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A bowl of Instant Pot chicken chile verde topped with tortilla chips, sliced radish, and sour cream.
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Instant Pot Chicken Chile Verde

Instant Pot chicken chile verde is a flavorful recipe that's made with simple ingredients and takes almost no prep to make.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Pressure Release 10 minutes
Total Time 41 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 221kcal
Author Kate at Eating in an Instant

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3-3 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1” chunks
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 large white onion diced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 16 ounce jar salsa verde
  • 4 ounce can chopped green chiles
  • 2 tablespoons ground yellow cornmeal
  • Cilantro sour cream queso fresco, pico de gallo

Instructions

  • Add the chicken chunks to the bottom of the Instant Pot inner pot.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with cumin, oregano, and salt and pepper.
  • Add in the onion, garlic, salsa verde, and green chiles.
  • Close and lock the lid.
  • Turn the pressure release valve to sealing.
  • Press manual high pressure and adjust the time to 8 minutes.
  • When the cooking time has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
  • Turn the pressure release valve to venting to release any remaining pressure.
  • Remove the lid.
  • Stir in cornmeal.
  • Press cancel.
  • Press sauté, and cook, stirring the entire time, until the sauce has thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Serve with tortillas and top with desired toppings like cilantro, sour cream, queso fresco, and pico de gallo.

Notes

  • Chicken: I use boneless, skinless chicken breast, but you could also use boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
  • Onion: A yellow onion would also work well in this recipe.
  • Salsa verde: I usually use Herdez salsa verde. You can use mild or medium in the recipe depending on how mild you’d like the chile verde to be.
  • Green chiles: You can use mild, medium, or hot.
  • Cornmeal: The cornmeal helps to thicken up the sauce.
  • Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 557mg | Potassium: 729mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 354IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg