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Instant Pot Low Calorie Chicken

Published: Apr 2, 2018 · Modified: Jul 12, 2025 by Megan

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Instant Pot Low Calorie Chicken! Meal prep chicken in 20 minutes in an Instant Pot with only a few ingredients. Perfect for easy low carb lunches or weeknight dinners. Serve on a salad, over rice, in tacos, casseroles and more!

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken! Meal prep chicken in 20 minutes in an Instant Pot with only a few ingredients. Perfect for easy low carb lunches or weeknight dinners. Serve on a salad, over rice, in tacos, casseroles and more! Low Carb, Low Calorie, Paleo, Gluten Free

You guys know how much I LOVE to meal prep. Having a healthy meal plan is key to getting started with meal prepping. It helps me stay on track with my goals. I find when I don't have that plan, I eat whatever whenever. Sound familiar? That's why I love my weight loss meal plans because it's like no other meal plans.

With these meal plans, you don't get a PDF like other plans. You actually get 5 days of meals and snacks then schedule your meals online and print your grocery list. This means you're not wasting money on extra groceries or wasting time meal prepping food you're going to throw away.

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken! Meal prep chicken in 20 minutes in an Instant Pot with only a few ingredients. Perfect for easy low carb lunches or weeknight dinners. Serve on a salad, over rice, in tacos, casseroles and more! Low Carb, Low Calorie, Paleo, Gluten Free

Not only that, the calories and macros are figured out for you. Other meal plans DO NOT do this. So, there's no more having to track in an app how many calories you are eating. It's EASY and I'm all about EASY like this EASY peasy Instant Pot shredded chicken!

Shredded chicken is one of my favorite things to meal prep. EASY to make, literally just a few ingredients and super versatile to throw on salads, tacos, over rice or in a casserole. You can make this Instant Pot Shredded Chicken in under 20 minutes!

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken! Meal prep chicken in 20 minutes in an Instant Pot with only a few ingredients. Perfect for easy low carb lunches or weeknight dinners. Serve on a salad, over rice, in tacos, casseroles and more! Low Carb, Low Calorie, Paleo, Gluten Free

Before I bought an Instant Pot, I made shredded chicken in my slow cooker. The only problem is that doesn't work when you're in a jam for time. Also, with the Instant Pot you can cook chicken frozen. Life changing!

Don't believe me? Try it and see for yourself how EASY it is!

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken! Meal prep chicken in 20 minutes in an Instant Pot with only a few ingredients. Perfect for easy low carb lunches or weeknight dinners. Serve on a salad, over rice, in tacos, casseroles and more! Low Carb, Low Calorie, Paleo, Gluten Free
Instant Pot Shredded Chicken! Meal prep chicken in 20 minutes in an Instant Pot with only a few ingredients. Perfect for easy low carb lunches or weeknight dinners. Serve on a salad, over rice, in tacos, casseroles and more! Low Carb, Low Calorie, Paleo, Gluten Free

Instant Pot Low Calorie Chicken

Megan Olson
Instant Pot Low Calorie Chicken! Meal prep chicken in 20 minutes in an Instant Pot with only a few ingredients. Perfect for easy low carb lunches or weeknight dinners. Serve on a salad, over rice, in tacos, casseroles and more!
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Crockpot, Instant pot, Meal Prep
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 116 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 1/4 lb chicken breasts about 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 cup chicken broth or water
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place all ingredients in an Instant Pot. Close the lid and set valve to sealing. Set to "protein" or "pressure cook" and set to 20 minutes.
  • Release the pressure by turning the valve to "release" then remove the lid once the steam has stopped coming out of the valve.
  • Using two forks, shed the chicken. Transfer to meal prep containers or store in the fridge for easy lunches or weeknight meals.

Notes

  • 1 serving is about 1 cup.
  • To make shredded chicken in a slow cooker, follow the recipe in this post. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 20gFat: 2gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 265mgPotassium: 412mgVitamin A: 225IUVitamin C: 3.9mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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Megan is a nutritionist who helps women 35+ lose weight sustainably. She is the author of the Low Calorie Cookbook, fitness instructor, host of the Dish On Ditching Diets Podcast and creator of Skinny Fitalicious where you get lighter, higher protein recipes. Follow Megan on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Emily @ Pizza & Pull-Ups says

    April 02, 2018 at 7:13 pm

    I need to pull my Instant Pot our more often, thanks for the motivation!

    • Megan says

      April 03, 2018 at 2:09 pm

      I'm loving mine!

  2. Megan says

    April 02, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    Oh yes! I love putting salsa on mine and just making a big salad.

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