Instant Pot Creamy Fiesta Chicken

Instant Pot Creamy Fiesta Chicken is made quickly & easily in your pressure cooker. A handful of ingredients & less than 30 minutes is all you need.

Who loves making shredded chicken for dinner? I sure do and when I can use my Instant Pot it makes dinner time so simple. This Instant Pot Creamy Fiesta Chicken is our favorite in this house.

You just can’t go wrong with tossing some chicken in the pressure cooker with a handful of ingredients and letting it cook.

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Just a few minutes later you are ready to eat some seriously delicious chicken. My kids go nuts for this stuff and they are always begging me to make it again.

Instant Pot Mexican Chicken

I really love this recipe because I can make it with either fresh or frozen chicken.

So on those nights when I completely forgot to plan anything for dinner, I can just pull some chicken out of the freezer and it just takes a few minutes longer in the total cooking time.

Here are some commonly asked questions

Are you sure? Can I make this from frozen chicken?

Yes, absolutely. The cooking time varies just a little bit when it comes to cooking fresh vs. frozen chicken. When cooking fresh, you want to add your ingredients and set it to cook for 13 minutes. When cooking frozen, you will still add your ingredients, but then set it to cook for 16 minutes. (note that the size of your chicken breasts can alter the cooking time by 1-3 minutes as well)

Do I need to change the cooking time if I reduce the recipe?

Yes, but only by 1-2 minutes. It is amazing how efficient the Instant Pot is and how much of a difference 1-2 minutes can make when it comes to pressure cooking. This recipe calls for 4 chicken breasts, so if you decide to only make 2, cook your chicken for 14 minutes for frozen and 11 minutes for fresh.

HOW DO YOU MAKE Instant Pot Creamy Fiesta Chicken

1. Add chicken, broth or water, diced green chilies, chili powder & other seasonings to the pot.
2. Cover and set to seal.
3. Cook on manual for 13 minutes.
4. Once it beeps, allow to naturally release for 7 minutes, then do a quick release.
5. Remove the chicken and shred in a large bowl.
6. Return back to the juices in the instant pot and place the block of cream cheese and cheddar cheese in with the chicken.
7. Place the lid back on but don’t turn on the Instant Pot. Just let the remaining heat make the cheese melty.
8. Give it a good stir to spread the cheese throughout and then enjoy.

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken

To make this recipe you will need…

• boneless skinless chicken breasts
• water or broth
• diced green chilies
• chili powder
• granulated garlic
• seasoned salt
• salt & pepper to taste
• cream cheese
• cheddar cheese

Use it in tacos like these or burritos. We also like to spread it out over nachos like this and so much more. The possibilities are endless.

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Instant Pot Creamy Fiesta Chicken

Instant Pot Creamy Fiesta Chicken is made quickly & easily in your pressure cooker. A handful of ingredients & less than 30 minutes is all you need.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: dinner

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: chicken, fiesta, tacos

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 cups water or broth
• 2 cans diced green chilies – with juices small
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp granulated garlic
• 2 tsp seasoned salt
• salt & pepper to taste
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup cheddar cheese

Instructions

• Add chicken, broth or water, diced green chilies, chili powder & other seasonings to the pot.
• Cover and set to seal.
• Cook on manual high pressure for 13 minutes.
• Once it beeps, allow to naturally release for 7 minutes, then do a quick release.
• Remove the chicken and shred in a large bowl.
• Return back to the juices in the instant pot and place the block of cream cheese and cheddar cheese in with the chicken.
• Place the lid back on but don’t turn on the Instant Pot. Just let the remaining heat make the cheese melty.
• Give it a good stir to spread the cheese throughout and then enjoy.

Notes

*This recipe was created using the 6-quart instant pot. If you are using a different size pot or a different pressure cooker brand entirely, cooking times may be off by a couple of minutes.

**Live at High Altitude – Because water boils at a lower temperature at high altitudes, and pressure cooking requires water to boil in order to work, some foods may need a little more cooking time. When pressure cooking at high altitudes you want to make sure to add 5 percent to your cook time for every 1,000 feet above 2,000 feet elevation. For example, when we lived at 4,000+ feet I would add 10 percent to my cook time. For a recipe that called for 20-minutes of cooking time, I would then cook for 22 minutes. When pressure cooking, 1-2 minutes can make all the difference in a recipe, unlike when cooking by traditional methods.