, and rice out of the instant pot. Do not adjust the cooking time, just omit the rice component.
My favorite Instant Pot Recipes:
- Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps are the perfect healthy chicken recipe! Make the spicy chicken in just minutes, then load up fresh lettuce wraps with your favorite toppings!
- Instant Pot Asian Pork cooks up in just minutes, and is the perfect healthy dinner! Use the juicy meat in lettuce wraps, sliders, or a salad!
- This Instant Pot Lemon Cake is the easiest and most delicious cake! Made in half the time and incredibly moist, you will never make cake another way!
- Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes are full of cheese, bacon, and green onions! Ultra creamy and delicious, these are the best loaded mashed potatoes!
- Instant Pot Baked Potatoes are done in a fraction of the time as traditional baked potatoes, and are the creamiest baked potatoes you will ever eat!
- Instant Pot Garlic Hummus has only a handful of ingredients! Save money and know exactly what’s in your food with this recipe!
- The Best Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are so easy to make! Done in a few minutes and super easy to peel, you'll never make them any other way again!
- Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken is an easy healthy meal that comes together in less than 30 minutes! Great for tacos, salads, rice bowls, or just plain!
- Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are the perfect easy side dish! Save time using the Instant Pot, then load them up with delicious toppings for a healthy meal! This CRISPY SKIN HACK is AWESOME!!
- Instant Pot Peanut Butter Cheesecake is a stunning dessert that comes together in no time! Not only is it amazingly easy, but it’s the best cheesecake EVER!
- Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps: Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a delicious healthy meal that cooks in just 10 minutes! Simple to make, family friendly, and so tasty!
- Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg Loaf: In five minutes you can have a whole bunch of hardboiled eggs which are perfect for egg salad! No peeling or ice bath for this Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg Loaf!
- Instant Pot Thai Lettuce Wraps (pork or chicken) can be made with pork or chicken in the instant pot or slow cooker! Juicy pork or chicken covered in an easy Thai peanut sauce makes the perfect healthy easy dinner!
- Instant Pot Chicken Noodle soup is rich with flavor and takes only a fraction of the time to make. Warm up on a cold day with this major comfort food
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Instant Pot Bang Bang Chicken comes together in minutes and is so delicious! The classic spicy sauce is perfect on shredded chicken which can be used in rice bowls, salads, wraps, or however you want!
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 TBS sriracha
- ⅓ cup chicken stock
- 1 TBS rice vinegar
- 2 cups white rice
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 TBS Sriracha ,(add less or more depending on the spice level)
- 1 TBS rice vinegar
- 2 TBS sugar
- 2 cups shredded cabbage blend (I like green/purple/red)
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 2 stalks green onions, chopped
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In a small cup whisk together 2 TBS Sriracha, ⅓ cup chicken stock, 1 TBS rice wine vinegar; set aside. Place chicken breasts into instant pot. Add sauce mixture over the top. Place instant pot rack on top of chicken breasts (it is okay for it to touch the chicken).
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In an oven safe bowl, add rice and water, mix gently. Place bowl on top of rack inside instant pot. Close top of instant pot, making sure the sealing valve is in the sealed position. Cook on manual/high for 6 minutes.
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When time is up, allow 10 minutes to naturally release (do not remove top or flip pressure valve for 10 minutes). After 10 minutes, flip the pressure valve to release any remaining pressure. Carefully open the top away from your body, and set aside.
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Using oven mitts or a towel, remove rice bowl from instant pot; carefully fluff rice with a fork and set aside. Using tongs remove rack on top of the chicken. Remove chicken breasts and transfer to a cutting board. Shred the chicken using 2 forks. Once shredded, add chicken back to instant pot to absorb the cooking liquid. Stir to combine.
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Combine all additional sauce ingredients in a cup or small bowl and set aside.
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Serve chicken over rice* and top with cabbage, tomatoes, green onions, and additional sauce.
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*Serve as desired. If you do not want rice, just leave the rice out of the recipe/instant pot. Cooking time will remain the same as will the directions.
* Instead of rice serve over salads, in wraps, in tacos, or the chicken by itself! The options are endless!
Williams
I love to cook. I'm always looking for new recipes for my menu, which makes me always interested in my work. Today's my lucky day, Oven Bang Bang Chicken is great, just follow the instructions and everything is easy, I like that. Thanks for your sharing
Jessica
Just made this using Jasmine rice and it was under cooked. Chicken was fine, just the rice. Advice?
Allyson
Not sure as I haven't used Jasmine rice for this dish. I would see what the cooking time for Jasmine rice is in the instant pot and go from there. Good luck!
Marie Palardy
Can I make this and freeze it - how would I heat it up?
Allyson
Yes, but I would keep the sauce and chicken separate in that case. Once frozen you could put back in the IP for 10 mins on high pressure, or you could defrost overnight in the fridge and then heat however you desire.
Haley D. Williams
SO GOOD This is going into the cooking rotation for sure
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
This Instant Pot Bang Bang Chicken looks delicious and so easy to make!
Vikki
Love this easy spicy sauce! Makes super tasty chicken
Catalina
A must try recipe for sure in my Instant Pot! Looks so inviting!
Jacque Hastert
This chicken is so versatile and works with so many dishes! It's easy, loaded with flavor, and absolutely delicious!
Kevin
I have got to make this for lunch this weekend! I love the flavors!
Kristeene
This was great ! I used skinless boneless chicken thighs and Splenda instead of sugar for the sauce. Next time I will cook for 8 min to ensure rice was cooked, and use chicken stock instead of water for rice. Yum!
Wendy
Wow! I cooked my rice in the instant pot with the bowl directly sitting ontop of frozen chicken breasts. I cooked it for 10 minutes high pressure and then natural released for 16 minutes. Amazing! We halved the siracha and added additional mayo for the kids to tone it down.
Daysha
I made this for the first time about a year and a half ago. Now I make it nearly every week and spend all day at work looking forward to dinner. This is my FAVORITE meal and it is so easy to make! I also don’t feel incredibly guilty eating it, especially when I load up the veggies and go easy on the rice. The perfect amount of spicy sweet deliciousness to feel my tummy on a warm summer day (and heck I even eat it all winter too). THANK YOU!!!
Allyson
WOW! What a great review! I am so happy you LOVE it!!!
Lasesana
Good food. I like this dish. Delicious and healthy. I followed your recipe. It is simple and effective. Hope you will have many good articles. The taste of this dish is delicious and unique.In your opinion, we should cook this dish for how long is best? Thank.
Tambra Petush
What’s the nutrition value please would love to try I’m on ww
Allyson
The nutrition can best be calculated using the exact ingredients you used and entering them into a recipe calculator like MyFitnessPal!
steven d hoskins
Thank you very much. This chicken looks awesome. I hope I could try this chicken. I will try your recipe to make this recipe for my family and my friends. I think they will love it. I hope you create more recipes like this. Thanks
brooklyn grill
Looks yummy. I've tried to make this for my family, and my family really love it. I will introduce your recipe for my friends. Thank you so much. I love it.
Allyson
So happy y'all love it as much as we do! Cheers!
Janell
What could I sub for the sriracha sauce? Is it like Tabasco sauce?
Allyson
No, it's more of a chili sauce. Your best subs will be: the best flavor option: Sambal Oelek. Sambal oelek is hands down your best bet if you're looking for a Sriracha alternative in a major grocery store. ...The potential match: Another hot sauce or chili paste
phx cooks
Wow, your recipe is so amazing. I have never known this recipe. Thank for sharing. I will share this recipe for my friends and my family. I think they love it too.