You are just three (yes, three!) ingredients away from tacos, burritos, salads and more—this recipe for shredded taco chicken in your Instant Pot® gives you a jumpstart on all of these dishes. Grab a jar of salsa, some taco seasoning and chicken thighs, and you’re well on your way to all your favorite Mexican dinners.
Instant Pot® 3-Ingredient Taco Chicken
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 4
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 package (20 oz) boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 packet (.85 oz) Old El Paso™ Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 cup thick ‘n chunky mild salsa (from 16-oz jar)

Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Spray 6-quart Instant Pot® insert with cooking spray; add water. In medium bowl, mix chicken and taco seasoning mix, tossing to coat evenly; transfer to insert.
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Step2Top chicken with salsa. Secure lid; set pressure valve to SEALING. Select MANUAL; cook on high pressure 12 minutes. Select CANCEL; release pressure naturally for 10 minutes. Set pressure valve to VENTING to manually release any remaining pressure.
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Step3Remove chicken from insert to medium bowl. Shred chicken with 2 forks. Return shredded chicken to insert, or transfer chicken and salsa mixture to serving dish. Serve warm.
Nutrition
140
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 30%
- Sodium
- 610mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 160mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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