Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos. Once cooked, just shred the chicken and Once cooked, you simply shred the chicken and you are ready to serve! These Instant Pot Chicken Tacos are so super versatile, they're sure to be a crowd pleaser! This is the best basic Instant Pot Shredded Chicken <- if I like a little sweetness for cooking my chicken, so I like to use pineapple or mango juice!
I love that they are so simple to make, and most of the ingredients are already in my pantry.
The tacos go well with almost anything you can think of.
The pressure cooker makes short work of shredded chicken!
You can have Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos
- You need 3 of large chicken breasts.
- You need 8 oz of Ortega Green Taco Sauce.
- You need 8 oz of Ortega Mild Taco Sauce.
- You need 1 Tbsp of tomato paste.
- You need 4 Tbsp of McCormicks Premium Taco Seasoning.
- It's 1 Tbsp of dry garlic seasoning.
- Prepare 2 Tbsp of minced garlic.
- It's 3 Tbsp of butter.
- It's 1 Tbsp of olive oil.
- It's to taste of Salt and pepper.
Season chicken thighs with some spices, set it, and let the pressure take over—you'll soon have enough shredded chicken taco meat to feed a crowd. These Instant Pot Chicken Tacos are sure to be a hit with the whole family. Shrimp tacos and ground turkey tacos are in our regular rotation. You can even make these Instant Pot shredded chicken tacos with frozen.
Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos instructions
- Set instant pot on Sauté, add olive oil and minced garlic once hot. Let cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally..
- Add half of each sauce (red and green taco sauce) to pot. Stir in tomato paste and 1 Tbsp taco seasoning..
- Melt 1 Tbsp butter. Coat chicken breasts in butter, salt, pepper, dry garlic seasoning, and 1 Tbsp taco seasoning and set in pot..
- Add to pot: remaining red and green sauces, 2 Tbsp taco seasoning, and 2 Tbsp butter..
- Cover and cook on high pressure (Manual setting) for 25 minutes. Allow steam/pressure to release on its own (or vent quickly if you're low on time)..
- Open pot, remove half of the liquid, shred chicken with fork, and stir in last tbsp taco seasoning. (Save some of the liquid if you prefer saucier chicken!).
- Enjoy with tacos, burritos, nachos, etc!.
If we knew the Instant Pot could turn out delicious, juicy chicken tacos, then we would have bought one a lot sooner. If you haven't jumped on the bandwagon already you're going to want to for these. Use a slotted spoon to serve chicken on tortillas with desired toppings. Shredded chicken for tacos made simple thanks to the Instant Pot ®. Add your favorite toppings like shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, chopped tomato, chopped onion, cilantro, sour cream, jalapeno, and guacamole.