Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

This super easy shredded chicken made in the Instant Pot has a secret ingredient for the juiciest chicken ever!

Prep: 5

Cook: 15

Total: 20

Yield:4

Equipment

Instant Pot or pressure cooker

Ingredients

1 cup chicken stock
2-4 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Stir together seasonings in small bowl. Pour broth in cooking pot and place trivet over. Season chicken on both sides. Place on trivet.
Cook manual high pressure for 10 minutes, then 5 natural release.
Drain pot, saving liquid, remove trivet. Shred using one of the methods in the notes. Add in a 2-4 tbsp of reserved broth and toss. Add more as desired to make shredded chicken super juicy.

Notes

How to shred chicken: Use 2 forks or use a hand mixer directly in your Instant Pot to shred your chicken. You can also use this same method with the paddle attachment on a stand mixer.
Recipe suggestions: Buffalo Chicken Salad, BBQ Chicken Bowls with Sweet Potatoes and Coleslaw, or Shredded Chicken Salad.

Recipe yields approximately 4 servings. Nutritional values shown are general guidelines, and reflect information for one serving. Macros may vary slightly depending on specific types and brands of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 4. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition

Recipe By:Cheryl Malik