Instant Pot Root Beer Pulled Chicken (Keto)

5 from 5 votes

Instant Pot Root Beer Pulled Chicken (Keto)

This Instant Pot Pulled Chicken is an easy dump an cook recipe. The recipe is keto friendly with only 1 net carb per serving, but can just as easily be made with regular rather than sugar-free ingredients.

Course Entree, Main Course

Cuisine American, Keto, Low Carb

Keyword Instant Pot Pulled Chicken, Keto pulled chicken, root beer chicken

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 12

Total Time 17

Servings

Calories 141kcal

Author Robin Gagnon

Equipment

electric pressure cooker

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds chicken breast
12 oz can diet root beer I used Virgil's Zero Sugar
2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar +1-2 tablespoon optional at end
2 tablespoon brown sugar substitute I used Swerve
2 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
ground black pepper

Instructions

Start by mixing the apple cider vinegar, brown sugar substitute, tomato paste and Worcestershire right in the Instant Pot. Then dump in the root beer and all the rest of the seasonings.
Drop in the chicken breasts and give it a quick stir, then lock on cover, flip pressure valve to seal and manually set to 12 minutes (10 minutes if you have small chicken breasts).
After cooking and depressurizing, flip the valve to release the rest of the pressure and open the pot.
Pull out the chicken and place on a plate or cutting board. Shred the chicken breasts with two forks. Once shredded return the chicken to the pot and stir.
Taste and stir in 1-2 tablespoons more of apple cider vinegar if you want more tangy flavor. Add more salt and ground black pepper to taste.

The pulled chicken is now ready to serve.

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Notes

10 carbs - 8 sugar alcohols - 1 fiber = 1 net carb per serving

Sodium counts are based on the original 1 tsp.

As always nutritional data is only provided as an estimate. Numbers may vary by brands used.

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