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    Home » Instant Pot Recipes

    Instant Pot Chicken Tacos with Lime

    Modified: Jul 28, 2022 · Published: Mar 23, 2021 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

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    Pressing the easy button for dinner means using your Instant Pot. What better day to use the Instant Pot than Taco Tuesday?! The Instant Pot will make these key lime chicken tacos a breeze to make. The best part is that you can even make this chicken straight from frozen to cooked in 40 minutes. I love how simple dinner can be with the Instant Pot! These Instant Pot Chicken Tacos with Lime are an easy dinner your family will ask for again and again. Your family will also love these Chicken Taco Cups. If you are looking for more easy chicken dinners check out our Instant Pot Crack Chicken.

    These Instant Pot Chicken Tacos with Lime are an easy dinner your family will ask for again and again.

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    Why this recipe for instant pot pulled chicken tacos works

    • These Instant Pot chicken tacos take just 15 minutes to prep
    • Cook time is 40 minutes at the most. You can't go wrong!
    • Easy to personalize with a variety of toppings such as any of these Taco Toppings for Your Taco Bar from Celebrating With Kids.
    chicken tacos with lime

    Ingredients

    • boneless skinless chicken breasts
    • key lime juice
    • onion; cut into half rounds
    • tablespoons minced garlic
    • package taco seasoning
    • water
    • cilantro
    • avocado
    • queso fresco
    • tortillas

    Dinner time is busy enough and when I don't have a lot of time to cook, lime chicken tacos are one of my go-to recipes.

    How to make Instant Pot shredded tacos

    First of all, place cut onion and minced garlic into the instant pot. Add water.

    onion garlic and water in the instant pot

    Place the chicken into the instant pot and pour in key lime juice. If you can't find key limes, you can just use bottled key lime juice. It tastes just as good. This is my favorite key lime juice.

    frozen chicken breast in the instant pot

    Place the lid onto the pressure cooker. Turn the valve to the sealed position. Press the pressure cook or manual button and set the timer to 40 minutes for frozen chicken or 30 minutes for thawed chicken. Once the instant pot stops counting, so a natural pressure release by opening the valve.

    Drain juice from chicken and shred the chicken. Place the chicken back into the pot and mix well with taco seasoning.

    shredded chicken in the crock pot

    Top this instant pot shredded chicken with cilantro, white onion, avocado, and queso fresco and enjoy!

    taco bar

    Serve on doubled corn tortillas or on flour tortillas, whatever you prefer.

    chicken tacos cilantro

    Your whole family will love this cilantro lime chicken!

    chicken tacos recipe

    Frequently asked questions

    How can I store instant pot cilantro lime chicken tacos leftovers?

    You can store leftover shredded chicken in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. You can even free the chicken for up to 3 months. When you are ready to use the chicken, place it in the refrigerator overnight to thaw.

    Can I use frozen chicken?

    Yes you can. If you are using frozen chicken set the Instant Pot timer to 40 minutes instead of 30.

    What kinds of toppings can I use on these tacos?

    Salsa works well as does sour cream. I also love to top these with beans and corn.

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    Instant Pot Chicken Tacos with Lime

    Vicky
    These Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos in the Instant Pot are an easy dinner your family will ask for again and again.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 45 minutes mins
    Course Dinner
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 6
    Calories 344 kcal

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot

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    Ingredients
      

    • 5 large chicken breasts boneless and skinless
    • ⅓ cup key lime juice
    • ½ onion cut into half rounds
    • 2 tablespoons garlic minced
    • 1 package taco seasoning
    • 2 cups water
    • Tortillas

    Toppings

    • ½ white onion; diced
    • 1 large haas avocado; diced
    • 1 cup queso fresco cheese; crumbled
    • ½ bundle cilantro; diced

    Instructions
     

    • Place onion and garlic into the instant pot. Add water. Place chicken into the instant pot. Pour in key lime juice.
    • Place the lid onto the instant pot. Turn the valve to the sealed position. Press the pressure cook or manual button and set the timer to 40 minutes for frozen chicken or 30 minutes for thawed chicken. Once the instant pot stops counting, release the pressure by opening the valve.
    • Drain juice from chicken and shred the chicken. Place the chicken back into the pot and mix well with taco seasoning.
    • Serve on doubled corn tortillas or on flour.
    • Top with cilantro, white onion, avocado, and queso fresco.

    Notes

    Instant Pot Key Lime Chicken Tacos
    Prep: 15 Minutes
    Cook: 40 Minutes (frozen) 30 Minutes (thawed)
    Serves: 6

    Nutrition

    Calories: 344kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 45gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 135mgSodium: 392mgPotassium: 940mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 304IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 142mgIron: 1mg
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    This nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using online calculators. Your nutritional information may vary depending on numerous factors.

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    1. Angela says

      August 18, 2024 at 5:28 pm

      5 stars
      Super easy and good my instapot on took like 12 min. Only thing I didn't add was key lime just. My son loved them I'm making again but with homemade street taco seasoning

      Reply
      • Vicky says

        August 19, 2024 at 4:06 pm

        Thank you for sharing your experience with using the instapot to make tacos! I'm glad to hear that it was super easy and turned out well. Making homemade street taco seasoning sounds like a great addition to the recipe.

        Reply
    2. Gina says

      March 25, 2021 at 8:18 am

      5 stars
      These might be the easiest tacos ever! Love the simple ingredient list yet bold flavor!

      Reply
    3. Danielle Wolter says

      March 25, 2021 at 6:51 am

      5 stars
      These were super easy and just so delicious! It was perfect for a Thursday night dinner 🙂

      Reply
      • Angela says

        August 18, 2024 at 5:27 pm

        5 stars
        Super easy and good my instapot on took like 12 min. Only thing I didn't add was key lime just. My son loved them I'm making again but with homemade street taco seasoning

        Reply
    4. Jeannette says

      March 25, 2021 at 6:00 am

      5 stars
      Wow. This is a light and easy taco choice that is perfect for weeknights! Love how the lime is used to add extra flavor. Yum!

      Reply
    5. Jessie says

      March 25, 2021 at 12:42 am

      5 stars
      I love Taco's so I am now going to be needing to get out my instant pot.

      Reply
    6. Biana says

      March 24, 2021 at 11:19 pm

      5 stars
      These tacos seem like so easy to make, and they look so good! A perfect dinner for when you are in a hurry.

      Reply
    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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