Pressure Cooker Chicken Tacos
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Course: Main Dish
- Skill Level: Beginner
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- Yield: 6 serving plates
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 6m
- Ready In: 16m
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Nutritional Info
This information is per serving.
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Calories
260.4 -
Fat
2.7 g -
Saturated Fat
0.5 g -
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.0 g -
Cholesterol
49.3 mg -
Sodium
921.9 mg -
Potassium
444.6 mg -
Carbohydrate
36.4 g -
Fiber
4.7 g -
Sugars
0.5 g -
Protein
23.5 g
Pressure cooker chicken tacos. Mexican chicken tacos with shredded chicken cooked in a pressure cooker. Very fast and easy chicken recipe. You may also like Coconut Shrimp Soup, another yummy recipe cooked in an instant pot.
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Pressure Cooker Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- For Filling: 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large white onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) chicken broth
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilatro
- 6 boneless and skinless chicken breast halves
- 1½ teaspoons sea salt
- 10 grinds black pepper
- freshly squeezed juice of 3 limes
- For Tacos: 12 taco-size flour tortillas,warmed
- shredded iceberg lettuce
- diced Roma tomatoes
- sliced ripe avocado
- chopped fresh cilantro
- chopped red onion
- shredded combination Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses
- sour cream and salsa (optional)
Method
Step 1
In a pressure cooker, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add white onion and cook, stirring, until softened, for about 3 minutes. Add chili powder and garlic and cook, stirring, for a further 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth and scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Stir in fresh cilantro. Arrange chicken breasts over the mixture, spooning some on top. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Pour in lime juice.
Step 2
Close pressure cooker and lock the lid. Set burner heat to high pressure. When pressure cooker reaches high pressure, reduce heat to low. Set timer to cook for 6 minutes.
Step 3
Remove pot from the heat. Carefully open pressure cooker. Using tongs, transfer cooked chicken breasts to cutting board. Cut chicken meat into cubes
Step 4
Pour the content of the pressure cooker into a bowl. Stir in cubed chicken.
Step 5
To assembly the tacos, spoon the chicken mixture into tortillas, then top as you prefer with lettuce, avocado, cilantro, onion, and cheese.