Instant Pot Green Chili Chicken is an amazing, quick and easy instant pot chicken recipe! With only 8 ingredients this green chili chicken is full of flavor and perfect for a busy night that you want a delicious meal!
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If you are looking for an amazing quick dinner idea, with a little bit of a kick then you are going to love this Instant Pot Green Chili Chicken!
To make this easy Green Chili Chicken dinner recipe you are going to need an instant pot. If you do not have one, I am going to warn you now that once you have one in your home you are going to LOVE it! I held back on getting an instant pot, and then I got one. From there it sat in my kitchen cabinet for a few months before I pulled it out to use it for the first time. Don’t be like me, jump in and enjoy the awesomeness of the instant pot as soon as you can!
Instant pot green chili chicken
If you are eating low carb or keto then you are going to be happy that after cooking there is nothing left to do, but put this amazing green chili chicken on your plate and enjoy. If you are not low carb or keto, this green chili chicken tastes amazing over rice!
When I make green chili chicken I also like to make easy sides to go with it. Some of my favorite side dishes to make when I make green chili chicken are listed below.
What to Serve with Green Chili Chicken
Sticking with Low carb and Keto? These sides go great!
- Cauliflower Rice
- Brussel Sprouts
- Green beans
- asparagus
Not Keto or low carb? These will be perfect!
- Mexican Rice
- Garlic Rice
- Black beans
- Corn
What to make with Green Chili Chicken
While this Green Chili Chicken tastes amazing by itself as a main course, there are also many thing you can use this Green Chili Chicken in to make even more dishes.
- Tacos
- Taco bowls
- Taco Salad
- Enchiladas
- Burritos
- Burrito bowls
- Taco Lettuce Wraps
I also like to take any left overs and use them for lunches the rest of the week. It is really easy to double the recipe at dinner time and then have easy peasy lunches for the rest of the week. You can easily change up how you eat it for lunch time too!
What is also great about this chicken instant pot recipe is that if you want it spicier, just add an extra can of green chilis. Want is less spicy? Just add 1/2 a can of chilis instead of a full can.
How to make Green Chili Chicken
Green Chili Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1- 4.5 oz can of green chilies chopped
Instructions
- Place the chicken breast, chicken stock, cream cheese, garlic, cumin, black pepper, salt, and green chilies into the pot of your Instant Pot.
- Place the lid on with the seal shut. Turn it on manual pressure for 12 minutes. Let the steam naturally escape for 12 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and turn the Instant pot to sauté high for ten minutes, stirring occasionally. While the sauce is coming to a boil shred your chicken.
- Once the sauce has reduced in half add the shredded chicken back into your pot and combine.
- Serve over your favorite vegetables or over rice.
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