Instant Pot Chicken Tacos Recipe

Updated January 29, 2020 This post is sponsored by Kroger.

Taco Nights Are Our Favorite Nights

Our boys love helping us meal plan and every week they ask for tacos on Taco Tuesdays. They make sure every Tuesday night is a taco night. We love mixing up the kind of tacos we have (steak, salmon, veggie), but one of their all-time favorite tacos are Instant Pot Chicken Tacos. They LOVE them and we love making them because they are so easy! They are the perfect tacos for a busy weeknight.

How to Make Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

The Instant Pot is the key to making these easy chicken tacos. The Instant Pot works it’s magic and can turn out a tasty dinner in no time. I am so glad that pressure cookers are back in style because they make cooking dinner a lot easier. You can put chicken in the Instant Pot and have a dinner ready to go in no time! We love making these shredded chicken tacos in the Instant Pot because they are juicy, full of flavor, and beyond easy to make. You only need a few ingredients and spices, probably ingredients you already have in your kitchen and all ingredients you can find at any Kroger store. To start, turn the Instant Pot to sauté and cook the chicken, onion, and garlic for a few minutes. Next, add in Kroger Fire Roasted Tomatoes. We like to use fire roasted tomatoes because they add a ton of flavor to the chicken. We also add chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper. And that is basically it, you just let the Instant Pot do the rest of the work. When the chicken is done cooking, remove it from the Instant Pot and shred it with two forks. Pro tip, you can also place the chicken breasts in a bowl and shred it with a hand mixer or stand mixer. It will shred up the chicken in no time. Place the shredded back in the Instant Pot with the juices. Stir and you are ready to make tacos! You want the chicken to be juicy so it has lots of flavor. If there is a little too much liquid, just serve with a slotted spoon, but keep the liquid. You don’t want dry chicken tacos!

Chicken Taco Toppings

The best part of making tacos for dinner, besides the easy factor, the TOPPINGS! We like to load up on taco toppings at our house. We like to put out a variety so everyone can build their own tacos with their favorite ingredients. A few of our favorite taco toppings include:

lettucediced tomatoesshredded cheesecilantroavoacdo or guacamolered onion or green onionjalapeno slicespico de gallo or salsalime wedgeshot sauce

What to Serve with Chicken Tacos

The chicken tacos are good alone, especially with lots of toppings, but if you want to make a bigger meal out of the tacos here are a few side dish recipes that go well with chicken tacos.

Mexican RiceCilantro Lime RiceBlack Beans or Refried BeansBlack Bean Salad

Easy Weeknight Dinner

If you are looking for an easy weeknight dinner, put Instant Pot Chicken Tacos on the menu. They are a family favorite dinner, kids and adults love these tacos. You can also use the shredded chicken to make chicken taco salads, burritos, quesadillas, tostadas, enchiladas, and more! This easy Instant Pot chicken recipe is a good one! You can use the chicken for more than just tacos, but tacos are always a hit at our house! If you like these easy chicken tacos, you might also like:

Instant Pot Honey Sesame ChickenInstant Pot Mexican Rice CasseroleInstant Pot 4-Ingredient Chicken Chile VerdeInstant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice