Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

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Instant Pot Shredded Chicken is a dinner you will have on repeat in your home. In three words it’s easy, delicious, and flavorful!

Uses for the chicken meat that has been shredded— Add the cooked shredded chicken into tacos, burritos, and enchiladas, top on a salad, or chicken rice bowls, and even add the leftovers in soup…

You can make this dinner quickly and it doesn’t heat the kitchen in the summer. Honestly, it is one of our go-to recipes year-round. Dump ingredients into the Instant Pot, set it, and let it cook.

Are you looking for something else to cook in the Instant Pot? See all our Instant Pot Recipes.

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken – Quick and easy, dump-and-go recipe, use the shredded chicken for tacos and other recipes…

This is a quick and easy recipe because you dump all the ingredients into the Instant Pot, set it, and let it cook! And it has so many uses.

Ways To Use The Shredded Chicken Cooked in the Instant Pot

Ways to use the chicken cooked in the Instant Pot – Use the shredded chicken to add to your tacos (for Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Tacos) or other Mexican dishes, such as enchiladas, burritos, taquitos, tostadas, salads, rice bowls…

If you have leftovers you can easily heat this in the microwave to use (serve with rice) or add the leftovers to make a taco salad or make a soup with it.

You might remember our similar recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Breast

Kitchen Tools for this recipe

Instant Pot, Kitchen Tongs, Cutting Board, Chef Knife, and Fork, or Meat Shredder Claws.

Ingredients

• 1 can of tomato sauce with jalapeno (El Pato) 
• 1 14.5 ounce can of tomatoes with diced green chilies (or fire-roasted tomatoes if you like spicer chicken)
• 1 cup salsa 
• 1 cup chicken stock (1-8 ounce can)
• 3 large boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
  (or 1-1/2 to 2lb. of other boneless. skinless chicken)
• 3 peeled and crushed garlic cloves
•  Salt, pepper  1/4 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper
  (Make adjustments to taste preference after cooking)
• 1/2 tsp. cumin  
• 1 tsp. paprika (or chili powder)
• 1 -1/2 tsp. garlic powder 
• 1 tbsp. oregano

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Recipe

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Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients to the Instant Pot (pre-spray the stainless steel pot with non-stick spray).
2. First, the large boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
3. Then add the canned tomatoes, salsas, and chicken broth.
4. Next, add all the spices.
5. Place the Instant Pot on the Poultry Pressure Cook Setting (make sure your lid is in the sealed position, sealed) and Cook for 7 minutes for defrosted, refrigerated chicken—or 12 minutes if the chicken is frozen. 
6. When cooking is finished; Let the Instant Pot countdown and release naturally until the button drops, or for at least 10 minutes. After 10 minutes you can release the pressure if you need it quickly. Or let it completely release it naturally. When the pin drops it’s done depressurizing.
7. Remove the chicken breasts from the Instant Pot. Pull the chicken breasts out with tongs or a slotted spoon. Add them onto a cutting board and shred the chicken. Alternatively, you can shred them right in the pot with the sauce. Then remove the shredded meat with a slotted spoon.

Print the recipe below. Happy Cooking!

To Make Shredded Chicken Tacos

1. Add the cooked, shredded chicken for the tacos into warmed soft taco shells (flour or corn), fried corn tortillas, or premade corn taco shells.
   (get flour and corn tortillas here)
2. Serve with shredded cheese, guacamole, and other taco toppings.
3. Enjoy!

What garnishes do you put on tacos?

Toppings For Tacos

• Shredded cheese 
• Mexican cheese
• Diced white onion 
• Avocado Slices 
• Sliced or diced tomatoes 
• Green onion 
• Cilantro 
• Lime slices 
• Salsa 
• Tabasco sauce
• Taco sauce
• Jalapenos
• Sour Cream

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Yield: 6

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

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Instant Pot Shredded Chicken is a dinner to have on repeat in your home. In three words it’s easy, delicious, and flavorful! Uses for the chicken meat that has been shredded— Add the cooked shredded chicken into tacos, burritos, and enchiladas, top on a salad, or chicken rice bowls, and even add the leftovers in soup…

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 can of salsa de jalapeño (El Pato)
• 1 - 14.5 ounce can of tomatoes with diced green chilies (or fire-roasted tomatoes if you like Spicer chicken)
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup chicken stock (1-8 ounce can)
• 3 large boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (or 1-1/2 to 2lb. of other boneless. skinless chicken)
• 3 peeled and crushed garlic cloves
• Salt, pepper 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper (Make adjustments to taste preference after cooking)
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. paprika (or chili powder)
• 1 -1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tbsp. oregano

Instructions

How To Make Shredded Chicken In The Instant Pot

1. Add all the ingredients to the Instant Pot (pre-spray the stainless steel pot with non-stick spray).
2. First, the large boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
3. Then add the canned tomatoes, salsas, and chicken broth.
4. Next, add all the spices.
5. Place the Instant Pot on the Poultry Pressure Cook Setting (make sure your lid is in the sealed position, sealed) and Cook for 7 minutes for defrosted, refrigerated chicken—or 12 minutes if the chicken is frozen. 
6. When cooking is finished; Let the Instant Pot countdown and release naturally until the button drops, or for at least 10 minutes. After 10 minutes you can release the pressure if you need it quickly. Or let it completely release it naturally. When the pin drops it’s done depressurizing.
7. Remove the chicken breasts from the Instant Pot. Pull the chicken breasts out with tongs or a slotted spoon. Add them onto a cutting board and shred the chicken. Alternatively, you can shred them right in the pot with the sauce. Then remove the shredded meat with a slotted spoon.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 150Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 52mgSodium 731mgCarbohydrates 10gFiber 3gSugar 5gProtein 21g

Not all nutritional information is always 100% accurate.

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