Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Recipe

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Recipe

from evolvingtable.com
Appetizer
25 min
136 kcal / serving

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken is super tender, juicy, and so easy to make with only a few simple ingredients!  Use this pressure cooker pulled chicken recipe when meal prepping your favorite dishes for lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

  • 1 lbchicken breasts
  • 1 cupregular sodium broth (chicken or vegetable)
  • 1 tspseasoning mix (optional*)
  • ½ tspsalt (to taste)
  • ¼ tspblack pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Pour broth or water into the bottom of a 6-quart Instant Pot.

  2. 2

    Place chicken into the Instant Pot.

  3. 3

    Sprinkle seasoning mix, salt and pepper on top of the chicken.

  4. 4

    Cook chicken on high pressure for 10 minutes if chicken breasts are large (between 7-8 ounces) or 8 minutes if chicken breasts are medium-sized (between 4-6 ounces.)

  5. 5

    Allow a 10-minute natural pressure release.

  6. 6

    Do not open the Instant Pot for 10 minutes after the timer goes off.

  7. 7

    Open the pressure release valve and let any excess steam out.

  8. 8

    Shred the chicken and let it sit in the liquid for 5-10 minutes before serving.