This is a delicious and easy Instant Pot shredded buffalo chicken breast recipe. The shredded buffalo 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!
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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?
How to make Instant Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken Breast
- 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.
Shredded Buffalo Chicken is 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!
Check out these recipes for more Instant Pot meal ideas: Instant Pot Italian Beef Dinner, 15 Minute Instant Pot Orange Chicken, and Crock-Pot Pepperoncini Pot Roast.
Instant Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken Breast Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts about 1 1/2- 2 lbs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 bottle of 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.
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Katie says
It will be good, but the Buffalo Sauce makes it better…. The buffalo sauce is creamier and thicker.
Debbie says
Have you tried this with Frank’s Red Hot Original instead of the buffalo sauce. I’m trying to avoid some of the ingredients that are in the Buffalo Sauce.
Katie says
The mixture of the two should be fine. The wing sauce is a bit thicker, but I think mixing the two won’t change much in flavor. You can reduce the butter. The butter does give it a good flavor… but it will still be good.
Simi says
So I have 1/4 bottle of Frank’s Buffalo Wing Hot Sauce & 1/4 bottle of Frank’s Original Hot Sauce – what do you think would happen if I combined the two to equal 1/2 a bottle? Also, will I lose any flavor if I halve the butter? So excited to try this recipe! (A wrap or baked potato, as you mentioned in a previous reply, for my husband, and baked sweet potato for me) 😀
Katie says
I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for sharing. You made my day!
Nicole says
Made this tonight for the first time as a newbie to instapot – 3rd meal in it in 3 days. It came out awesome! Your recipe for buffalo sauce is my new favorite! Great idea to use honey to cut the heat and add natural sugar. I’ll be making this once a week!
Katie says
Thanks for sharing Karen!
Karen Whiting says
So delicious! It would be good in tacos, as well.
Janet Wolf says
I made this and it was great served on a whole wheat bun! I didn’t have the buffalo sauce, but did have a jar of buffalo rub, which I diluted in some water to make about 1/2 cup of sauce. Once all done, it was sort of weak so I just shook some of the dry rub and stirred it in…..was very tasty. Eye balling it at its best!! Can’t believe how easy this was….
Terresa says
I make this but add 8oz cream cheese once you finish shedding the chicken. Try it?
Katie says
I am so glad you enjoyed it!! It is one of my favorites. If you like spicy chicken recipes, check out the Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken also. I think you will enjoy that also!
Jen says
I made this for lunch today and it was AMAZING! Love the addition of the apple cider vinegar and honey. I served it over a baked potato and broccoli with a drizzle of ranch. Will absolutely make this over and over again. Thank you!!
Katie says
Sorry about that Megan. When I first did this recipe, I would only do natural release. Then I tried it a couple of times with the fast release and found out it worked fine. I forgot to update it in my recipe. Thanks for pointing that out. It is fixed. Fast release works great.
Megan says
Hello! Can you clarify – your instructions say NATURAL release, but you video says quick release?
Katie says
Thanks Trish for letting me know you liked it! I am so glad you enjoyed it.
Trish Bruwelheide says
Thanks-super quick, tasty, and easy. Great addition to the monthly rotation!!
Katie says
I would think a ziplock bag would work. I have little freezer containers… so I haven’t tried it that way. After thawing it out, you could microwave or reheat on stove top. If in the microwave, pause a couple times intermittent to stir. If on stove top, make sure you are continually stirring to prevent scorching.
Mary says
How do you freeze? Ziploc bag? And then how do you re-heat?
Thinking of making a bunch for a party, and would love to be able to make ahead!
Katie says
I let it natural release until it is finished and the float valve drops completely. There isn’t so much liquid in the recipe that this should take too long. However, if you wait until 10 minutes and it hasn’t completely dropped, you should be fine to unlock and open it with the same results.
Stephanie says
Question about the natural release-for how long should you allow it to naturally release? I’m newer to instant pot cooking but most times with natural release I’m seeing that there is a time/minutes tied to that. This looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
Katie says
This recipe with 4 breasts is about 6 servings… this is an estimate because chicken breasts run different sizes… I am not seeing where you see 2 servings. On my recipe, it says 6. I hope this helps.
Edward justice says
I track food on my fitness pal. I see the nutritional values with the recipe but it does not have a portion size. The nutritional chart says 2 servings but 4 breasts of chicken are far more than 2 servings. Just wondering if you know
Brittany says
This was amazing! I used 2lbs raw chicken breast, adjusted the amount of butter to half the amount (saving on fat), and omitted the Tabasco Sauce (not a super hot food fan). The heat from the buffalo sauce was just right. I made buffalo chicken wraps using low calorie/low carb garden veggie wraps, topped with yogurt ranch, chopped celery, shredded carrots and chopped onions!
MacKenzi says
Making this chicken tonight! Putting it inside of whole wheat tortillas with Caesar salad and dressing! Buffalo chicken ceasar wraps! Thanks for the recipe!
Mimi says
Looking forward to trying this tonight!! I only have 1 lb of chicken breast handy. Would I need to alter the recipe? Also what would you say is the spice level of this? Thanks!
Katie says
I am so glad to hear that! Thank you.
Megan says
Turned out perfect and my family loved it!! Thank you!
Katie says
I don’t think so. I think it would work the same… but I am not 100% sure because I have never doubled it. At the most, I would add 5 minutes, but I think it would be fine leaving the same time….
Hannah says
Do I double the time with doubling recipe?
Katie says
You can also make stuffed baked potatoes, and top the buffalo chicken on that or a sweet potato. Also, I have made a buffalo chicken salad with it. It is very versatile.
Katie says
It is actually good by itself with sides. I drizzle a bit of blue cheese or ranch dressing over it. However, it is great over rice. It is also perfect for making buffalo nachos, sliders, and pizza.
Kelly says
Hello. What do you do with the chicken once it’s cooked? Meaning what do you eat with it?
Katie says
I don’t know. I have only cooked thawed/fresh chicken breast. I have seen where other people have cooked frozen chicken breasts, but I personally have never attempted it. I would suggest thawing the breasts…. or research how other people cooked frozen breasts in the Instant Pot. However, if you cooked the frozen breasts, I am not sure it would come out the same with my recipe… It might have more liquid from the frozen breasts that would dilute the sauce. But I am guessing because I have no experience.
Ruth says
How long would it need to cook if you started with Costco frozen chicken breasts?
Katie says
Yes. The chicken is raw from the beginning.
Leslie says
Is the chicken breast raw to start? In your picture they look cooked and your recipe does not specify. Thanks.
Katie says
I am sorry Lauren. Thanks for pointing that out. 12oz is the bottle I use. I didn’t know they came in different sizes.
Lauren says
It says 1/2 a bottle of Frank’s but what size bottle?
Agness of Run Agness Run says
This seems like an appetizing recipe, Katie! Can’t wait to give it a try!
karrie @ Tasty Ever After says
I was just thinking about this recipe! lol! Looks so good and will have to try it on Sunday for J’s lunch through the week. Thanks for sharing!