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Instant Pot Low Calorie Chicken
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!
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
25
minutes
mins
Course:
Crockpot, Instant pot, Meal Prep
Cuisine:
American
Diet:
Gluten Free
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
116
kcal
Author:
Megan Olson
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
US Customary
-
Metric
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:
1
serving
|
Calories:
116
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
1
g
|
Protein:
20
g
|
Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
60
mg
|
Sodium:
265
mg
|
Potassium:
412
mg
|
Vitamin A:
225
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3.9
mg
|
Calcium:
17
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg