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Instant Pot® Chicken Mole Tacos Recipe
Instant Pot chicken mole tacos deliver super-simple authenticity using pressure cooking and bottled mole simmer sauce for incredible time savings. This revolutionary cooking method reduces traditional mole preparation by hours while maintaining genuine Mexican flavors. The tender, perfectly seasoned chicken absorbs the rich mole sauce completely, creating restaurant-quality tacos in your own kitchen.
This super-simple and authentic-tasting mole requires an Instant Pot® and a bottled mole simmer sauce. You will cut hours off of prep and cook time, and your family will rave over this fantastic Mexican dish. You can also serve this as a chicken taco bowl.
Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
25 mins
Additional Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 tacos
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Ingredients
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 tomatillos, diced
1 tomato, diced
1 onion, finely diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 ¼ cups prepared mole sauce
⅓ cup chicken broth (Optional)
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
8 (6 inch) corn tortillas
½ cup black beans – rinsed, drained, and warmed
½ cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
⅛ cup crumbled queso fresco, or to taste
1 avocado, diced
Directions
Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat vegetable oil in the inner pot. Saute tomatillos, tomato, onion, and garlic in the hot oil, stirring occasionally, allowing tomatillo pieces and onion to brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
Pour mole sauce and chicken broth into the pot and mix. Place chicken breasts into sauce, allowing to sink slightly, but not mixing. Turn Saute mode off. Close and lock the Instant Pot® lid and seal the vent. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, 15 to 20 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
Transfer cooked chicken breasts to a serving bowl and shred using 2 forks. Pour sauce mixture over shredded chicken. Serve with tortillas, black beans, lettuce, queso fresco, and avocado.
Editor’s Note:
Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of mole sauce mixture. The actual amount of sauce consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 469 | Calories |
| 21g | Fat |
| 38g | Carbs |
| 33g | Protein |
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| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
| Calories 469 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 21g | 27% |
| Saturated Fat 3g | 14% |
| Cholesterol 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium 1323mg | 58% |
| Total Carbohydrate 38g | 14% |
| Dietary Fiber 11g | 39% |
| Total Sugars 9g | |
| Protein 33g | 65% |
| Vitamin C 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium 100mg | 8% |
| Iron 3mg | 15% |
| Potassium 514mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
