Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
Hi, I’m Beth Manelsbricki from and today I’m walking you through my recipe for Instant Pot shredded chicken.
What’s great about this recipe is it’s super easy, totally hands off and crazy versatile.
If you’re like me and you often forget to take the chicken out and it’s still frozen, you can start right with frozen chicken right in the Instant Pot and just add a little time. This method is as simple as making easy crispy air fryer fried chicken for a quick meal.
Why You’ll Love This
- Make sure you stay till the end of the recipe because I’m going to show you one of my all time favorite kitchen hacks that will make shredding chicken the easiest thing you ever do.
Ingredients
- boneless skinless chicken breast
- fresh
- chicken thighs
- frozen chicken
- chicken broth
- water
- salsa
- hot sauce
- barbecue sauce
- a little sea salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Take the lid off our Instant Pot and dump our chicken right in.
- Dump that right in over the chicken.
- Season it with just a little sea salt and black pepper.
- Make sure you get it all in there.
- Put the lid on.
- Make sure if you’re using your Instant Pot that you have it to sealing so that it creates the pressure in the Instant Pot and get our song, make sure it’s sealed.
- Set this for 15 minutes.
- Set it manual and at high pressure, take it down to 15 minutes.
- I let the pressure release naturally, but if you’re in a rush, you could do it manually, just like quickly preparing delicious air-fried garlic parmesan chicken wings.
- Take the lid off.
Cooking Tips
- If you want to add smoky paprika or Italian seasoning, Mexican spices or chili chili powder and mix up the flavorings, it’s really the sky’s the limit in terms of what you can do. You can even use it for quick weeknight BBQ tortilla wrap burger meals.
- I like the option to flavor later and season it based on how we’re using it throughout the week, making it ideal for a quick weeknight dinner like garlic butter steak bites.
- I am about to show you my favorite kitchen hack of all time that will literally change your life.
- If you’re making shredded chicken weekend and week out, like we are for our meal prepping, as a little time saver, as a kitchen hack, this baby is my best friend.
- Instead of shredding each breast by hand, I just hack them in half or in thirds and they get dropped right in here.
- It will take the chunks right in.
- With your paddle attachment on and a low medium speed, this is going to take about 30 seconds and your chicken will get shredded instantly.
Serving Suggestions
- You can do salsa, hot sauce, barbecue sauce, any spices or flavorings.
- Now you can add salsa or hot sauce or barbecue sauce or keep it naked.
- A bunch of shredded chicken for the week, for meal planning, for meal prepping and however you want to use it, perhaps in an easy homemade hamburger helper recipe.
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Easy Instant Pot Shredded Chicken for Quick Meal Prep
This recipe for Instant Pot shredded chicken is super easy, totally hands-off, and incredibly versatile, perfect for quick meal prep. You can even start with frozen chicken!
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup chicken broth (or water, salsa, hot sauce, barbecue sauce)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Place the chicken (fresh or frozen) directly into your Instant Pot.
- Pour the chicken broth (or your chosen liquid like water, salsa, or hot sauce) over the chicken.
- Season the chicken generously with sea salt and black pepper.
- Secure the lid on the Instant Pot. Ensure the sealing valve is set to ‘Sealing’.
- Set the Instant Pot to ‘Manual’ or ‘Pressure Cook’ on high pressure for 15 minutes. (If using frozen chicken, add 5-10 minutes to the cook time).
- Once cooking is complete, allow the pressure to release naturally for at least 10-15 minutes, then carefully turn the valve to ‘Venting’ to release any remaining pressure. Alternatively, you can do a quick release if you’re in a hurry.
- Carefully remove the lid.
- To shred the chicken effortlessly (kitchen hack!), remove the cooked chicken and place it into a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment on low to medium speed, shred the chicken for about 30 seconds until it’s perfectly shredded. Alternatively, you can shred the chicken using two forks.
- Your Instant Pot shredded chicken is ready for meal prep or immediate use!
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