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instant pot chicken tacos with garnishes on a platter

Instant Pot Mexican Shredded Chicken

Jenni Cole
Easy instant pot Mexican shredded chicken makes dinner quick and easy, and only takes 3 ingredients. Use it for tacos, burritos, salads, and more!
4.67 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Pressure Cooker
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 servings
Calories 142 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb fresh chicken breasts
  • 12 oz salsa chunky mild or medium
  • 1 taco seasoning packet

Instructions
 

  • Cut the chicken into 5-6 oz size pieces.
  • Add the chicken breasts, jar of salsa, and taco seasoning to the pressure cooker, no extra liquid is needed.
  • Pressure cook on Manual (or Pressure Cook depending on your model) for 10 minutes.
  • Natural release 5 minutes
  • Add 1 cup of the pot liquid to the chicken before shredding.
  • Shred the Mexican chicken with a hand-held mixer right in the pot or transfer it to a stand mixer.
  • Great in tacos, taco salad, or as a shredded chicken taco bowl.
  • Serves 8.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 25gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 421mgPotassium: 529mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 250IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Instant Pot, Mexican chicken, pressure cooker, pulled chicken, shredded chicken
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