Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Breast
Apparently, one of the hottest gifts last Christmas was the Instant Pot (aff link). In case you didn’t happen to find one of these under the tree, it’s a pressure cooker that can make basically everything – meat, poultry, soups and stews, rice, even oatmeal – in record time. Better still, it’s programmable, so you can load up the pot and set it to have your meal on the table any time in the next 24 hours.
So, since so many people out there are now the proud owners of shiny new Instant Pots, I figured they could all use some new recipes for things to make in them. And here’s a great one to start out with: Flavorful Instant Pot Chicken Breast.
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The pressure cooker is a great way to cook chicken. When you roast a chicken in the oven, you always have to keep an anxious eye on it to keep it from drying out. But a pressure cooker just seals in the juices, so it always comes out moist and tender.
And this particular Instant Pot chicken dish couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is put the chicken in the pot, season it, pour in some broth to provide the necessary liquid, seal it up, and push the “poultry” button. Seriously, that’s it!
When the valve releases, the chicken will be tender enough to shred with a pair of forks, so you can use it in any recipe that calls for shredded chicken. Or you can just slice it up and make some lovely, juicy chicken sandwiches. The choice is yours.
Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Breast
INGREDIENTS:
1.5-2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup chicken broth
DIRECTIONS:
1. Place chicken in your Instant Pot. Season both sides of chicken with garlic salt and pepper.
2. Pour in chicken broth.
3. Seal Instant Pot, making sure your valve is set to sealing. Press poultry button. ( if you do not. have the poultry setting, it is 15 minutes on HIGH pressure.) Once done, wait for Instant Pot to depressurize on it’s own, known as natural release.
NOTE: If you are wanting to use the “quick release” method, I suggest adding 5 extra minutes to the Instant Pot cooking timer. If you do this, once timer goes off, you can switch your valve to “venting” which will cause a faster release.
5. Place chicken on a cutting board and shred with 2 forks, OR slice chicken breast.
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Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Breast
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Ingredients
- 1.5-2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Place chicken in your Instant Pot
- Season both sides of chicken with garlic salt and pepper.
- Pour in chicken broth.
- Seal Instant Pot, making sure your valve is set to sealing. Press poultry button. ( if you do not. have the poultry setting, it is 15 minutes on HIGH pressure.) Once done, wait for Instant Pot to depressurize on it's own, known as natural release.
- NOTE: If you are wanting to use the "quick release" method, I suggest adding 5 extra minutes to the Instant Pot cooking timer. If you do this, once timer goes off, you can switch your valve to "venting" which will cause a faster release.
- Place chicken on a cutting board and shred with 2 forks, OR slice chicken breast.
Nutrition
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Do you know if you can use frozen chicken breasts or do they need to be thawed?
According to the Instant Pot webpage, you can use frozen chicken breasts. I have only used fresh, but have seen many people posting success with frozen chicken. I hope that helps Melissa!
Do you know how much time to set for a regular pressure cooker?
Thank you for the recipe. I received the Power Cooker for Christmas and, being new to pressure cooking, it’s nice to have some recipes to follow while I get used to pressure cooking. I have to say I love this machine! My husband and I are like kids getting a present every time we use it. It’s so great to be able to cook meals that used to take hours in a matter of minutes!
I know Pam, isn’t it great!!! I have a new Instant Pot recipe coming up each week for the next two week and have been busy developing more 🙂 Make sure to check back or sign up for my email subscription so you don’t miss them 🙂
Delicious ? thank you for the the recipe!
I have used frozen breasts at about 30 minutes. But the big news is I shred them using my hand mixer! 2 minutes vs 20 be the fork method. I know it seems weird, but it really works well.