A delicious chicken soft tacos recipe, perfect for your Instant Pot. Our recipe uses simple ingredients roasted tomatoes, green chiles, and taco seasoning to create a quick dinner everyone will love.
Who doesn’t love a great chicken soft tacos recipe? With the growing popularity of the Instant Pot brand, Kim and I wanted to share a quick and easy taco recipe perfect for your pressure cooker. We hope you enjoy this Tex-Mex inspired meal as much as we did.
As is the case with most of your dishes, simplicity is the main theme. Keeping that in mind, we used a mix of fresh and processed ingredients. It saves time and makes the whole process a lot easier. So, let’s get started.
How to Make Chicken Soft Tacos:
- First, start by turning your Instant Pot to its saute setting. Then add your olive oil and give the pot a minute or two for the oil to heat.
- Next, add the chicken, sliced onions, and taco seasoning to the heated olive oil. Go ahead saute the ingredients for 3-5 minutes. Just long enough for the chicken to start turning white on the outside.
- After that, you’ll want to 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.
- Once the garlic is done, add the remaining ingredients, the chicken broth, can of roasted tomatoes and green chiles.
- Once you have added all the ingredients, close the lid and make sure the valve is set to “sealing,” set the Instant Pot to “manual, high pressure (manual/pressure cook),” for 6 minutes.
- Last, once the chicken soft tacos have cooked, allow the Instant Pot to perform a 10-minute “natural release.” Serve the finished tacos with condiments like cilantro, diced onions, and shredded cheese.
Tips for Chicken Soft 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 a weird flavor. Don’t believe me, see this article from the Huffington Post.
- Don’t own an Instant Pot, that’s okay, just put everything into a large saucepan or stockpot, uncovered, and cook it over medium-low heat for about an hour.
Missing an Instant Pot, then try our Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Tacos recipe!
Looking for other tasty Instant Pot recipes? Give this a try!
Instant Pot Sausage and Chicken Jambalaya
Instant Pot Shredded Beef Tacos
Instant Pot Supreme Pizza Pasta
Instant Pot Mashed Red Potatoes
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Instant Pot Chicken Soft Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 Lb. Chicken Breasts (cut into strips)
- 1/2 Cup Chicken Broth (low-sodium)
- 1 Ounce Taco Seasoning (we used McCormick)
- 1 Medium Spanish or White Onion (sliced)
- 2 Cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 10 Ounce Can of Roasted Tomatoes and Green Chiles (we used store brand)
- 16 Small Street Taco-sized Tortillas (corn and flour)
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
Instructions
- First, turn the Instant Pot to the saute setting and add the olive oil.
- Next, add the chicken, onions, and taco seasoning to the Instant Pot. Saute the mixture for 3-5 minutes or until the chicken is white on the outside.
- Then, add the garlic and saute for an additional 30 seconds. Now pour in the tomatoes, chiles, and chicken broth.
- Use a the broth to deglaze the bottom of the pot. A wooden spoon works great for scraping the bottom.
- Afterward, close the lid and make sure the valve is set to "sealing," set the Instant Pot to "manual, high pressure (manual/pressure cook)," for 6 minutes.
- Last, once the chicken soft tacos have cooked, allow the Instant Pot to perform a 10-minute "natural release." Serve the finished tacos with condiments like cilantro, diced onions, and shredded cheese.
Gloria
Soft tacos are so good. We hardly ever use the hard shells. The filling here looks and sounds delicious…and try fun family dinner. A great way to feed a crowd too.
Kimberly
Thanks, Gloria! We are huge fans of flour or corn tortillas, so it made perfect sense here. This recipe is great for a weeknight family dinner! 🙂
Elaine @ Dishes Delish
I love soft taco! So much more than the crispy ones which fall apart when I try to eat one. I also love my Instant Pot! And now I love it even more because that means I can make your delicious recipe just as it’s written! Your chicken soft tacos look so delicious and I can’t wait to try them.
John
Thank you, Elaine! Kim and I thrilled you enjoyed the recipe and hope you get the opportunity make the tacos soon. Have a great day 🙂
Kate
I love tacos! Just a quick and simple meal for any night of the week. Especially with an instant pot!
John
Us too, thank you for commenting, Kate! Have a lovely day 🙂
dixya @food, pleasure, and health
tacos are my favoriteeeeee esp on a busy weeknight. i cant try this IP version.
John
Thank you, Dixya! Us too, Kim and I hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
Tina
I love slow cooker taco recipes, everything turns out so tender and juicy. I don’t have an instant pot but am going to try this in a slow cooker. Thanks for sharing this!
John
Thank you, Tina! We have a slow cooker chicken taco recipe if you’d like to try that one instead. Here is the link https://www.berlyskitchen.com/slow-cooker-shredded-chicken-tacos/ Have a wonderful day 🙂
Marisa Franca
We love soft tacos!! I think of them right next to pizza. There are times like this recipe when I wish I had an Insta-pot. Unfortunately I don’t but I believe I can use the Dutch oven and follow your recipe and ingredients. My mouth is watering thinking of the tacos.
John
Thank you, Marisa! Absolutely, you can use any cooking method you want to prepare this recipe. In fact, this dish originated from my slow-cooker shredded chicken tacos. To be honest, I find that recipe a lot easier to make than this one.
Veronika's Kitchen
Love finding new recipes for my Instant Pot) I like how easy it is to make it, will be perfect for the weeknight!)
John
Thank you, Veronika! Kim and I are glad you like the recipe. 🙂
Leslie
I go back and forth about whether or not I prefer beef or chicken in my tacos, but this is pushing my urge to take chicken’s side!
John
Thank you, Leslie! For me, ground beef will always be my favorite for tacos. However, this chicken recipe is pretty tasty. we’re glad you like it 🙂
Amanda Mason
We have an Instant Pot and I use it at least once every week. I’ve not made a taco recipe in it before but I’m dying to try yours! What a great quick weekly dinner recipe!
John
Thank you, Amanda! We hope you enjoy the recipe and wish you a wonderful day 🙂
Debbye
My husband is the chef in the family and he is definitely going to be making these. I printed the recipe out for him tonight. Thanks for sharing.
John
Thank you, Debbye! Kim and I hope you and your husband enjoy the tacos. Have a lovely day 🙂
Michelle
Wow, this is great, now I can make chicken tacos in my Instant Pot, thank you for your recipe and all your tips.
John
Thank you, Michelle! We’re glad you like the post and hope you have a great Monday 🙂