Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos

Name: Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 large chicken breasts; 8 oz Ortega Green Taco Sauce; 8 oz Ortega Mild Taco Sauce; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 4 Tbsp McCormicks Premium Taco Seasoning; 1 Tbsp dry garlic seasoning; 2 Tbsp minced garlic; 3 Tbsp butter; 1 Tbsp olive oil; to taste Salt and pepper

Brit O'Donnell @briteats

Baltimore, MD

Instant Pot: THE BEST Shredded Chicken for Tacos

Brit O'Donnell @briteats

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Ingredients

30 mins

3-4 servings

3large chicken breasts
8 ozOrtega Green Taco Sauce
8 ozOrtega Mild Taco Sauce
1 Tbsptomato paste
4 TbspMcCormicks Premium Taco Seasoning
1 Tbspdry garlic seasoning
2 Tbspminced garlic
3 Tbspbutter
1 Tbspolive oil
to tasteSalt and pepper

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Steps

30 mins

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!