Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Chicken | Quick & Easy Summer Recipe | JCPenney

bbq sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: whole chicken

Thighs are often more flavorful and less expensive.

Add 1 cup of chicken stock to the Instant Pot.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of paprika, 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 teaspoon of onion powder to the chicken stock.

Stir the mixture to incorporate the spices and dissolve the salt.

Add 1.5 cups of barbecue sauce to the mixture and stir again.

Add 3 boneless skinless chicken thighs and 3 chicken breasts to the pot, mixing to coat the chicken in the sauce.

Seal the Instant Pot and set it to pressure cook for 15 minutes.

Once the cooking time is up, shred the chicken using two forks or a hand mixer set to low.

Turn the Instant Pot to the sauté setting to thicken the sauce.

Serve the pulled chicken on a sandwich with extra barbecue sauce and pickles.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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