Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

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Not kidding here, it took us 16 months to take our Instant Pot out of the box. I was SO. SCARED. and I don't know why. I was just certain that it was going to blow the roof off of our house. I actually made Scott try it first. He made some sort of chicken dish. After that, I started making our boiled eggs and quinoa in it each week. And then that's all I did. Until last night when we made our weekly chili in it. SO FAST. What I normally leave in the crock pot for hours and hours took less than 40 minutes. But this isn't about chili, this is about chicken. I used to always make our chicken by boiling it on the stove. I even wrote about how to boil chicken here. I love it because it keeps the chicken juicy...we actually hate baked chicken because it's always so dry! The Instant Pot did the same thing but in less time and hands off (I only had to shred it, instead of monitor it the whole time to see when it started boiling, etc).

We have the 6 quart Instant Pot (it has over 22,000 customer reviews on Amazon with 4.5 stars!

Ingredients:

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• Organic Chicken Broth (or water)
• Spices, your choice (We use sea salt, black pepper, and minced garlic)

Directions:

1. Add chicken to Instant Pot

2. Add spices of your choice (we normally use sea salt, black pepper, and minced garlic)

3. Cover with chicken broth or water

4. Ensure that the vent is set to sealed and press the poultry button

5. Once the chicken is finished, allow a natural release for 5-10 minutes

6. Once cooled (5-10 minutes), shred chicken and enjoy!

We love using ours in Savory Chicken Casserole and Clean Eating Chicken Salad!

Clean Eat Food Prep - Grilling Style!

We hear from so many of you wanting food prep inspiration so we are here to deliver! This was our food prep from a few weeks ago. We had our mothers over for Mother's Day and combined food prep into it! We prepared Lean Mean Cheeseburgers for everyone along with Sweet-Sweet Potato Fries! Follow us on Instagram (heandsheeatclean) for more food prep inspiration!

We also prepared the following food at the same time while grilling out:

• Zesty Grilled Chicken (using Chicken Breasts)
• Grilled Kickin' Chicken (using Chicken Thighs)
• Clean Eating Chicken Salad
• Chocolate Chunk Protein Bars (made into muffins)
• Blueberry Overnight Steel Cut Oats (recipe coming soon - try this one for now)
• Boiled Eggs
• Veggies

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Clean Eating Food Prep - Daily Example

Since many people tend to struggle with food prep we like to share our food prep pictures on our social media accounts (find us on Instagram, Facebook, and follow us on Pinterest). In case you have missed them, here are a few of our recent food prep pictures! Food prep is one thing that always keeps us on track since we lead such busy lives. Almost all of the recipes on our website are great for food prep and taste awesome as leftovers. We both eat breakfast and dinner at home but our three meals throughout the day are always prepared ahead of time!

The picture above is of Scott's meals for work (not including his carbs like brown rice and sweet potatoes or his veggies). Pictured is Grass-Fed Beef browned with onions, Taco Soup, and Chicken Salad!

Above is a picture of my meals for a day when I was going to be gone all day. I had Chocolate Chunk Homemade Protein Bars, Monster Meatloaf, and Pan-Seared Mahi Mahi with Brown Rice and Mixed Veggies.

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We hope that these inspire you!

- Whitney

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