3 Ingredient Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

3 Ingredient Instant Pot Chicken Tacos are a super flavorful shredded chicken taco with all that slow cooked flavor, but it happens in just 10 minutes with your Instant Pot. You can easily adapt this recipe for slow cookers as well.

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 104kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp Taco Seasoning I like Trader Joe's Chili Lime Seasoning.
1 cup Salsa Choose a thin picante style salsa.
3 medium Chicken Breasts about 6 ounces each
1/2 cup Chicken Broth Optional- you only need to add if your Instant Pot gets the burn notice.

Instructions

SLOW COOKERS: Season your chicken breast on both sides with the taco seasoning. Dump the salsa on top. Cook on low for 3-4 hours until shreddable.
INSTANT POT: Turn the Instant Pot to saute. Put a little avocado oil in the bottom and let it heat up. Season your chicken on both sides with the taco seasoning. Brown on each side. Do not cook through. This will take 1-2 minutes.
2 tbsp Taco Seasoning, 3 medium Chicken Breasts
Dump in the 1 cup of salsa (and broth if using) and put the lid on. Turn the Instant Pot to Manual or High Pressure setting (note these are the same depending on your model). Set the time for 10 minutes.
1 cup Salsa, 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
Allow the pressure to natural release for 5-7 minutes. Release any remaining pressure and remove the lid. Shred the chicken with two forks and allow it to sit in the cooking liquid.
You can turn the Instant Pot to the Keep Warm Function and serve when you're ready. I like to serve this on grilled corn tortillas with lettuce, cheese and some sour cream or Greek Yogurt.

Notes

No INSTANT POT or SLOW COOKER? Use a heavy bottomed pot that can go in the oven, like a dutch oven. Brown the chicken, dump the salsa in, add a lid, and cook at 250 degrees for about 45 minutes. Check the chicken 1/2 way through. It's ready when you can shred it.

Nutrition

Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 1g