Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Recipe
Juicy shredded chicken cooked in an instant pot in minutes. This is an all-purpose chicken recipe, it is a great start to your dinner plans, especially during a busy week.
Servings 4 chicken breasts
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breasts in half, widthwise.
- Place the chicken breasts in the Instant Pot. Pour the chicken broth and Worcestershire over the chicken.3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1 ½ cups chicken broth, 2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- Then sprinkle with remaining seasonings.1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon pepper
- Close the lid and turn the pressure valve to seal. Cook on Pressure mode, normal heat - high pressure, for 7 minutes.
- At the end of 7 minutes let the pot do a natural pressure release for 6 minutes. To finish turn the pressure valve to vent to quick release the remaining pressure.
- Take the chicken out of the pot and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Shred the chicken using 2 forks, clean hands OR the quickest method is with a hand mixer or stand mixer! If using a hand mixer, place the chicken in a large mixing bowl, and blend the chicken until it is to the shred that you like (it will go quick, 20-30 seconds!).
- Pour 1 cup of the juice from the bottom of the Instant Pot over the chicken before storing in the fridge.
- Keep in the fridge for up to 4 days or according to your chicken expiration date.
- To keep for longer pop in a freezer safe container and keep frozen for up to 3 months.
