Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken is the perfect recipe to have in your back pocket on those days when you don’t have the time or energy to cook. With just 2 ingredients this recipe is quick and easy. It tastes great and can be served in many ways including over rice, in tacos, burritos or quesadillas or on top of salad.
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Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken
Sometimes you’re just in a hurry and can’t spend a lot of time making dinner. I made this 2-ingredient Instant Pot salsa verde chicken on a night when I was super busy. I threw the chicken and salsa into the pot and set the timer and walked away. When I came back to it it was super tender and tasty. We served ours in quesadillas and it was perfect. You can even use frozen chicken!
Some ways to serve this chicken:
- quesadillas
- burritos
- tacos
- in salad
- over rice
- over potatoes
- over noodles
- in a lettuce wrap
- by itself
- Keto diet idea: stir in a tub of full fat sour cream when the chicken is done cooking. It will make a creamy chicken that you can serve over mashed steamed cauliflower or in a lettuce wrap.
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What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.
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Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
Description
Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken is the perfect recipe to have in your back pocket on those days when you don’t have the time or energy to cook. With just 2 ingredients this recipe is quick and easy. It tastes great and can be served in many ways including over rice, in tacos, burritos or quesadillas or on top of salad.ย
Ingredients
- 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 4 chicken breasts)
- 1 (16 oz) jar Herdezย brand salsa verde (mild)
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Place chicken in the Instant Pot. Pour the salsa verde and water over the top.
- Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 12 minutes (thawed chicken) or 15 minutes (frozen chicken) on high pressure.
- When the time is up let the pot sit for 5 minutes (display will read L0:05) and then move the valve to venting.
- Remove the lid. Use tongs to move the chicken to a cutting board. Shred* the chicken. Then stir it back into the Instant Pot.
- Use chicken in tacos, burritos, quesadillas, over rice, in salad or plain.
Notes
I used my 6 quartย Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10 of recipe
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 466 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Protein: 31 g
Keywords: 2-ingredients, instant pot
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Will the cooking time change if I cut the recipe by half?
Nope! https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/how-to-halve-instant-pot-recipes/
Can the leftovers be frozen?
Yes this is a great recipe to freeze.
Can i make this using boneless chicken thighs?
yes! I’d do 15 minutes for fresh or 18 for thawed
Can this be done with 2 chicken breasts? Cooking for 1 ๐
Absolutely.
Can I use frozen chicken breasts?
yes 15 minutes (frozen chicken)
Can I make this and the rice I. The same time in the pot together? If so, how much rice, water and time?
I haven’t tried that yet but it’s a good idea. You could definitely do pot in pot rice and it would turn out great. Do you have a pan you could use?
Can I divide your recipes for a 6 quart Pot in half for my mini 3 qt pot??
Thanks so much!!!
yes you can! The only thing is making sure there is enough liquid to bring the pot to pressure.