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Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos. Once cooked, just shred the chicken and Once cooked, you simply shred the chicken and you are ready to serve! Traditional taco fillings and hard shells are perfect, but I also love to use soft. These Instant Pot Chicken Tacos are so super versatile, they're sure to be a crowd pleaser!

These Shredded Chicken Tacos are one of my favorite meals to make for my family when I don't have enough time to cook a large meal. I love that they are so simple to make, and most of the ingredients are already in my pantry. The tacos go well with almost anything you can think of. You can cook Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos

1. It's 3 of large chicken breasts.
2. You need 8 oz of Ortega Green Taco Sauce.
3. You need 8 oz of Ortega Mild Taco Sauce.
4. It's 1 Tbsp of tomato paste.
5. It's 4 Tbsp of McCormicks Premium Taco Seasoning.
6. You need 1 Tbsp of dry garlic seasoning.
7. Prepare 2 Tbsp of minced garlic.
8. It's 3 Tbsp of butter.
9. You need 1 Tbsp of olive oil.
10. You need to taste of Salt and pepper.

The pressure cooker makes short work of shredded chicken! Season chicken thighs with some spices, set it, and let the pressure take over—you'll soon have enough shredded chicken taco meat to feed a crowd. These Instant Pot Chicken Tacos are sure to be a hit with the whole family. Shrimp tacos and ground turkey tacos are in our regular rotation.

Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos instructions

1. Set instant pot on Sauté, add olive oil and minced garlic once hot. Let cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally..
2. Add half of each sauce (red and green taco sauce) to pot. Stir in tomato paste and 1 Tbsp taco seasoning..
3. Melt 1 Tbsp butter. Coat chicken breasts in butter, salt, pepper, dry garlic seasoning, and 1 Tbsp taco seasoning and set in pot..
4. Add to pot: remaining red and green sauces, 2 Tbsp taco seasoning, and 2 Tbsp butter..
5. Cover and cook on high pressure (Manual setting) for 25 minutes. Allow steam/pressure to release on its own (or vent quickly if you're low on time)..
6. Open pot, remove half of the liquid, shred chicken with fork, and stir in last tbsp taco seasoning. (Save some of the liquid if you prefer saucier chicken!).
7. Enjoy with tacos, burritos, nachos, etc!.

You can even make these Instant Pot shredded chicken tacos with frozen. If we knew the Instant Pot could turn out delicious, juicy chicken tacos, then we would have bought one a lot sooner. If you haven't jumped on the bandwagon already you're going to want to for these. Use a slotted spoon to serve chicken on tortillas with desired toppings. Shredded chicken for tacos made simple thanks to the Instant Pot ®.