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Y’all know how much I adore my Instant Pot. I mean, these meals are so. darn. easy! If it weren’t for my Instant Pot, I swear I wouldn’t want to cook at all. And this Instant Pot Dr. Pepper Pulled Chicken is such a delicious — and easy! — meal to add to your weeknight dinner menu.
Why Dr. Pepper?
Dr. Pepper has such an interesting flavor. And, if you’ve tried beer can chicken before, you know that the flavors when adding these kinds of liquids can be amazing! My family is absolutely obsessed with this Dr. Pepper Pulled Chicken. We make little slider sandwiches with the chicken. But it can be added to a salad, too!
What You’ll Need
You really do not need much to make this recipe. Besides the Instant Pot, you’ll need the following:
- 4 pounds skinless chicken thighs
- 1 (18 ounce) bottle of sweet barbecue sauce
- 1 cup of Dr. Pepper
That’s it!
How to make Instant Pot Dr. Pepper Pulled Chicken
- Pour ¼ cup of Dr. Pepper into the pot of the electric pressure cooker. Place the chicken thighs over the Dr. Pepper.
- Stir together the remaining Dr. Pepper and barbecue sauce. Pour over the chicken thighs.
- Cover the electric pressure cooker and set the valve to sealing. Program for manual or “pressure cook” for 20 minutes.
- When the cooking cycle is complete, allow the electric pressure cooker to naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes before a quick release of the remaining pressure.
- Carefully remove the chicken from the pot and using two forks, shred the chicken, removing any bones.
- Add about 1 cup of the sauce from the pot to the chicken, coating the chicken but not making it soupy.
- Serve with baked potatoes, buns, sliders, on a salad, or as it is!
It’s easy peasy, right?!
The full process can be seen below:
Instant Pot Dr. Pepper Pulled Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 family pack (about 4 pounds) skinless chicken thighs
- 1 (18 ounce) bottle sweet barbecue sauce
- 1 cup Dr. Pepper, divided
Instructions
- Pour ¼ cup of Dr. Pepper into the pot of the electric pressure cooker. Place the chicken thighs over the Dr. Pepper.
- Stir together the remaining Dr. Pepper and barbecue sauce. Pour over the chicken thighs.
- Cover the electric pressure cooker and set the valve to sealing. Program for manual or “pressure cook” for 20 minutes.
- When the cooking cycle is complete, allow the electric pressure cooker to naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes before a quick release of the remaining pressure.
- Carefully remove the chicken from the pot and using two forks, shred the chicken, removing any bones.
- Add about 1 cup of the sauce from the pot to the chicken, coating the chicken but not making it soupy.
- Serve with baked potatoes, buns, sliders, or as it is.
PIN FOR LATER
My family would love this pork. The flavor sounds so delicious with the Dr Pepper added-in.
I need an instant pot right now! This looks too good. I might get it with the black friday sales!
oh wow who would have known you could use it to cook. Very curious to try this out.
very creative! MY husband used to make Brisket with coke so this is right up his alley
I would never have believed that such a good recipe could be obtained so quickly!
Ohhhh this looks so good! I was wondering what to make for dinner! Yum, thanks for the idea 🙂
Yes, please! I will be trying this one. I love my instant pot. It’s one of my favorite appliances. Right up there with my nutribullet.
Omg that looks so good
This looks yummy and easy to make. My brother would definitely enjoy this.
This sound amazing! Going on my menu for a weeknight meal!
I love experimenting with meat. Thanks for the simple, delicious and quick recipe.
I love new recipes for my instant pot. Wow never thought you could use Dr. Pepper to cook chicken with.
I made this with Chicken breasts and I can honestly say that it did not last long. It was absolutely DELICIOUS!!