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Home » Recipes » 30 Minute Meals » Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

2/13/18

30 Minute Meals
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These Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos are a delicious way to meal prep chicken breasts for the week – with less than 10 ingredients, they're ready in 30 minutes!

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

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Say hello to your next weeknight dinner made in a flash.

These Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos are the BOMB!

I can't get enough.

What makes them so special is the fact that you can get hands-off, tender juicy pulled chicken in a matter of 15 minutes; no more waiting all day for it to cook in the slow cooker, it's all made in one pot in record time! And cilantro lime chicken may just be my new favourite flavour – you can also grill it like I did with these Cilantro Lime Chicken Soba Noodle Bowls!

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

If you have not run out and bought yourself an Instant Pot yet, you don't know what you're missing. It's the quickest way to cook all kinds of fun and flavourful food like these Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos or these 20-Minute Chicken Burrito Bowls.

I think I'm making just about all my lunches using this thing lately?

Whether you're cooking dinner for four or just want to have leftovers to enjoy all week long, the Instant Pot is great for meal prep. Dump everything in, let it cook for 15 minutes, and then you've got the rest of the weekend to yourself!

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

These Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos are so versatile and remind me of the Pulled Chicken Burritos I used to make all the time back in the day. BUT, believe it or not, it used to be a whole process for me to go through and boil the chicken, shred it, saute with all the seasonings, and then prep all the other components along with it.

These days, I've got such limited time to cook that when I can save time in the kitchen I take it.

You'll basically be cooking these Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos all at once in the seasonings, then shredding and dumping back in the sauce. Whatever veggies you have on hand, prep them in the 15 minutes or so the chicken takes to cook.

BOOM. Done.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

I almost always have lettuce, red onion and tomatoes on hand in the fridge or kicking around in my pantry so those are go-to options for me for veggies, and then I've added some chopped avocado, shredded cheese and bagged coleslaw mix for extra flavour.

Top with sour cream and salsa, and dinner is served!

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

Maybe you could even manage to make a margarita or two while you're waiting for all this deliciousness to cook up. After a long day like you've had, you deserve it 😉

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

Will you be making these Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos? 

Whether you make 'em for lunch as your weekly meal prep or make them for dinner, you'll get slow cooker style chicken ready in a matter of just 30 minutes! I'm down!

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

The Instant Pot DUO Plus 60 is the version I use in this recipe.

I love these corn tortillas!

And this is my fave taco seasoning if you don’t feel like making your own!

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And of course I get all my free-range chicken breasts from Butcher Box!

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos

These Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Pulled Chicken Tacos are a delicious way to meal prep chicken breasts for the week - with less than 10 ingredients, they're ready in 30 minutes!
3.92 from 84 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 383kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 1/3 cup lime juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp taco seasoning
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup chopped cilantro (divided)
  • corn tortillas

Topping ideas

  • diced red onion
  • Lettuce
  • Coleslaw mix/chopped cabbage
  • Shredded cheese
  • salsa
  • sour cream
  • Diced avocado
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Pickled jalapenos

Instructions

  • Dump all ingredients for chicken in Instant Pot, adding half of the cilantro and saving the other half for after. Add raw chicken breasts last. Set to manual and pressure cook on high for 3 minutes (add 2 more minutes if using larger breasts). Instant Pot will take about 10 minutes to pre-heat and then the 3 minutes to cook. When complete, press cancel and do a quick release of the steam, waiting until the pressure gauge drops back down and the lid is safe to open.
  • Remove lid and chicken breasts. Shred with a fork or wait until chicken is cool and pull apart with your fingers. Add back to Instant Pot sauce along with the remaining half of the fresh cilantro. Stir well until everything is combined. Chicken will be sitting in extra liquid so use a slotted spoon to serve.
  • Add chicken to warm corn tortillas along with toppings of your choice. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 1130mg | Potassium: 656mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 750IU | Vitamin C: 23.9mg | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 1.8mg

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About Taylor Stinson

Hey there, my name's Taylor! I’m the founder of The Girl on Bloor, a food blog where I share healthy meal prep recipes for busy people. I'm a busy city girl living in downtown Toronto on (you guessed it!) Bloor Street. I've got 10 years experience meal prepping, along with a Master's degree in journalism, and you can find my work across the internet featured on publications such as Buzzfeed, HuffPost, Women's Health, Reader's Digest and more. I also run the awesome 5-Day Meal Prep Challenge, which is a free email course and Facebook group where I share my meal planning strategies and easy meal prep tips and recipes. Be sure to check out my free beginner’s guide to meal prep and follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram to get my latest recipes and meal prep tips!

Comments

  1. Heather says

    August 6, 2018 at 13:35

    Have you ever tried these with chicken thighs instead of breasts? Just wondering how the cook time would change.

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      August 8, 2018 at 16:38

      Hey Heather – unfortunately I haven’t but you could give it a try. Maybe add 2-3 more minutes to the cook time and use 5 medium-sized thighs. I can’t guarantee it because I haven’t tested it myself though!

      Reply
  2. Sara says

    August 6, 2018 at 19:37

    I think the cooking time is off. I just pulled my chicken out of the instant pot and it was still pink!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      August 8, 2018 at 16:35

      Hey Sara…it may depend on the size chicken breasts you used! I used medium-sized chicken breasts and have tested the time multiple times…maybe I will recommend a longer cook time to account for varying sizes of chicken breasts!

      Reply
      • C says

        October 15, 2019 at 22:48

        I think it’s going to be more like 10-15 minutes if leaving the breasts whole. If you diced them, the timing on this recipe would work.

        Reply
  3. Brittany says

    June 10, 2019 at 19:01

    Any recommendations on cook time if doubling the recipe?

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      June 11, 2019 at 08:52

      I would add 3-4 minutes to the cook time!

      Reply
  4. Haley says

    November 14, 2019 at 13:38

    Does the nutrition information include the tortillas as well? I’m trying to figure out where all of the carbs are coming from. I know honey has some, but not that much for one serving.

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      November 15, 2019 at 07:23

      Yes it does include the tortillas! To make this recipe low carb, leave out the honey and turn the tacos into a salad/burrito bowl 🙂

      Reply
  5. Gayle says

    December 14, 2020 at 15:19

    5 stars
    Great meal, easy, feeds a lot of people. Had 8 adults and nothing leftover in chicken mixture.

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      December 14, 2020 at 18:05

      So happy you guys enjoyed 🙂

      Reply
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