Instant Pot BBQ Chicken

red colored bbq chicken in a white tray along with two forks.

Easy Instant Pot BBQ Chicken is juicy, tender, and so tasty! Perfect for sandwiches, nachos, quesadillas, bowls or meal prep for the week. Use your favorite BBQ sauce!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword bbq chicken instant pot, instant pot barbecue chicken, Instant pot BBQ Chicken

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Additional Time 10

Total Time 35

Servings Servings

Calories 329kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

instant pot

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts
1 small red onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves chopped
½ jalapeños pepper sliced
1 cup barbecue sauce I used Kinder's
½ cup water use a little more if using a large instant pot
½ teaspoon salt depends on the bbq sauce
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Add all ingredients into an instant pot and give a good mix.
Close instant pot, making sure valve is set to seal. Press manual or high pressure and set to 10 minutes. Let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes.
Release pressure and open the pot. Using tongs, remove the chicken to a large plate.
Press the saute button, and simmer the sauce, stirring often. Reduce the liquid until thickened.
In the mean time, shred the chicken using two forks.
Return the shredded chicken to the pot and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the liquid has evaporated. Be careful not to let the chicken dry out—it should remain moist and coated in sauce.
Enjoy on sandwiches, wraps, pizza, nachos, plates and more!
(stir in more sauce if desired)

Notes

Choose a good BBQ sauce! The flavor of this chicken really depends on the BBQ sauce you choose. I personally love the taste of Kinder’s BBQ sauce, but feel free to use your favorite!

You can double the recipe to feed a crowd and cook in an 8 quart instant pot.

Halve the recipe to feed a small family and cook in a 3 quart instapot.

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