Easy Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Chicken
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Recipe type: Instant Pot
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
  • 1.5 pounds chicken
  • ¾ cup BBQ Sauce
  • ¼ cup Italian dressing
Instructions
  1. Set the instant pot to saute. Add in olive oil and sliced onions, cook for 3 minutes or until onions are tender and translucent.
  2. Top onions with chicken.
  3. In a small bowl mix together BBQ sauce and Italian dressing, then pour over chicken.
  4. Put on the top of the instant pot and set to sealed. Set to manual high for 20 minutes. When done cooking do a quick release. Remove chicken and shredded with a fork then place back in the pot. The sauce should thicken as it cools. If you prefer a thicker sauce, while you are shredding the chicken set the instant pot to saute for 3-4 minutes to let some liquid evaporate.
  5. Serve on a bun topped with sauerkraut and pickles.
Notes
If you want to make the recipe in a slow cooker. You do not need to saute the onions just add to the pot topped with chicken then add ½ cup of water to the BBQ sauce and Italian dressing. Set slow cooker to low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
Recipe by Lauren Sharifi Nutrition at https://laurensharifi.com/easy-instant-pot-bbq-pulled-chicken/