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This Instant Pot salsa verde chicken is made with every day ingredients and is so flavorful and delicious. Slow cooker instructions included!<\/em><\/p>\nMeet your new favorite Instant Pot dinner! This chicken is packed with bold, bright flavors, and you seriously won\u2019t believe how easy it is to make. <\/p>\nWhy This Recipe Works <\/h2>\n Alternate title: <\/strong>Why You Want to Put This on Your Menu Plan ASAP. <\/p>\n\nThis Instant Pot salsa verde chicken is a dump-and-go recipe.<\/strong> No pre-mixing or pre-cooking. Everything goes in the Instant Pot and then you can set it and forget it. <\/li>\nAlthough the cooking time is just a quick 10 minutes, if you aren\u2019t available to shred the chicken right after it cooks, no worries. The chicken and sauce can stay warm in the Instant Pot for several hours<\/strong> (before shredding or after the chicken is shredded and added back in). <\/li>\nThis recipe makes use of easily available, pantry-ready ingredients,<\/strong> making it one of those slam dunk meals when you\u2019re late to the dinner planning game and don\u2019t know what to make!<\/li>\nIt can be doubled or tripled for a crowd. <\/strong>And it falls into that beautiful category of build-your-own meals,<\/strong> which work great when feeding large groups (or picky eaters!). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThat is just a beginning highlight of why this Instant Pot chicken is so dreamy. The flavors are out of this world, and it can be served so many ways!<\/p>\nNotes on Key Ingredients<\/h2>\n Here are a few quick notes for ingredients to help ensure the best flavor for your taste preferences. <\/p>\n
\nSalsa verde:<\/strong> As is probably obvious, this ingredient is really important. It is the foundation of flavor for this chicken recipe, so choose a salsa verde brand you like the taste of \u2013 and choose a spice preference to fit your style. My favorite salsa verde to use is Herdez or Trader Joe\u2019s brands. <\/li>\nGreen chiles:<\/strong> You can use mild, medium or hot chiles, depending on the heat level you want. I don\u2019t drain them before using in this recipe.<\/li>\nBroth: <\/strong>The broth is important if making this recipe in the Instant Pot. In my recipe testing, without the broth, the burn warning was triggered in the IP. Adding the broth helps avoid this (as well as greasing the Instant Pot \u2013 so don\u2019t leave out those steps!). FYI:<\/strong> Newer Instant Pots (manufactured within the last few years) tend to throw the burn warning much more frequently than original\/older Instant Pots. <\/em><\/li>\nSalt: <\/strong>I am mentioning salt specifically here, because it is really important to wait and add the salt at the end of cooking, since the salsa verde and green chiles will already have salt added (to varying degrees). <\/li>\nPantry spices: <\/strong>We are relying on dried spices and herbs here, like garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, cumin, and smoked paprika (which is optional, but highly recommended). <\/li>\nChicken: <\/strong>This recipe can be made with boneless, skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAt the end, if you want a thicker sauce,<\/strong> remove the chicken and simmer the sauce using the Saute setting until slightly reduced and thickened. This is totally optional. <\/p>\n\nHow to Serve This Salsa Verde Chicken<\/h2>\n This Instant Pot salsa verde chicken can be served several different ways! <\/p>\n
\nServe the shredded chicken over rice with chopped cilantro, diced avocados, crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheese, and any other desired toppings. <\/li>\n Serve the shredded chicken in tortillas (taco- or burrito-style) with whatever toppings you\u2019d like. <\/li>\n The chicken can also be used to top salads or just to eat on its own. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThis ultra-tasty chicken garners two thumbs up and declarations of \u201cthis is bussin’\u201d from my family. It\u2019s one of those widely loved dinners that pleases everyone\u2019s palates, especially because they can dish it up however they like! I hope you love it, too!<\/p>\n
Bonus: <\/span><\/strong>the chicken can be cooked, shredded, and frozen (with the sauce) for a great freezer meal option. <\/p>\n\n
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Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken<\/h2>\n\n
Yield: <\/span>6<\/span> to 7 servings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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