Name: Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 lbs boneless and skinless chicken breasts; 1 cup or water chicken stock; 1 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp freshly-cracked black pepper; ½ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp smoked paprika

How To Make Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

Shredded chicken is a versatile ingredient that you can add to soups, stews, & salads. This Instant Pot recipe yields perfectly seasoned meat in 25 minutes.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3lbschicken breasts,boneless and skinless
1cupchicken stock,or water
1tspkosher salt
½tspfreshly-cracked black pepper
½tspgarlic powder
½tspsmoked paprika

Instructions

Add the chicken breasts, seasoning and chicken stock to the bowl of your pressure cooker. Give everything a brief toss to combine, then arrange the chicken breasts so that they are spread out in an even layer.
Cover and set the pressure cooker lid valve to “sealing.” Pressure cook on High for 10 minutes, followed by a 5-minute natural release, followed by a quick release (carefully flip the valve to “venting”) to release whatever pressure remains.
Remove the lid and use two forks to shred the chicken. Give it a thorough toss with the remaining juices in the pressure cooker.
Serve the chicken while it’s nice and warm. Or transfer it to a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 304.87kcal
Fat: 16.12g
Saturated Fat: 4.63g
Trans Fat: 0.18g
Monounsaturated Fat: 6.68g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.41g
Carbohydrates: 1.39g
Fiber: 0.11g
Sugar: 0.49g
Protein: 36.29g
Cholesterol: 109.76mg
Sodium: 385.48mg
Calcium: 21.04mg
Potassium: 413.76mg
Iron: 1.38mg
Vitamin A: 44.71µg
Vitamin C: 0.06mg

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