Maple Garlic Shredded Chicken Sandwiches (Instant Pot)
Made in the instant pot, these maple garlic shredded chicken sandwiches make the perfect dinner or BBQ recipe to enjoy.
Even the kids will love these flavorful instant pot maple garlic chicken sandwiches. Serve the sandwiches with some tasty brown sugar green beans, baked potato slices, or a side dish of your choosing.
Ingredients Needed To Make These Shredded Chicken Sandwiches
- 1 ½ pound of chicken (you can use breasts, thighs, or even leftover whole chicken)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 c maple syrup
- ⅓ c chopped onion
- ½ c chicken broth
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
How to Make Instant Pot Maple Garlic Shredded Chicken Sandwiches
Turn the instant pot to sauté. Once it has warmed up, add the butter and the chicken.
Important note: If you are using raw chicken, sauté for 4 minutes on each side. If you are using leftover chicken, warm it up and stir so that the butter coats the meat to avoid it drying out.
Turn the instant pot off, add the maple syrup, onion, soy, garlic, sesame oil, ketchup, salt and pepper.
Pour chicken broth over top and stir to make sure nothing is stuck to the bottom or the sides of the instant pot.
Replace the lid and seal.
Set the instant pot to manual. If you are using raw chicken, set the timer for 15 minutes. If you are using leftover chicken, set the timer for 10 minutes.
When the timer beeps, allow the instant pot to naturally release steam. Using the quick release valve will cause rubbery chicken.
Shred the chicken with a fork. It came out very tender for us so shredding it shouldn’t be a problem.
We enjoy serving these Instant Pot Maple Garlic Shredded Chicken Sandwiches toasted buns.
Tips on the Instant Pot Maple Garlic Shredded Chicken Sandwiches
If the sauce is too thin for your liking, turn the instant pot to sauté and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes.
We can usually get around 6 large sandwiches or 8 small sandwiches.
You can store the leftover maple garlic shredded chicken in the fridge. Be sure to allow leftovers to cool to room temperature before storing in an airtight container.
P.S. Don’t forget to try these instant pot ground beef recipes!
Instant Pot Maple Garlic Shredded Chicken Sandwiches
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb pound of chicken (you can use breasts, thighs, or even leftover whole chicken)
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 c maple syrup
- 1/3 c chopped onion
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 c chicken broth
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Turn the instant pot to sauté. Once it has warmed up, add the butter and the chicken.
- Important note: If you are using raw chicken, sauté for 4 minutes on each side. If you are using leftover chicken, warm it up and stir so that the butter coats the meat to avoid it drying out.
- Turn the instant pot off, add the maple syrup, onion, soy, garlic, sesame oil, ketchup, salt and pepper.
- Pour chicken broth over top and stir to make sure nothing is stuck to the bottom or the sides of the instant pot.
- Replace the lid and seal.
- Set the instant pot to manual. If you are using raw chicken, set the timer for 15 minutes. If you are using leftover chicken, set the timer for 10 minutes.
- When the timer beeps, allow the instant pot to naturally release steam. Using the quick release valve will cause rubbery chicken.
- Shred the chicken with a fork. It came out very tender for us so shredding it shouldn’t be a problem.