This Instant Pot shredded buffalo chicken breast recipe can be made in approximately 15 minutes with only 6 ingredients! The shredded chicken is tender, juicy, and flavorful.
This Easy Pressure Cooker Shredded Buffalo Chicken Recipe is perfect for your weeknight meals. Made in just a few minutes, this flavorful shredded buffalo chicken breast is incredible by itself, or perfect as a base for tacos, nachos, sliders, and pizza!
How to make Instant Pot shredded buffalo chicken
Follow these easy steps to make shredded buffalo chicken in the Instant Pot.
- Throw all of the ingredients in the Instant Pot.
- Cook on manual high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Quick release.
- Next, shred the chicken with a fork. The chicken breasts just fall apart so the shredding is very easy.
- The chicken will naturally absorb most of the liquid. You will then put it on the sauté setting for just a few minutes to cook out any remaining liquid until the chicken absorbs any lingering sauce... about 5 minutes.
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Great for meal prep
Are you excited to make this Instant Pot shredded buffalo chicken breast recipe yet? I often make meal prep freezer meals for my husband to take to work. This is one of his favorite entrees. It freezes really well. You can double the batch and use half for a meal and save half in the freezer. Easy peasy!
Cooking Tip!
Note: If you want to add a bit of creaminess to the flavor, mix in 1/4 cup of ranch after the chicken is shredded.
If you want to make homemade ranch, try my DIY Ranch Seasoning Mix!
I make this Instant pot shredded buffalo chicken breast recipe very often my house. My hot buffalo sauce is incredible, therefore I am usually making this meal last minute when I need something to make easy and quick. My entire family loves it. The shredded buffalo chicken is healthy, lean, and tastes AMAZING! So why not?
Check out these recipes for more Instant Pot meal ideas:
- Instant Pot Italian Beef Dinner
- 15 Minute Instant Pot Orange Chicken
- Crock-Pot Pepperoncini Pot Roast
- Instant Pot Cubed Steak
- Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup
Please leave me a comment below if you make this Instant Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken, and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
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Instant Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken Breast Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts about 1 1/2- 2 lbs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 12 oz Frank's RedHot Buffalo Wing Sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Tabasco Sauce
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients in Instant Pot.
- Cook on manual high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Quick release.
- Shred chicken in Instant pot with two forks.
- The chicken should absorb most of the sauce.
- Put on sauté setting until juice is fully absorbed in shredded chicken. Should take about 5 minutes. Remove chicken from Instant Pot. Let it rest about 3 to 5 minutes and serve.
Erin
Interesting tip about adding ranch after cooking! I never would have thought of that. I can't wait to try this!
Trish
Thank you so much for this recipe. I started using 1/2 chicken thigh and 1/2 chicken breast. It is awesome. My family thinks it is like eating chicken wings that someone else pulled meat off the bones for them.
We have used it in so many ways: straight out of the pot on a tossed salad, in a wrap, in a taco or burrito, quesadilla, and a crowd favorite.........a spoon of it on a grilled cheese (we use a white cheese)
Kristin
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I can't count how many times I've made this. It's so quick and easy. If I have chicken that I need to use up, this is my go to option. I make sliders or wraps with the buffalo chicken and top them with bagged coleslaw mix, bleu cheese and bleu cheese dressing. If I'm out of bleu cheeese, I've used shredded cheddar and that subs in just fine!
Trish Lucero
This is a go to for me! My family loves it and guests think it is so complex. Thanks for sharing
Katie Crenshaw
About 3/4 cup.
Kylie
How much do you typically use for a serving? I am on WW. and wanting to track this in my app.
we have made it MANY times before, but need to be mindful of how much I have for dinner.
TYIA
Katie Crenshaw
It will be 12oz.Sorry. I will update.
Matt
What size bottle? They make different sizes so I want to be sure.
benazer noor
Amazing recipe. Really healthy and tasty. A must-try for everyone.