You will love our easy Instant Pot chicken tacos recipe no salsa recipe with boneless skinless breasts. You can make in minutes as an Ninja Foodi recipe on high pressure too. It is a healthy dinner option that everyone loves.

A soft taco filled with Pressure Cooker Chicken Tacos, sliced tomatoes, avocado, and chopped cilantro.

Want a fast and healthy dinner idea? Shredded chicken tacos are it!! Make them as easy as with 4 ingredients or with a creamy sauce we will share with you as well. One of our easy Instant Pot recipes using fresh or frozen chicken.

We have all of the different brands at home, they all work basically the same. Whether you're using an IP, Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi the high pressure function is present. You throw all the ingredients in to make this one pot meal and it's done in 25 minutes.

If you want super EASY use our 4 ingredient Instant Pot salsa chicken recipe. This one adds a bit of cream cheese to make the sauce thicker and creamier. Both are great but of course the first one is healthier with fewer calories and fat.

Raw chicken breasts, tomatoes, soup, taco seasoning, cream cheese, lime, and water on a marble counter—everything you need for good Pressure Cooker Chicken Tacos.

Ingredient notes

Let's talk about chicken breasts shall we. There is a big difference if you look at them at the store. For us, typically the store brands that are super cheap are HUGE and have NO flavor at all. You don't want those. Yes you do want boneless skinless so it cooks thru evenly but you don't want them an abnormally large size either.

With other proteins we can't tell as much of a difference as we can with poultry. We'll spend a few extra dollars to buy organic because they're more flavorful, have less fat and are free from hormones (which is what makes them gigantic in the others). Ok so there's our two cents, take it as you may……

We mild rotel to make these rotel tacos to add flavor and texture or use Qdobo salsa verde instead with some taco seasoningeither packaged or homemade.

Then serve this inside taco shells in air fryer made from homemade or you can wrap it inside burrito tortillas with beans to serve.

If you wanted a creamier texture you could allow a block of cream cheese to soften on the counter. Before adding the lid cut it into small chunks and plop on top of the meat. When done it will create more of a Ninja Foodi crack chicken creamy texture.

Two Pressure Cooker Chicken Tacos with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, jalapeños, and sour cream served on a white plate.

How Long to Cook Shredded Chicken Tacos in Instant Pot

You only need 15 minutes for this one pot meal, super quick. It is a bit longer than if you wanted to slice them when done because you want the protein to break down so it is easily shreddable with 2 forks, that is why we add a few extra minutes.

How Long to Cook Chicken Tacos with Frozen Chicken in Instant Pot

You can, we cook frozen chicken in Instant Pot quite frequently and for this there isn't a difference in cook times either. Biggest tip when using these is to separate them if you pull them out of the bag and they're all stuck together in one big clump. Run them under cool water and break apart, then throw them right in.

Instant Pot Chicken Tacos Recipe

By Our easy Instant Pot chicken tacos (no salsa) recipe that is cheap to make as a protein packed healthy dinner option that everyone loves. Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 15 minutes minsServings: 6 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken breastsboneless skinless, medium size
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup taco seasoning
2 cans rotel10 oz each
1 large lime, juiced, optional

Instructions

Pour the broth or water into the pressure cooker. Place defrosted or fresh breasts (separated) inside. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the chicken and then cover with the rotel (and squeeze of lime if desired)
Seal the lid on the pressure cooker and set the valve to sealing. Set for 15 minutes on high pressure. When the cycle is complete, allow the pressure cooker to naturally release for 10 minutes, then do a quick release.
Shred the chicken with two forks and serve over nachos, tacos, or rice with your choice of toppings.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Entree, Main CourseCuisine: American, Mexican Tried this recipe?Mention @thetypical_mom or tag #thetypicalmom!

What if our chicken isn't tender enough to shred?

In the chance that you follow the instructions exactly, lift, try to shred Shred Instant Pot shredded chicken with two forks and serve and it doesn't fall apart without knives they were too big. If this is the case you can save it, don't worry. keep the lid off and set to saute. Let it bubble and cook in order to break down the connective tissue. Keep trying and once it falls apart turn the pot off.

What do you do with it once it is done? You don't have to serve these inside tortillas y'all. This is one of our favorite Foodi recipes because you can do so much with it. Pile it on top of tortilla chips with 1/2 cup of cheese melted on top of that! pressure cooker chicken taco bowls are great served over rice with avocado slices on top too.

How else can you use this? We have a ton of leftover chicken breast recipes listed here too. The thing you need to remember when you're done initially is to let it cool completely before transferring it into a bag. Suck ALL of the air out of that and place it into the fridge. You will need to use it within 2-3 days.