Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
Shredded chicken is a great way to meal prep your keto or low carb meals for the week and it doesn't get any easier than cooking it in the Instant Pot!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken bone broth
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pink salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts can use chicken thighs
- 3 tablespoons seasoning of choice (Poultry, Italian, Mexican, Greek, etc) optional
Instructions
- Place the bone broth, salt, pepper, and seasoning of choice into the Instant Pot inner pot. Stir.
- Add the chicken breasts and lock the lid into place making sure the vent is set to seal.
- Select Manual (or Pressure Cook), high pressure for 10 minutes, then allow the pressure to release naturally for at least 5 to 10 minutes, then release any remaining pressure.
- Open the lid and remove the chicken with tongs to a cutting board.
- Shred the chicken with meat claws or two forks.
- Discard half of the liquid in the Instant Pot, then return the chicken to the pot with the remaining liquid and serve as desired.
- To freeze, let cool to room temperature before placing in freezer safe containers or reusable freezer bags.
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Nutrition
Calories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 0.2gProtein: 50gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 145mgSodium: 1053mgPotassium: 844mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.002gVitamin A: 70IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
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