Name: Instant Pot Street Tacos with Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 36 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tex Mex
Ingredients: 1 Pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, cut into thin strips; 1/2 Cup Chicken Broth, low sodium if available; 1 Ounce Taco Seasoning, (store bought or homemade); 1 Medium Spanish or White Onion, thinly sliced; 2 Cloves Garlic, minced; 1 (10 Ounce) Can of Roasted Tomatoes and Green Chiles, (similar to Rotel); 16 Small Street Taco-size Tortillas, (corn or flour); 2 Tablespoons Oil, (canola, corn, vegetable, etc.)

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Our Instant Pot street tacos with chicken have all the flavor of your favorite street side-taco but we used seasoned chicken instead of carne asada.

Who doesn’t love street tacos? However, I’ve noticed most recipes only feature beef. Kim and I wanted to make a version using Tex-Mex chicken.

So, we decided to adapt our original chicken soft taco recipe into Instant Pot street tacos with chicken instead of carne asada.

All it takes is few ingredients and about 35-minutes to create your own street taco experience in the comfort of your kitchen.

Three finished instant pot street tacos on a white plate topped with onions and tomatoes. — Look at those tasty tacos! Serve them onions and cilantro for the delicious handheld dinner.

How to make Instant Pot street tacos:

First, start by turning your Instant Pot on to its saute setting. Place the stainless steel liner into the pot.

Then add your cooking oil and give the pot a minute or two to heat up. After that, toss in the chicken, onions, and taco seasoning.

Now, you can use store-bought taco seasoning. It works just fine. Or, you can use a homemade version, similar to what we used on our tasty turkey tacos.

An aerial photo of the raw ingredients like chicken and taco seasoning. — For a true street taco experience make sure to use the smallest tortillas you can find.

Once the chicken has cooked for about 4 minutes, put in the garlic. Let it saute for about 30-seconds; however, don’t let it burn.

If the garlic overcooks, then it will become bitter. Afterward, when the garlic is done, add the chicken broth, roasted tomatoes, and green chiles.

Top-down view of the taco filling cooking in the pressure cooker. — You can leave the chicken in strips or use tongs to make shredded chicken.

Then, close the lid and seal the valve. Set the pressure cooker on manual or high pressure for 6 minutes.

Last, allow the machine to perform a 10 minute “natural release.” If desired, use tongs or 2 forks to shred the Tex-Mex chicken.

Serve the finished street tacos with condiments like cilantro, diced onions, and shredded cheese.

Close-up view of the finished tacos served with a lime wedge. — We love to spritz our street tacos with fresh lime juice.

Tips for Instant Pot street tacos:

Be sure to deglaze the Instant Pot when you add the chicken broth to capture all that flavor that stuck to the bottom of the pot.
Serve your cilantro as a condiment. Some people, like myself, think it has an odd flavor. Don’t believe me, see this article from the Britannica.
This can be made on a stove-top by putting everything into a large saucepan or stockpot, uncovered, and cook it over medium-low heat for about an hour.
Yon make street tacos in the Instant Pot with chicken thighs by substituting boneless chicken thighs in place of the chicken breast.

Other Instant Pot chicken recipes you may love: