Instant Pot BBQ Chicken
from kristineskitchenblog.comThis Instant Pot BBQ Chicken is saucy, tender, and so easy to make. It makes the best BBQ chicken sandwiches and is perfect for feeding a crowd! Leftover pulled chicken is also delicious in tacos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and on pizza.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 213kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 ¼ cups BBQ sauce divided
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt use ½ teaspoon if using water instead of broth
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or boneless skinless chicken thighs
- burger buns if desired, for serving
Instructions
- Combine the chicken broth, ½ cup of the BBQ sauce (reserve the remaining BBQ sauce for after cooking), apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper in the Instant Pot. Whisk until well combined.
- Nestle the chicken into the sauce.
- Close the Instant Pot lid and turn the steam release valve to the sealing position. Set the cook time to 16 minutes at high pressure. (The cook time is the same for fresh and frozen chicken.) See the note at the end of the recipe for more cook time information.)
- The Instant Pot will take about 15 minutes to reach pressure and then the cook time will begin counting down. When the cook time ends, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes by leaving the Instant Pot alone (no need to press anything).
- After 10 minutes, carefully move the steam release valve to the venting position. Once all of the steam has escaped and the pin drops down, carefully open the Instant Pot lid. Check that the chicken has cooked to at least 165° F using an instant read thermometer.
- Remove the chicken to a clean bowl or cutting board and let it rest for a few minutes.
- Stir the remaining ¾ cup of BBQ sauce into the sauce in the Instant Pot. If the sauce is not hot enough after stirring in the reserved BBQ sauce, you can heat it briefly using the saute function, stirring often. You can also simmer the sauce on saute to thicken it a bit, if desired.
- Shred the chicken using two forks, your fingers, or a stand mixer. Stir some of the sauce from the pot into the shredded chicken. Serve BBQ chicken on burger buns, with extra BBQ sauce, or as desired.
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Notes
- If your chicken breasts are very large AND frozen, increase the pressure cook time to 18 minutes at high pressure, plus a 10 minute natural release.
- If your chicken breasts are very small and not frozen, reduce the pressure cook time to 12 minutes at high pressure, plus a 10 minute natural release.
- Nutrition information estimate is for BBQ chicken only (not burger buns), and assumes that all of the sauce will be consumed, which it may not be.
Nutrition
Calories: 213kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 674mg | Potassium: 558mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
