Instant Pot shredded Chicken

Chicken Shredded in the Instant Pot – Using a pressure
cooker, you can quickly, easily, and almost without fail prepare soft, shredded
chicken breasts from fresh or frozen.

What Makes This Simple Instant Pot Recipe So Great.

Use this delicious, straightforward recipe for shredded
chicken in any of your favourite dishes that call for cooked chicken!

Yes, if you have chicken leftovers on hand, it’s fantastic.
However, if you forget, simply add some chicken and a few basic ingredients to
your electric pressure cooker. You may now enjoy a batch of chopped or shredded
chicken that is fork-tender and moist after around 20 minutes! It’s really that
simple.

Making this dish in the beginning of the week for meal
preparation allows you to use it in a variety of nutritious lunch and dinner
preparations. We have MANY wonderful suggestions for using shredded chicken
down below!

You require 4 components.

• Skinless, boneless chicken breasts (chicken thighs also
work!).

• Chicken bouillon, or broth.

• Mrs. Dash Original Seasoning Mix or your preferred spice
mixture.

• A tiny bit of salt.

How to Make Chicken Shreds in an Instant Pot.

the Instant Pot with the chicken breast in it. No rack is
required.

After seasoning the chicken breasts with salt and Mrs. Dash
Seasoning, add the liquid.

Put the Instant Pot lid’s lock in position. After that,
leave it on High Pressure for 10 minutes.

Perform a “Natural Release” once the timer sounds,
letting the steam escape for five minutes, or until the valve button drops. It
is now secure to raise the lid.

To shred the chicken in the juices, use two forks.

Alternatively, take the chicken pieces out with tongs and
chop or shred them on a cutting board.

When ready to use, add the meat back to the broth. This will
maintain the chicken’s moisture and tenderness.

Questions and Answers

HOW DO YOU USE AN INSTANT POT TO COOK FROZEN CHICKEN
BREASTS?

Cook a frozen chicken breast for 12 minutes under high
pressure.

CAN YOU MAKE PRESSURE-COOKED CHICKEN THIGHS USING THIS
RECIPE?

Although boneless and skinless chicken thighs can also be
used in place of the recipe’s specified boneless chicken breasts. the same
amount of time to cook.

WHAT HERB IS BEST TO SEASON CHICKEN WITH?

Because it contains so many beneficial herbs, spices, and
dehydrated vegetables, we adore Mrs. Dash original seasoning blend. However,
you’re welcome to use any salt-free seasoning mixture you like! Use Italian
seasoning, Cajun seasoning, or a generic all-purpose poultry seasoning in this
recipe.

In this recipe, seasoned salt can be used in place of both
salt and Mrs. Dash. However, since each seasoning salt contains a different
amount of sodium, you’ll need to experiment to find the proper quantity.

HOW ARE LEFTOVERS STORED?

In the refrigerator, chopped chicken keeps well for up to 3
days. Before transferring to a sealed container and storing in the
refrigerator, allow it cool fully.

I enjoy making a small quantity on Monday for a simple
weeknight dinner and then freezing the remainder for lunches during the week.

The chicken freezes beautifully as well. After the chicken
has cooled, place it in a plastic zip-top bag, press out all the air, and then
close the bag. Store for up to three months in the freezer; to use, defrost in
the refrigerator the night before.

Recipe for Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
(All-Purpose).

TIME SPENT ON PREP: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

DISTRIBUTION TIME: 5 minutes

AVERAGE TIME: 25 minutes

A simple recipe for delicious shredded chicken breasts in an
Instant Pot that can be made with fresh or frozen chicken.

Ingredients

• 3 pounds of boneless chicken thighs or breasts.

• One cup of chicken broth.

• 1 12 tablespoons salt;

 2 teaspoons Mrs. Dash Original
Seasoning mix or any salt-free herb mix.

Instructions.

1. Insert the chicken breast into the pressure cooker. (Rack
not required.) Salt and Mrs. Dash Seasoning should be liberally applied to the
chicken breasts. Then, pour the chicken with the broth.

2. Securing the Instant Pot lid. Next, set Pressure. Cook for
10 minutes on high.

3. After the timer rings, carry out a “Natural
Release” and let the steam escape for five minutes, or until the valve
button depresses. It is now secure to raise the lid.

4. In the liquids, shred the chicken using two forks.
Alternatively, take the chicken pieces out with tongs and chop or shred them on
a cutting board. When ready to use, add the meat back to the broth.

Notes:

 You may also use boneless chicken thighs in this
recipe. As instructed in the recipe, pressure cook the chicken thighs on high
for 10 minutes.

Chicken breasts that are frozen can also be used. Cook a
frozen chicken breast for 12 minutes under high pressure.

Because it contains so many beneficial herbs, spices, and
dehydrated vegetables, we adore Mrs. Dash original seasoning blend. However,
you are free to use any salt-free seasoning mixture you like. In this recipe,
seasoned salt can be used in place of both salt and Mrs. Dash. However, since
each seasoning salt contains a different amount of sodium, you’ll need to
experiment to find the proper quantity.

In the refrigerator, chopped chicken keeps well for up to 3
days. Before transferring it to a sealed container and putting it in the
refrigerator, let it cool fully.

I enjoy making a small quantity on Monday for a simple
weeknight dinner and then freezing the remainder for lunches during the week.

The chicken freezes beautifully as well. After the chicken
has cooled, place it in a plastic zip-top bag, press out all the air, and then
close the bag. Store for up to three months in the freezer; to use, defrost in
the refrigerator the night before.