You probably already have a favorite meal prep tool. It might be a mandolline slicer for slicing vegetables. Maybe a food processor is your favorite. You can grate and slice with it.

 

These tools are going to have to move over for the Instant Pot. I love making meals in it but, as it turns out, it's my favorite tool for meal prep.

It's true that I've always loved making hard boiled eggs with the Instant Pot. I love to set things to cook and then simply walk away. There's no checking or stirring. There's really nothing to do but wait until it beeps. It's a beautiful thing.

 

But, I want to tell you about the lifesaver of making shredded chicken from frozen chicken breasts. That's it! Frozen and hard as a rock. You just put it in the Instant Pot and you're golden. You no longer need to worry if you forgot to thaw something for dinner.

 

With this recipe, you get tender and moist chicken breast that you can shred with forks in about 60-90 seconds. And, bonus! You get a quart of beautiful, golden chicken stock at the same time.

 

Once I made this quart of shredded chicken, I immediately made some quesadillas. The next day, I made Buffalo Chicken Pizza. Tomorrow, I'll be making a fresh batch of Red Enchilada Sauce using the chicken stock (instead of Better Than Bouillon) because I'm planning on making smothered burritos.

Making this shredded chicken is really one of the best meal prep ideas I've made since I've started cooking. I hope you'll try it out with my Instant Pot Shredded Chicken recipe.

 

Here are some other recipes you'll want to check out as well.

 

Until next week...

 

Enjoy!