How to Cook Delicious Mexican-Style Shredded Chicken

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Mexican-Style Shredded Chicken. Made with fresh or frozen chicken breasts, this easy instant pot recipe is ready in just minutes! I love pressure cooker recipes especially versatile recipes that can be made into many different meals. Mexican Style Shredded Chicken is made with chicken breasts, salsa, tomatoes, onion, garlic and authentic Mexican seasonings.

Mexican-Style Shredded Chicken Add the chicken breasts, chicken stock, tomatoes with their puree, jalapenos, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, and the cilantro, if using. Bring the soup to a boil, then lower the heat and cook at a low simmer. My Instant Pot Shredded Chicken is loaded with Mexican flavors and is the easiest and the most tender shredded chicken you will ever taste! You can cook Mexican-Style Shredded Chicken using 20 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mexican-Style Shredded Chicken

  1. You need of Chicken Breast, boneless skinless.
  2. It's of Ro-Tel™ with Green Chilis.
  3. You need of Small Can Tomato Sauce.
  4. It's of Chicken Broth.
  5. You need of Lime.
  6. Prepare of Garlic minced.
  7. You need of Adobo Seasoning.
  8. You need of White Pepper.
  9. You need of Cumin.
  10. Prepare of Paprika.
  11. It's of if Chili Powder.
  12. You need of Cayenne Pepper.
  13. You need of Sea Salt.
  14. You need of Olive Oil (for searing chicken).
  15. Prepare of Serving suggestion:.
  16. It's of Warned soft corn tortillas.
  17. It's of Diced onions.
  18. Prepare of Chopped Cilantro.
  19. You need of Lime wedges.
  20. Prepare of Mexican Queso.

So even when you forgot to plan dinner for the night and only have frozen chicken breast…You can still have an incredible dinner on the table!!! Mexican food is a big favorite of mine and these days it's reserved for more of a cheat meal than an every other day thing. Over the past few months I've experimented enough to make healthier versions of some of my Tex-Mex favorites. For dinner one evening I was craving shredded chicken tacos!

Mexican-Style Shredded Chicken step by step

  1. Season chicken with Adobo Seasoning..
  2. In an oiled stock pot, sear the chicken breasts. Set chicken to side after searing..
  3. Add Ro-Tel, broth, garlic, white pepper, cumin, paprika, chili powder, cayenne and salt. Stir well to mix. Put seared chicken back into stock pot with mixture..
  4. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
  5. After it reaches a boil, lower temperature and simmer for 1 hour. Stirring occasionally..
  6. Remove chicken breasts and shred. Place shredded chicken back into liquid. Ladle out liquid until it is level with top of chicken in pot. Discard extra liquid..
  7. Add the juice of 1 lime. Stir to incorporate..
  8. Cook on medium to medium-high heat until the liquid almost completely reduces. Stir regularly but lightly..

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