Low Sodium Taco Chicken Instant Pot - Tasty, Healthy Heart Recipes (2024)

This low sodium Instant Pot taco seasoned chicken is so simple and easy you can’t pass it up when you get a taco craving. In less than 15 minutes you can have a full meal when you prepare the other toppings while the chicken is cooking.

Low Sodium Instant Pot Taco Seasoned Chicken

Sodium Total 200 mg – Sodium / Serving 20 mg – Calories / Serving 31

Just four main ingredients are all it takes to make. Chicken breast, taco seasoning, chicken broth and a salsa – that’s all. Once cooked, you simply shred the chicken and you are ready to eat in 15 minutes!

The “secret” to make this low sodium is to use my Low Sodium Taco Seasoning and Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies no salt added or optionally my Low Sodium Salsa. And of course, as always, no salt added chicken broth to create this super low sodium from what is traditionally a high sodium meal.

HOW TO MAKE SHREDDED TACO CHICKEN

With this recipe, you cook thawed chicken for just 12minutes and frozen chicken for 16. You’ll barely have prepared the othertoppings in the time it takes to make perfect spicy taco shredded chickenbreasts!

Just place the whole chicken breast in the bottom ofthe Instant Pot and add no sodium chicken broth.

Then sprinkle taco seasoning evenly over chicken breasts. Then cover the top of the breasts with Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies no salt added. Try not to disturb the seasoning too much, but don’t worry about it to much.

Set the pot to “Manual” and adjust time to cook for 12minutes if thawed and 15 minutes if frozen.

When cook time is done immediately release pressure, removing chicken only and finely shred breasts, simply by using two forks. Lately I have pulled the chicken apart into large chucks and then using a hand mixer to shred. It is amazingly effective and quick!

Recombine with juice from Instant Pot or spoon juice over taco and serve as desired.

That’s all there is to make this quick, incrediblydelicious low sodium Instant Pot taco Chicken whenever you get the craving!

LEFTOVERS AND SERVING IDEAS

This recipe both freezes and reheats easily! Freeze left overs in serving size freezer bags to use later and just microwave until hot for a quick meal.

In particular they make the perfect to make a Nacho Platter for the game or last minute guests! As well as serve with soft corn tortilla wraps or even to serve this over a bed of rice and beans for another fast meal. You can easily liven up a simple tossed salad with this healthy spicy protein and you have a complete meal ready in minutes!

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MY INSTANT POT

To make this awesome Instant Pot Low Sodium Meal I used my 6 quart Instant Pot LUX60V3 6 in 1*. The Instant Pot multi-cooker, combines 6 kitchen appliances in one, pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, sauté, steamer, and warmer. This Instant Pot is one of the very few appliances that stay on my counter since I use several times a week. It’s super easy to use and clean.

As always, please let me know how you like this recipe in the comments! I get motivated when I hear from you and am interested to learn about how you liked and served your Instant Pot low sodium taco chicken. So please leave a comment or rating and share any tips you might have.

Nutrition Information – The information shown is provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be substituted for a doctor’s or nutritionist’s advice. Please understand that not everyone’s sodium requirements are the same, therefore some recipes may be higher than you’re allowed. Always consult with your doctor for your recommended daily sodium allowance.