Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
The ultimate comfort food, Instant Pot Shredded Chicken is the answer to your weeknight dinner dilemmas. Tender, juicy, and infused with flavor, this dish is perfect for tacos, salads, or sandwiches. Whip it up in your Instant Pot for an easy, satisfying meal that you’ll want to make tonight!
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts boneless skinless
- to taste Salt
- 1 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Season each piece of chicken with salt. Add the chicken broth to your Instant Pot, along with the chicken.
- Close the lid, set the valve on “sealing”, and cook on high pressure for ten minutes.
- Once the countdown has completed, do a five-minute natural pressure release, and then release the rest of the pressure by doing a quick release.
- Take the chicken out of the Instant Pot and shred it with two forks. Mix it with some of the cooking liquid to keep it moist.
- You can either discard the remaining cooking liquid or reserve it to add to soups, etc.
Notes
- Tip 1: Cooking time will remain the same if you cook multiple chicken breasts. The Instant Pot will take longer to come up to pressure with more chicken inside but will still cook in ten minutes.
- Tip 2: For frozen chicken breasts, increase the cooking time to twelve minutes and allow for a natural pressure release.
- Tip 3: If you prefer using chicken thighs, adjust the cooking time to thirteen minutes with a natural pressure release for best results.
- Tip 4: Keep in mind that the inactive time indicates how long the Instant Pot takes to get up to pressure and release pressure naturally.