This Zero Point Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Shredded Chicken is super easy to make, only requires three ingredients, and is perfect for tacos or salads.
Servings: Makes 5 ( 3/4 cup ) servings
GREEN: 2 SmartPoints for 1 serving or 3 SmartPoints for 2 servings
BLUE: ZERO SmartPoints per serving
PURPLE: ZERO SmartPoints per serving
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How do I make this Zero Point Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Shredded Chicken?
Place frozen or fresh chicken breasts in instant pot,
sprinkle taco seasoning over the tops of the chicken.
Add salsa and put the lid on.
Turn valve to sealing, and select Manual (or Pressure Cook), high pressure for 10 minutes. It will take about 10 minutes to come to pressure
Once it’s over, turn the Instant Pot off and let it naturally release for about 10 minutes
Open the lid, shred the chicken
and serve inside tortilla,
or as a salad with your favorite taco toppings.
Ingredients:
- 4 (4 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup fat free salsa
- 1 Tbsp low sodium Taco Seasoning (I use Dak’s salt free Taco Knight)
Directions for Slow Cooker:
- Place frozen or fresh chicken breasts in the bottom of crockpot.
- Sprinkle the tops of the chicken with the taco seasoning mix.
- Top with the salsa
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or high for 3 hours.
- Shred the chicken and serve inside taco shells, or as a salad with your favorite taco toppings.
Directions for Instant Pot:
- Place frozen or fresh chicken breasts in instant pot, sprinkle taco weaving over the tops of the chicken. Add salsa and put the lid on.
- Turn valve to sealing, and select Manual (or Pressure Cook), high pressure for 10 minutes. It will take about 10 minutes to come to pressure.
- Once it’s over, turn the Instant Pot off and let it naturally release for about 10 minutes
- Open the lid, shred the chicken and serve inside tortilla, or as a salad with your favorite taco toppings.
Servings: Makes 5 ( 3/4 cup ) servings
GREEN: 2 SmartPoints for 1 serving or 3 SmartPoints for 2 servings
BLUE: ZERO SmartPoints per serving
PURPLE: ZERO SmartPoints per serving
Notes:
- I love to serve it as a salad with a side of 24 Tostitos Bite Size Tortilla chips for 4 Freestyle Smart Points.
- I love to top mine with 2 Tbsp of Tostitos Salsa Con Queso for 1 Freestyle Smart Points
Zero Point Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
This Zero Point Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Shredded Chicken is super easy to make, only requires three ingredients, and is perfect for tacos or salads.
Ingredients
- 4 (4 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup fat free salsa
- 1 Tbsp low sodium Taco Seasoning
Instructions
for Slow Cooker:
- Place frozen or fresh chicken breasts in the bottom of crockpot.
- Sprinkle the tops of the chicken with the taco seasoning mix.
- Top with the salsa
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or high for 3 hours.
- Shred the chicken and serve inside taco shells, or as a salad with your favorite taco toppings.
Instructions for Instant Pot:
- Place frozen or fresh chicken breasts in instant pot, sprinkle taco weaving over the tops of the chicken. Add salsa and put the lid on.
- Turn valve to sealing, and select Manual (or Pressure Cook), high pressure for 10 minutes. It will take about 10 minutes to come to pressure.
- Once it’s over, turn the Instant Pot off and let it naturally release for about 10 minutes
- Open the lid, shred the chicken and serve inside tortilla, or as a salad with your favorite taco toppings.
Servings: Makes 5 ( 3/4 cup ) servings
GREEN: 2 SmartPoints for 1 serving or 3 SmartPoints for 2 servings
BLUE: ZERO SmartPoints per serving
PURPLE: ZERO SmartPoints per serving
Notes
- I like it served as a salad with a side of 24 Tostitos Bite Size Tortilla chipsfor 4 Freestyle Smart Points.
- I top mine with 2 Tbsp of Tostitos Salsa Con Queso for 1 Freestyle Smart Points
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
5Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 156Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 492mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 16g
The point values and nutritional information is estimated and figured based off the brand of ingredients I used for the recipe using the WW app and can vary depending on ingredients used.
Can this be frozen?
Yes! It an be kept in an air tight container or zip lock bag in the freezer for up to 6 months!
Thanks for sharing. I haven’t made it in a while, saw your receipt and made it today since I was going to be gone all day. This is an easy really good crockpot meal and can be made for any size group. You also make it with a can RoTel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies. I keep a can in the pantry because salsa doesn’t last long at my house. RoTel is low cal, but I’m not sure how many points.
I have a Rival pressure cooker. Would I follow the same cooking times as for the Instant Pot?
Thanks!
Yes, it is very similar to a instant pot. I would recommend following the recommended cooking times for the instant pot. Thank you!
Thank you!
Can I use a green salsa with this recipe?
Hi Nicole
Sure! You bet you can!
I’ve been reviewing a number of recipes and continue thinking as I watch the videos that the portion sizes mentioned specifically in the recipes are not matching what is shown in the still images or video, at least from what it looks like to me. The breasts easily look like they are much larger than 4 oz a piece (just 1/4 of a pound), the 1T of taco seasoning looks like 2 to 4T. I am perfectly happy to find that the breasts are each 6 or 8 oz each fresh or frozen and that there is more than just 1 tablespoon of seasoning on the meat. I’m just newer to these recipes and feel confused by the difference from what I see in images and videos vs what the recipes say in print. I saw the lemon cheesecake video again today and thought, There is NO way that what she’s pouring in from the custard cup is just one tablespoon of lemon juice. I feel like if I’m going to cook & bake, I want to know that the amounts of ingredients I’m using are going to be correct so that I don’t waste my money (and even more importantly, time) on preparing foods that don’t taste good because the ingredients were off in measurements. Please advise.