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Instant Pot 5-Ingredient Salsa Chicken


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 17 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Description

The best tasting and easiest chicken recipe ever! Chicken that is flavored with salsa and cheddar tastes great served over rice or rolled up in a tortilla. 


Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 2 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts (or a combination of the two)
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 cup Pace’s Picante Sauce (I used mild)
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Add broth and chicken into Instant Pot. Sprinkle the chicken with garlic salt.
  2. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 12 minutes for fresh chicken or 13 minutes for frozen chicken. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  3. Discard the broth. Then shred the chicken. Stir the picante sauce and cheese into the chicken and let the cheese melt. 
  4. Serve the chicken on top of rice or rolled up in tortillas. 

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Add only ¼ cup broth, chicken, garlic salt and picante sauce into slow cooker and stir.
  2. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
  3. Shred the chicken. Stir the cheese into the chicken and let the cheese melt. 
  4. Serve the chicken on top of rice or rolled up in tortillas. 
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker