Instant Pot Crack Chicken Recipe
An easy and quick recipe for Crack Chicken. Pull-apart chicken breast with cream cheese and seasonings, loaded with grated cheese and cooked in an instant pot.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast, boneless skinless (3 breasts)
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 cup shredded cheese (see Note)
cream cheese mixture-
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp parsley flakes
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp ground paprika
- ¼ tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp dried oregano
cole slaw-
- 2 cups slaw mix
- 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
- ½ tsp granulated sugar
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- dash pepper and salt
Instructions
crack chicken-
- Add the chicken broth to bottom of the instant pot.
- Place chicken breast into an instant pot.
- In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the cream cheese mixture.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the chicken breast. Add the cubed butter.
- Close lid and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes with a quick release of pressure.
- Remove chicken and with two forks pull apart the chicken. (Keep lid covered so the remaining ingredients stay warm.)
- Add chicken back to instant pot, add shredded cheese and mix.
coleslaw-
- Combine all the ingredients for the coleslaw.
- Add a generous portion of the pulled chicken onto a bun, top with coleslaw.
- Enjoy immediately.
Notes
Cheese: Colby Jack, Four Cheese, Mexican or a blend of Mozzarella and Mild Cheddar may be used.
SLOW COOKER METHOD:
- Prepare the recipe per instructions and add to a slow cooker, EXCEPT the chicken broth.
- Cook and then shred the chicken with two forks and add in the grated cheese and mix well. Cook for an additional 15-30 minutes, until cheese melts.
- LOW- Cook for 6-7 hours on low
- HIGH- Cook for 4 hours on high