Name: Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 22 min
Ingredients: 3 Chicken Breasts (fresh or frozen); 3 cups Water (to almost cover the chicken)

Got some frozen chicken, and wondering what to make for dinner? You can make amazingly delicious, juicy shredded chicken in no time in your Instant Pot! No need to even defrost it. All you need is a few frozen chicken breasts, and some water, to make the juiciest, most delicious chicken, that you can shred in minutes.

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Have you ever forgotten to make dinner? Has this ever happened to you – you haven’t made dinner, it’s late, and all you have for dinner are some frozen chicken breasts in freezer. Do you just give up and order dinner? Not anymore! With this easy Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Recipe, you can make easy shredded chicken, and then serve it with a simple butternut squash side dish and microwaved broccoli. Easy and simple dinner served!

Best Way To Cook Shredded Chicken

The best and easiest way to make shredded chicken, even if all you have is frozen chicken is by using

– Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. This amazing appliance will turn your frozen chicken into the juiciest, most delicious chicken you have ever had, with absolutely no work.

Are you wondering whether making shredded chicken from frozen chicken breasts will result in stringy, tough chicken? No worries, I thought so too, so I tested this recipe over and over again, to make sure that the chicken comes out delicious and moist every time.

The secret to juicy cooked shredded chicken breast, is making sure that it is mostly submerged in water, before you start your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. When you do that, chicken stays moist through cooking, and the result is amazingly tasty and quick shredded chicken!

You can also make Instant Pot Salsa Chicken from frozen chicken, or you can make Extra Crispy Instant Pot and Air Fryer Lid Chicken Wings if you have frozen chicken wings.

This chicken is so healthy, too! This Instapot Shredded Chicken is low carb, Keto, Whole30, Paleo, Gluten Free and Dairy Free!

More Easy Instant Pot Recipes

Looking for more yummy dishes to make in your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker? Check out these delicious recipes:

– Instant Pot Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe, the easiest acorn squash recipe is here! Find out how to make this simple and delicious vegan main dish.

– Instant Pot Butternut Squash Recipe, butternut squash is so easy to make, you will be amazed at how simple it is to make it for dinner.

– Instant Pot Peach Iced Tea Recipe, love peach iced tea? Here is the easiest, and most delicious peach iced tea you have ever had!

– Instant Pot Turkey Meatball Soup Recipe, easy and delicious meatball soup recipe that tastes delicious.

– The Best Instant Pot Whole Chicken Recipe, it is so easy to cook the whole chicken in the Instant Pot! Find out how.

What To Make With Shredded Chicken?

There are tons of delicious dinner recipes that you can make with it:

– To make salsa chicken, mix in some delicious salsa.

– To make bbq chicken, mix in some barbecue sauce.

– Then, use salsa chicken to make shredded chicken tacos. All you need are taco shells, avocados, tomatoes, onions and some refried beans for a delicious taco bar.

– Use it as a pizza topping.

– Make chicken souvlaki out of it, and serve on a pita with veggies.

– Make chicken tortilla soup.

– Make a sandwich with avocados, tomatoes and spinach.

– Add some tomato sauce and serve on pasta.

– Use it instead of Rotisserie chicken in the Rotisserie Chicken Salad.

– Use it in the Healthy Curry Chicken Salad.

As you can see there are so many quick shredded chicken recipes! Do you have other ideas? Please share in the comments below.

How To Make Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

Here is the simple recipe for making this delicious dish. For the exact timing, and other tips, see the recipe card on the bottom of this post.

Add the ingredients to the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. In this particular recipe, all you need to add is chicken breasts and water. Make sure that water covers the chicken breasts.

Cook the chicken in the Instant Pot. Use Natural release, and wait for the valve to drop.

Carefully take the chicken out of the Instant Pot, and let it cook on the plate. Shred with two forks, and serve with Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid French Fries, Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad With Cauliflower and Strawberry Blueberry Infused Water.

Best Meal Prep Recipe

This is the best meal prep recipe ever! Even if you are not sure what to make, just make this delicious easy shredded chicken first!

And while it is cooking, you can decide if you are making a shredded chicken taco recipe, a bbq chicken sandwich, or will just serve it with a side dish and a salad.

Serving Ideas

This is one of the most versatile dishes ever! So there are lots of other delicious dishes to serve it with:

– The Best Low Carb Cucumber Tomato Salad, easy crunchy salad to serve with chicken.

– Easy Mediterranean Pasta Salad Recipe, a simple and healthy pasta salad.

– Microwaved Frozen Broccoli, comes together in a few minutes.

– Instant Pot Potato Salad Recipe, perfect Instant Pot side dish.

– Vegan Panzanella Salad With Asparagus, easy crunchy salad to serve with chicken.

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