Instant Pot Chicken Tacos
These Instant Pot chicken tacos turn a few simple ingredients into tender, saucy shredded chicken for an easy taco night.
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 27 minutes
Total: 27 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds
- 1.25 ounces low-sodium taco seasoning 1 packet
- 1 1/2 cups thick and chunky salsa
- 1/2 cup water or chicken broth
- 6 corn or soft-shell tortillas for serving
- taco toppings such as shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, or pico de gallo as desired
Instructions
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of an Instant Pot.
- Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the chicken.
- Pour the salsa over the chicken, followed by the water or chicken broth.
- Close the pressure cooker, set the valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 7 minutes for fresh chicken breasts or 11 minutes for frozen chicken breasts.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure.
- Shred the chicken with two forks in the pot and stir it into the seasoned cooking liquid.
- Serve in tortillas with your favorite toppings.