Instant Pot Manna Sandwiches

Instant Pot Manna Sandwiches–chicken sandwiches with swiss cheese and the most amazing sauce ever! An easy recipe that you can double or triple to feed a crowd. Make in the Instant Pot or the slow cooker.

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Note: the SLOW COOKER instructions are listed in the recipe card below

Instant Pot Manna Sandwiches

I loved the straight from heaven sandwiches I made a while back so much I decided to make another version with chicken. This version has shredded chicken, swiss cheese, toasted buns and then the special sauce. If you like beef try the other version but if you like chicken try this version! Personally I loved both versions and would eat either any day of the week.

Ingredients you’ll need

• Boneless skinless chicken breast and/or thighs–I like a combination of the two
• Chicken broth–or water
• Low sodium soy sauce–or tamari
• Dried parsley
• Dried basil
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder
• Swiss cheese–if you don’t like swiss try another kind of cheese you like
• Buns–or hoagie rolls
• Mayonnaise
• Catalina salad dressing–or French dressing
• Ketchup
• Stone ground mustard–or spicy brown mustard

How to make manna chicken sandwiches

1. Pressure cook chicken to shred: Add chicken and broth into Instant Pot. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 10 minutes for fresh chicken or 12 minutes for frozen chicken. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
2. Shred chicken: Place chicken on a cutting board and chop or shred. 
3. Flavor the chicken: Discard all but a quarter cup of liquid from Instant Pot. Then add chicken back into Instant Pot. Stir in the soy sauce, parsley, basil, garlic powder and onion powder to coat the chicken.
4. Make the sauce: In a small bowl, stir together the mayo, salad dressing, ketchup and mustard. 
5. Toast buns and melt the cheese: Lay open buns on a pan and place a slice of cheese on one side of each bun. Place under oven’s broiler (or in your toaster oven) and toast until cheese is melty and the other side of the bun is toasted.
6. Serve with sauce: Slather one side of each bun with the sauce. Scoop chicken mixture on top of bun and serve.

Notes/Tips

• You can make this with raw chicken or even pork. Or if you have cooked chicken/pork on hand you can just warm it up, stir the seasonings in and serve on buns with the special sauce.
• I like the combination of chicken breasts and chicken thighs. The dark and white meat together is the perfect combination. I find that chicken thighs shrink down a lot. If you use exclusively chicken thighs then 1.5 pounds will be sufficient for 4 sandwiches (but it won’t make much more than that). If you use half chicken thighs and half chicken breasts it will stretch a lot farther and make 6 sandwiches.
• An alternative version of these sandwiches is to stir the sauce in with the shredded, cooked chicken to coat. Both versions are delicious. The sauce is the special ingredient so don’t skip it!
• If you want to make this a low carb recipe then try serving as a lettuce wrap instead of on a bun.
• If you want to make this a gluten free recipe then try serving as a lettuce wrap instead of on a bun. Make sure to use gluten-free soy sauce and gluten-free dressing.
• I used my 6 quart Instant Pot. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
• The chicken puts off a lot of liquid, that’s why I only used 1/2 cup of broth to bring the pot to pressure. If you feel more comfortable with adding 1 cup of broth you can do that.
• Store any leftover sauce and chicken in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Leftover chicken can be frozen for up to 3 months.

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More Instant Pot Sandwich Recipes…

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• Instant Pot Roast Beef Commercial
• Instant Pot Sloppy Ottos
• Instant Pot Hot Beef And Cheese Sandwich

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