Pressure cooker 3-ingredient Taco Chicken Jumpstart

Course: Dinner, Main Courses

Cuisine: Tex-Mex

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 12

natural release time on pressure cooker: 10

Total Time: 32

Servings:

Calories: 125.3kcal

Pressure Cooker 3-Ingredient Taco Chicken is an easy Instant Pot chicken recipe made with boneless chicken thighs, taco seasoning, and salsa. The tender shredded chicken is perfect for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, taco bowls, or salads, making this a simple and versatile Tex-Mex dinner shortcut.

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Equipment

1 Pressure Cooker Instant Pot or similar suggested

Ingredients

¼ cup water
20 oz boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 Taco Seasoning Mix
1 cup mild salsa

Instructions

Spray 6-quart Instant Pot® or similar insert with cooking spray; add water. In medium bowl, mix chicken and taco seasoning mix, tossing to coat evenly; transfer to insert.
Top chicken with salsa. Cook on high pressure 12 minutes. Then release pressure naturally for 10 minutes. Release any remaining prior to opening.
Remove chicken from insert to medium bowl. Shred chicken with 2 forks. Return shredded chicken to insert, or transfer chicken and salsa mixture to serving dish. Serve warm.

Notes

Note time does not include time for the cooker to come to temp.

You may want to consider a manual shredder I found at Walmart for approximately 13 dollars. Useful to shred chicken, pork and beef. Dishwasher safe. Looks like a plate with small posts ,and a top with handles to twist left and right, also with posts. Look for the one with the insert to content the meat, eases the transfer.

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