Shredded BBQ chicken
This Shredded BBQ Chicken is the ultimate easy dinner! Juicy, flavorful, and smothered in BBQ sauce, it’s perfect for sandwiches, meal prep, or busy weeknights
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Additional BBQ sauce for serving
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to Sauté function. Heat olive oil and cook onion until softened, about 3–4 minutes. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds more. 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic.
- Add chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to deglaze, ensuring no browned bits remain. 1 cup chicken broth.
- Add BBQ sauce and salt. Stir to combine. 1 cup BBQ sauce,1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Add chicken breasts, turning them to coat with the sauce. 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts.
- Close lid and set valve to sealing position. Select Pressure Cook mode and cook for 14 minutes.
- When cooking completes, allow a 10-minute natural release, then carefully release remaining pressure.
- Remove chicken and shred with two forks.
- Set pot to Sauté function to thicken sauce if needed.
- Return shredded chicken to pot and stir to combine with sauce.
- Serve on buns with additional BBQ sauce if desired.
Notes
Note: It’s important to thin the BBQ sauce with chicken broth in the Instant Pot. Without the added liquid, the sauce can burn during cooking, causing the Instant Pot to give a burn warning.
TIP: To make in a Slow Cooker, follow the same steps, but cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
Nutrition
Calories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 24gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 695mgPotassium: 361mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 175IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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