Description
This Pressure Cooker Lime Verde Chicken recipe is a quick and flavorful Mexican-inspired dish featuring tender chicken breasts simmered in salsa verde, fresh lime juice, and aromatic spices. Perfect for tacos, burritos, salads, or sandwiches, it’s a versatile meal that comes together in under 30 minutes using a pressure cooker for maximum ease and juiciness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 (16 oz.) bottle salsa verde
- 3-4 limes, juiced
- 1 tsp garlic paste or 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
Garnish
- Fresh cilantro, chopped
- Lime wedges
- Diced tomatoes
Instructions
- Prepare pressure cooker: Add the chicken breasts into the pressure cooker pot. Pour in the salsa verde, then add the garlic paste (or minced garlic), cumin, salt, and the freshly squeezed juice from the limes.
- Cook chicken under pressure: Secure the lid and set the pressure cooker to cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. Once the cooking time is complete, allow a natural pressure release for 5 minutes to keep the chicken juicy and tender.
- Shred the chicken: Carefully open the lid. Using two forks or an electric mixer, shred the chicken directly in the pot. Mix the shredded chicken with the verde sauce thoroughly so every bite is infused with flavor.
- Adjust seasoning: Taste the mixture and add additional lime juice or salt if desired, to brighten flavors and balance the seasoning.
- Serve and enjoy: Use the shredded verde chicken as a filling for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, salads, soups, or sandwiches, depending on your preference.
- Store leftovers: Refrigerate any remaining chicken in an airtight container for up to two days or freeze for up to two months for convenient meal prep.
Notes
- This recipe can be adapted for a slow cooker: cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours instead of using the pressure cooker.
- Shredding chicken with an electric mixer is a quick alternative for perfectly tender, even shreds.
- Adjust lime juice to your taste for more tanginess.
- Leftovers freeze well and make perfect ready-to-use meal components.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approx. 1 chicken breast with sauce)
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
