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Juicy Instant Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken Breast Recipe

April 19, 2017 Updated: September 13, 2019 By Katie Crenshaw 45 Comments

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This is a delicious and easy Instant Pot shredded buffalo chicken breast recipe. The shredded buffalo chicken is tender, juicy, and flavorful.

Instant Pot shredded buffalo chicken breast

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?


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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.

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shredded buffalo chicken

Instant Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken Breast Recipe

This is a delicious and easy pressure cooker shredded buffalo chicken breast recipe. The shredded buffalo chicken is tender, juicy, and flavorful.
4.89 from 9 votes
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Course: Entree
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 174kcal
Author: Katie Crenshaw

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.

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Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 284mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Vitamin C: 4.1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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This is a delicious and easy Instant Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken Recipe. The shredded buffalo chicken is tender, juicy, and flavorful.

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Comments

  1. Katie says

    December 10, 2018 at 10:30 pm

    It will be good, but the Buffalo Sauce makes it better…. The buffalo sauce is creamier and thicker.

  2. Debbie says

    December 10, 2018 at 6:12 pm

    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.

  3. Katie says

    September 23, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    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.

  4. Simi says

    September 23, 2018 at 6:59 pm

    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) 😀

  5. Katie says

    August 14, 2018 at 1:22 am

    I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for sharing. You made my day!

  6. Nicole says

    August 14, 2018 at 12:35 am

    5 stars
    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!

  7. Katie says

    August 4, 2018 at 9:44 am

    Thanks for sharing Karen!

  8. Karen Whiting says

    August 4, 2018 at 8:29 am

    5 stars
    So delicious! It would be good in tacos, as well.

  9. Janet Wolf says

    July 27, 2018 at 4:57 pm

    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….

  10. Terresa says

    July 21, 2018 at 11:07 pm

    I make this but add 8oz cream cheese once you finish shedding the chicken. Try it?

  11. Katie says

    July 4, 2018 at 5:37 pm

    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!

  12. Jen says

    July 4, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    5 stars
    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!!

  13. Katie says

    June 7, 2018 at 1:20 am

    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.

  14. Megan says

    June 6, 2018 at 11:00 pm

    Hello! Can you clarify – your instructions say NATURAL release, but you video says quick release?

  15. Katie says

    May 31, 2018 at 12:04 am

    Thanks Trish for letting me know you liked it! I am so glad you enjoyed it.

  16. Trish Bruwelheide says

    May 30, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks-super quick, tasty, and easy. Great addition to the monthly rotation!!

  17. Katie says

    May 19, 2018 at 11:00 am

    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.

  18. Mary says

    May 18, 2018 at 5:07 pm

    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!

  19. Katie says

    May 14, 2018 at 10:00 pm

    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.

  20. Stephanie says

    May 14, 2018 at 9:14 pm

    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!

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