Instant Pot Creamy Fiesta Chicken Recipe

Name: Instant Pot Creamy Fiesta Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts; ¼ cup water; 1 onion finely diced; 15 ounces canned corn not drained, (1 can); 15 ounces canned black beans drained, (1 can); 1 cup salsa; 2 Tablespoons lime juice; 1 packet taco seasoning; 1 packet dry ranch dressing mix; 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature, cut into pieces; 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese; optional toppings (salsa, guacamole, sour cream, cilantro, etc)

10 steps

Prep:5minCook:30min

This Instant Pot creamy fiesta chicken has the perfect amount of kick mixed with a sweet creamy sauce. Try our favorite family recipe tonight, and make it your favorite too! It is also amazing as topping for your nachos or a Mexican salad. Or use this recipe for all of it! This can also be a great appetizer to serve with some chips as a dip for any of your upcoming parties.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:49:38 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories810.8 kcal (41%)

Total Fat37.2 g (53%)

Carbs46.4 g (18%)

Sugars9.1 g (10%)

Protein71.4 g (143%)

Sodium2300.2 mg (115%)

Fiber9.4 g (34%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 poundsboneless skinless chicken breasts

¼ cupwater

1onion

finely diced

15 ouncescan corn

ned, not drained

15 ouncescanned black beans

drained

1 cupsalsa

2 tablespoonslime juice

1 packettaco seasoning

1 packetdry ranch dressing mix

8 ouncescream cheese

room temperature, cut into pieces

1 cupshredded pepper jack cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Place chicken breasts in the bottom of the Instant Pot.

Step 2

Add water, onion, corn, black beans, salsa, lime juice, taco seasoning, and dry ranch mix.

Step 3

Place the lid on to of pot and move valve to SEALING (not venting).

Step 4

Press the PRESSURE COOK (or MANUAL) button and set timer for 20 minutes (or 25 minutes if using frozen chicken breasts).

Step 5

When cook time is finished, do a QUICK RELEASE of the pressure.

Step 6

Remove the chicken from the pot and shred using 2 forks.

Step 7

While the chicken is out of the pot, add in cream cheese and pepper jack cheese.

Step 8

Mix together until all the cream cheese and pepper jack cheese is melted (if you want, you can press the SAUTE button to heat it up faster) and the mixture is creamy.

Step 9

Add the chicken back in and stir.

Step 10

Use this chicken for tacos, burritos, nachos, salads, enchiladas, quesadillas, etc. The possibilities are endless!