
HOW TO MAKE SALSA VERDE CHICKEN

MAKING SALSA VERDE CHICKEN IN THE INSTANT POT
STEP ONE:

STEP TWO: Add your seasonings, onion and garlic.
STEP THREE: Cook your chicken on poultry setting, about 24-26 minutes. If your chicken breasts are frozen just add a few minutes.
DO I NATURAL RELEASE THE CHICKEN?
I always try to allow enough time in my cooking schedule to have time to natural release my meats. This helps ensure the meat is pull apart tender and shred-able. However, if you don have time to natural release and need to quick release the chicken it should be all the way cooked through. Just use a thermometer to double check.
STEP 4: SHRED CHICKEN
WHEN DO I ADD THE SOUR CREAM?

WHAT MEALS TO MAKE WITH INSTANT POT SALSA VERDE
- tacos
- nachos
- burritos
- enchilada filling
- top on a taco salad
- taquito filling
Serve with these:
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Salsa Verde Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- ½ medium onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1 cup tomatillo salsa salsa verde
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- In instant pot combine everything except sour cream in pot.Â
- Shred chicken and add sour cream, stirirng until combined.Â
- Cook on poultry setting, or high for 24-26 minutes. allow to natural release.Â
Crock Pot Instructions
- Combine everything except sour cream in crockpot.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- When done shred chicken and add sour cream.
- Serve warm in burritos with grilled corn and rice, in taquitos, or quesadillas. I love it over a salad. This is a hard recipe to mess up. Feel free to add more or less of your favorite flavors. I tend to be heavy on the lemon and cumin because I just can't get enough of them!
Notes
Nutrition
Lindsey says
This looks delish! I'm making it for dinner tonight!!
Cheryl Newton says
Hello! This looks yummy and easy. However, was there possibly a glitch when posting? There's no number of tablespoons for the lemon juice, and for the salsa, the ingredient says 1/2 + C. Help! Thanks,
Desarae says
Thanks for catching that Cheryl, there was a glitch in the recipe card.
Deanna says
Whats the serving size? I want to tRy making this Recipe for 5 people and wondering how many chicken breasts i should use. Thanks!
Desarae says
If you are making it for 5 adults I would probably double the recipe!
Jenine Keely says
Do you put the salsa in crockpot?
Stephanie says
Everything except sour cream right in the crockpot. Set it and forget it. You can top with more salsa after it's prepared as well!
Nicole d says
Instead of Using Verde sauce, can I just use fresh tomatillos?
Aubrey says
Hi Nicole, I've never tried with fresh tomatillos. If you do, I image you would want to add your own seasoning. The great thing about using verde sauce is that it's seasoned! Just makes life easy!
Stephanie Meyet says
I love this recipe! I've made it twice and it's always tasty!