My family devours these INSTANT POT CHICKEN TACOS any time I serve them! I love how easy they are – just a handful of ingredients and ready in about 40 minutes!
Y’all know that I am a straight-up taco fanatic.
I was just talking to my husband the other day about how I could literally eat Mexican food 7 days a week and not get tired of it. Unfortunately, he’s not on the same page.
He likes Mexican food just fine, but he’ll usually choose Italian or Asian food over Mexican. We’re probably destined for divorce. 😉
Anyway, our whole family loves these Instant Pot chicken tacos. It’s such an easy Instant Pot recipe.
Don’t have an Instant Pot? Try my crockpot chicken tacos instead! Basically the same recipe, but different cooking methods.
How to make Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Tacos:
This recipe calls for chicken breasts, taco seasoning, ranch seasoning, salsa, and chicken broth. We love how simple this one is!
You’ll just add everything to the Instant Pot, set it to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 18 minutes. 
Allow the pressure to release naturally.
I never quick release meat as it can cause the meat to be tough. Always do a natural release for at least 10 minutes and you’ll have tender meat!
Shred the chicken with a couple of forks and serve with your favorite taco fixings!
You can also use this recipe to make my chicken nachos! So good!
More Mexican inspired recipes:
White Queso Dip: So darn good!
Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad: A favorite in my house!
Mexican Rice: We serve this anytime we have tacos.
Mexican Chicken Casserole: I could eat this one every night.
Bean Dip: You can’t go wrong with this one.
Margarita on the Rocks: Don’t wanna brag, but my margs are the best margs. 😉
Instant Pot Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 packet ranch seasoning
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to your pressure cooker and stir to combine.
- Close the pressure cooker and set the vent to 'sealing.'
- Cook on high pressure for 18 minutes.
- Allow pressure to release naturally before removing the lid and shredding the chicken.
- Serve with your favorite taco fixings.
Nutrition Information:
Susan says
Love this. It is a go to for us! I would like to double this for a party. Do I need to change the cook time if I do?
Karly says
Nope, it’ll just take longer to come to pressure. 🙂
Brandy H. says
Instead of a traditional Christmas dinner we opted for Mexican. These were on the menu and did not disappoint. One of my absolute favorite dishes I have found from your site. My husband never had a clue the ranch was part of the seasoning. If he had of known he would have never eaten them. Thank you for the amazing recipe!
Karly says
So glad you guys enjoyed them, Brandy!
Craig Marsh says
Taste was great but we kept getting a burn notice. We had to add extra chicken broth.
CK says
What salsa and ranch seasoning do you use? I assume you don’t need a trivet as well.
Karly says
We normally use the salsa linked in the recipe. I use Hidden Valley ranch, but any ranch seasoning should work. No trivet needed. 🙂
Erin says
Really want to try this recipe. Does anyone know how long this would take in a crock pot? We don’t have an instant pot.
Karly says
Hi Erin! It’ll take about 4-5 hours on low and 2-3 hours on high, depending on your crockpot. 🙂
Allen Moody says
Any ideas about using frozen chicken for this?
Karly says
Frozen chicken should work fine. It’ll just take longer to come to pressure.
Elizabeth says
Isn’t 18 minutes a really long time to cook the chicken? Every other chicken recipe I find is 8-10 minutes. I’m worried it will be really tough from over cooking!
Karly says
We don’t find this to be too long at all, but you can reduce the time and see how that works, if you like. 🙂
Luna Regina says
Tried this last weekend for my family, and everyone loved it a lot! It took me roughly 50 mins to put everything together. Definitely recommend this recipe. Thanks for sharing, Karly, hope you have an awesome week ahead!
Easyfoodsmith says
The tacos look so good and delish with those wonderful seasonings.