Instant Pot BBQ Chicken

This Instant Pot BBQ chicken recipe is a quick and easy way to make barbecue chicken for your family!

Confessions: I often make BBQ chicken in the Instant Pot even when the weather is nice enough to grill outside.

I love making BBQ Chicken in an Instant Pot! It is quick, easy, and the meat always turns out so tender! Plus there is no chance of it getting charred.

I usually like to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs, but you can also make it with chicken breasts if you wish.

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Recipe

This Instant Pot Barbecue Chicken is an easy recipe to double when you are serving a crowd. I make a batch of this easy homemade BBQ Sauce to use on the chicken, but you can use your favorite barbecue sauce.

Ingredients:

• 2 – 3 pounds boneless/skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
• 3/4  cup water
• 3/4 cup barbecue sauce (Easy Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe) + extra for serving

Directions:

1. Place the rack in the Instant Pot or multi-cooker.
2. Add the water to the Instant Pot.
3. Place the chicken pieces on the rack and pour 1 cup of barbecue sauce over the top of the chicken.
4. Secure the lid. Choose Poultry or Manual, ensuring that high pressure has been chosen. Set the time for 15 minutes.
5. After it is done cooking, release the steam using the valve.

You can serve the Instant Pot Barbecue Chicken as whole pieces or you can shred the cooked chicken and serve Pulled BBQ Chicken. Use the directions below if you want to shred your barbecue chicken.

How to Make Instant Pot Pulled BBQ Chicken

Ingredients:

• 2 – 3 pounds of cooked chicken
• 2/3 cup barbecue sauce for shredding + more for serving

Directions:

Once you have cooked your barbecue chicken in the Instant pot, remove the rack and drain the liquid. Then put the BBQ chicken back in the pot. If your Instant pot is not stainless steel, place the cooked chicken in a large bowl. You do not want to shred the chicken in the liquid as it will dilute the flavor. We will add more barbecue sauce after the chicken is shredded to add more flavor as well as moisture.

Then use either two forks to pull the chicken into pieces or use a hand mixer to quickly shred the chicken.

Stir in 1/2 cup of barbecue sauce and add a little more at a time until the pulled chicken reaches the desired flavor and consistency.

Put more Barbecue sauce on the table so your family and friends can add more if they choose to when making their BBQ Chicken Sandwich.

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Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Recipe

A quick and easy way to make BBQ chicken by cooking it at high pressure in an Instant Pot.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 10

Author Alea Milham

Equipment

• Instant Pot

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 - 3 pounds boneless/skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
• ▢ 3/4 cup water
• ▢ 3/4 cup barbecue sauce plus more for serving

Instructions

• Place the rack in the Instant Pot or multi-cooker.
• Add the water to the Instant Pot.
• Place the chicken pieces on the rack and pour the barbecue sauce over the top of the chicken.
• Secure the lid. Choose Poultry or Manual, ensuring that high pressure has been chosen. Set the time for 15 minutes.
• After it is done cooking, release the steam using the valve.

Notes

How to Make Instant Pot Pulled BBQ Chicken

Ingredients:

• 2 - 3 pounds of cooked chicken
• 2/3 cup barbecue sauce for shredding + more for serving

Directions:

Once you have cooked your barbecue chicken in the Instant pot, remove the rack and drain the liquid. Then put the BBQ chicken back in the pot. If your Instant pot is not stainless steel, place the cooked chicken in a large bowl. You do not want to shred the chicken in the liquid as it will dilute the flavor. We will add more barbecue sauce after the chicken is shredded to add more flavor as well as moisture.

Then use either two forks to pull the chicken into pieces or use a hand mixer to quickly shred the chicken.

Stir in 1/2 cup of barbecue sauce and add a little more at a time until the pulled chicken reaches the desired flavor and consistency.

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