Instant Pot Chicken Tacos are easy to make with only 3 ingredients in a pressure cooker. It is one of my favorite Instant Pot recipes. Chicken tacos is a family favorite Mexican recipe.
The Instant Pot Chicken Tacos are delicious but the best part is you only need three ingredients to make this chicken taco filling in the Instant Pot!
Who knew Instant Pot recipes were going to become one of my favorite ways to cook dinner?
When it comes to easy recipes like 3 ingredient Instant Pot Chicken Tacos with taco seasoning how could I not fall in love?
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How to make Chicken Taco filling in the Instant Pot?
I love how easy this recipe is and that the cooking options are available for everyone.
Even if you don't own an Instant Pot or a pressure cooker you can still enjoy this easy taco filling recipe for dinner tonight!
This chicken Instant Pot recipe is so easy and versatile that you could cook it as a crock pot chicken taco filling recipe, you can put all the chicken taco filling ingredients into a vacuum sealing bag and freeze it for a Taco Tuesday Freezer Meal.
Or you can make it today the way I did in my pressure cooker.
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The homemade version tastes awesome and you can even make your own homemade fireball and rumchata cocktails like Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Cinnamon Bun once you have the homemade Horchata recipe at your fingertips.
Creamy Chicken Tacos
If you like your chicken tacos creamy check out my Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Tacos made with cream cheese.
How Long To Cook Boneless Chicken Breasts in the Instant Pot
The recommended time to cook whole or half pieces of boneless chicken breast in the Instant Pot is 6-8 minutes.
You will need to decide for yourself based on the size of the boneless chicken breasts you are cooking in the Instant Pot.
If you are using very small and thin chicken breast like I did I cooked them for 5 minutes on the manual setting.
The boneless chicken breast was cooked perfectly. If you are using very large and thick boneless chicken breasts you will, of course, need to pressure cook them longer.
When in doubt use an instant-read meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature at the thickest part of the breast has reached 165 F.
3 Ingredient Chicken Taco Ingredients
- skinless boneless chicken
- taco season (I used Old El Paso Taco Seasoning)
- salsa
- water
Directions to make
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Step 1: Put the skinless boneless chicken into the Instant Pot aluminum pot. Pour the salsa, water and add the taco seasoning.
Step 2: With a fork or large spoon mix the chicken taco ingredients so the boneless chicken is covered with the salsa and taco seasoning.
Step 3: Place the lid on the Instant pot and make sure it is fully locked in place. Then check to make sure the pressure valve is in the closed position.
Step 4: Press the manual button on the Instant Pot and set the timer for 5 minutes.
Step 5: Allow the Instant Pot to do its magic. Once the timer has gone off indicating it has finished pressure cooking the chicken wait two minutes and using a wooden spoon carefully quick release the steam pressure.
Step 6: Once you have released all of the pressure carefully open the lid facing away from yourself so the steam will not burn your face or hand.
Step 7: Allow the chicken to rest for about 8 minutes then shred the chicken using two forks to shred the pressure cooked chicken meat.
Step 8: Use the chicken meat to fill warmed flour tortillas or your choice of taco shells.
Step 9: Top with your favorite taco toppings and serve.
Favorite sides to serve with chicken tacos
If you enjoy sipping on a glass of Rumchata then you are going to love how easy it is to make the real deal which is called Horchata and is the perfect beverage to serve with tacos.
Recipe expert tips to make the recipe
- Some Instant Pots can be a little touchy. If the burn notice goes off add ¼ cup of water and loosen any stuck on bits on the bottom of the pot.
- You can change the flavor of the tacos by using different flavored salsas. I have used garden salsa, and mango salsas to make this recipe.
- Leftovers can be frozen and served another day. Put the chicken taco filling in a food safe plastic container or freezer bag and freeze for uo to 2 months.
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3 Ingredient Instant Pot Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 2 lbs skinless boneless chicken breasts
- 1 envelope taco seasoning
- ¾ cups salsa
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Place the skinless boneless chicken breasts into the Instant Pot insert. Pour the ¾ cup of salsa and the water in and add the taco seasoning.
- With a fork mix the chicken taco ingredients so the boneless chicken breast are covered with the salsa and taco seasoning.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure it is fully locked in place. Then check to make sure the pressure valve is in the closed position.
- Press the manual button on the Instant Pot and set the timer for 5 minutes.
- Allow the Instant Pot to do it's magic. Once the timer has gone off indicating it has finished pressure cooking the chicken wait two minutes and using a wooden spoon carefully quick release the steam pressure.
- Once you have released all of the pressure carefully open the lid facing away from yourself so the steam will not burn your face or hand.
- Allow the chicken to rest for about 8 minutes then use two forks to shred the pressure cooked chicken meat.
- Use the chicken meat to fill warmed flour tortillas or your choice of taco shells.
- Makes 12 servings.
Notes
- Cooking time will vary depending on the size of boneless chicken breasts used. Check the internal temperature of the thickest piece of chicken with an instant-read meat thermometer. Chicken should be cooked to 165 F.
- If using one of the newest Instant Pot models please add ¼ to ½ cup of water. I use the 6 quart Duo and have never had a problem with the burn notice.
- Toppings: Mango Guacamole and Creamy Jalapeno Sauce.
- Some Instant Pots can be a little touchy. If the burn notice goes off add ¼ cup of water.
- You can change the flavor of the tacos by using different flavored salsas. I have used garden salsa, and mango salsas to make this recipe.
- Leftovers can be frozen and
- served another day. Put the chicken taco filling in a food safe plastic container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months.
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