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shredded chicken inside of the instant pot
4.53 from 159 votes

Instant Pot Mexican Shredded Chicken

This Instant Pot Mexican Shredded Chicken is cooked quickly in the pressure cooker and comes out so tender/easily shreddable! Perfect for enchiladas, tacos, quesadillas, or meal prep!
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
4 servings

Ingredients

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Instructions

  • Pour chicken broth into the instant pot and place the chicken breasts side by side into the broth. Mix seasonings together in a small bowl and then evenly sprinkle over the top of the chicken.
  • Place the lid onto the pressure cooker and lock into place. Turn on instant pot, select "Pressure Cook" setting, set to "high pressure" for 10 minutes, and start. Allow to come to pressure, depending on how much chicken is inside, can take 8-10 minutes. After it has come to pressure it will cook for 10 minutes. 
  • Once the timer has expired and the chicken has finished cooking, do not touch it. Allow the pressure to release naturally. This should take about 10-12 minutes. Once the float valve is all the way down, signaling the pressure has released, carefully open the instant pot.
  • You can shred the chicken inside of the pot, but the sides will be very hot. I opt to use tongs to remove the chicken breast and place onto a cutting board to shred with two forks. Once you have shredded the chicken, I add it back into the pot, and mix it all up with the delicious juices. 
  • Use the chicken in your favorite Mexican dish or for meal prep!

Notes

  • Different size Instant Pots have different minimum liquid requirements, this recipe was made using a 6QT ultra instant pot. See your user manual for different size pots.
  • If you don't have all of these seasonings or want to make your prep time shorter, you can just buy a premade Mexican seasoning of your choice.
  • If your chicken breasts are extremely thick, consider cutting them in half lengthwise to make them thinner. I have experienced toughness with extremely thick breasts.
  • Natural pressure release will vary depending on the size of breasts, do not open the instant pot until it is safe to do so and the valve is completely down.
  • I would add 2 more minutes to the cooking time if using frozen chicken breasts.
  • Note: the cook time takes into consideration the 8-10 minutes to come to pressure, 10 minute cook time, then the 10-12 minutes of natural release

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Nutrition Information

Calories: 279kcal (14%), Carbohydrates: 3g (1%), Protein: 50g (100%), Fat: 7g (11%), Saturated Fat: 1g (6%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 145mg (48%), Sodium: 606mg (26%), Potassium: 960mg (27%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 0.3g, Vitamin A: 919IU (18%), Vitamin C: 3mg (4%), Calcium: 32mg (3%), Iron: 2mg (11%)
© Author: Stephanie