Instant Pot Hatch Green Chile Chicken
Shredded chicken cooked to perfection in a spicy Hatch green chile sauce and shredded to serve over rice - easily made in the Instant Pot!
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 1196kcal
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, thawed
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 C [Hatch green chile saucehttps://www.rebootedmom.com/2018/02/15/traditional-new-mexico-green-chile-sauce/] prepared
- 1/4 C chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp salt or more to taste
- 1/8 tsp pepper
Instructions
- In your clean Instant Pot, add the oil, chicken, garlic and cumin and saute until lightly brown, about 4-5 minutes.
- Turn off the saute feature and add your green chile sauce, making sure to mix it in well with the chicken. Pour in your chicken stock, and place the lid on the Instant Pot.
- Push the manual (pressure cook) function and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. Do a quick release and carefully shred the chicken within - it should shred easily.
- At this time, determine, add more green chile, if desired, as well as salt and pepper (to taste). Serve over a bed of rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 1196kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 197g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 554mg | Sodium: 682mg | Potassium: 3323mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 5mg