How to Cook Chicken in the Instant Pot 🍗

Until recently, I would pretty exclusively buy frozen pre-cooked chicken because buying the raw stuff felt like a hassle: hard to cook and easy to make it taste dry. However, I did a bit of experimenting, and now Instant Pot shredded chicken is my go to. 💪

Although I still like pre-cooked frozen chicken, and it is great for quick and easy meal prep, it's typically more expensive than buying raw chicken breasts and is more likely to contain chemical preservatives that I would like to cut back on a bit.

In this article, I'll detail my method for cooking easy, juicy chicken and hopefully save you some time, stress, and money. ✨️

What You'll Need (Ingredients + Equipment)

• 1-4lb chicken breast or breast tenderloins (this recipe is flexible)

• Spices of choice

• Better Than Bouillon Roasted Chicken Base

• Gloves (optional)

• Boiling water

• Spoon

• Measuring cup

• Cooking Spray

• Instant Pot

• Food thermometer

• Forks or Hand mixer

Instructions

1. Spray the instant pot with cooking spray to avoid sticking.

2. Put the chicken breast in the Instant Pot (I like to wear gloves for this step so I don't have to touch the raw chicken), and wash your hands.

3. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and/or whatever you'd like.

4. Boil water. For 1-2 lb chicken breast, you'll make 1 cup of broth (6g Better Than Bouillon + 8oz water) and add 1 extra cup of water. For 3-4lb chicken, you'll make 2 cups of brith (12g Better Than Bouillon + 16oz water) and add 1 extra cup of water. I like to mix the broth in a measuring cup and then measure the extra water in it as well. In this step, you just want to make sure the chicken is covered in liquid.

5. Put the lid on the Instant Pot, make sure it's set to Seal, and cook on High Pressure for 12 minutes.

6. When the Instant Pot finishes, let the chicken sit for 5 minutes before releasing the pressure, then release it. Then check to make sure the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F or higher (if it's a lower temp, it's not cooked, but don't worry, this shouldn't happen).

7. Transfer chicken to a bowl, pour some of the broth from the pot onto it (1/4 c or so), and shred with forks or a hand mixer.

8. Let the chicken cool, and then serve or store. Yaass!