instant pot chicken tacos with avocado crema

Instant pot chicken tacos will excite you about eating more nutritiously, especially if you’re trying to reduce junk food cravings! Instead of going through the drive-thru or ordering pizza, indulge in flavorful Korean bbq shredded chicken, enveloped in a warm tortilla shell and drizzled with a tangy, sweet cream sauce.

Add your favorite veggies like diced jalapeños, red onion, cilantro and a squeeze of lime to complete this 5-star dish!

Another bonus is the ease of this recipe – you can have it cooked in 8 minutes in the instant pot. Or, you can set it and forget it in a crock pot.

Instant pot chicken tacos without salsa

The chicken in these tacos are cooked in a robust Korean BBQ sauce which provides plenty of flavor and moisture to the taco! If you’d prefer to add salsa, you could (a peach salsa may pair nicely), however, it’s not necessary. Also, these tacos have a delicious lime avocado salsa which balances the flavors of the taco as well as provides a creamy texture.

how to make instant pot chicken tacos

These are so easy, you can do the chicken in an instant pot or you can slow cook the chicken in a crock pot. Both ways make for an easy weeknight meal!

If you’re using an instant pot, toss the chicken and sauce ingredients into the pot and cook them for 8 minutes. Once finished, shred the meat (easy breezy)!

While the chicken is cooking, you can make the crema.

how to make avocado crema

what is crema?

First, cream is a slightly thickened cream often used to dollop over soups, tacos, or any dish that could benefit from a touch of richness. This creamy, slightly sour Mexican condiment falls somewhere between American sour cream and French crème fraîche.

To make the avocado crema, use a blender or food processor. Simply combine avocado, greek yogurt, lime, red pepper flakes, Korean chili paste, cilantro and sea salt! Season to taste. If you like extra heat, add more red pepper flakes.

Of course you don’t have to make the avocado crema but I encourage you to make it – it’s a fantastic complement to the chicken!

what to top on instant pot chicken tacos

If you feel that healthy tacos are boring, here are some ways to jazz them up!

• Guacamole (check out my recipe for bacon guacamole!)
• Sliced avocado
• Lime juice
• Salsa (check out my recipe for mango salsa!)
• Plain Greek yogurt (if you’re looking to replace sour cream)
• Roasted garlic
• Roasted or sautéed peppers
• Diced jalapeños
• Caramelized or sautéed onions
• Fresh cilantro

options for chicken tacos without tortillas

If you want to pass on tortillas, you have options! You could serve the chicken tacos:

• in a salad with fresh vegetables (tip, turn the avocado crema into a dressing by adding olive oil to to the mix)
• in a bowl with quinoa
• on top of a baked potato or sweet potato
• in a lettuce wrap (Bibb or butter lettuce work well for this)

other healthy dinner recipes you’ll enjoy:

• easy white chicken chili 
• Korean beef lettuce wraps
• steak fajita stuffed sweet potatoes
• butternut squash noodles with chicken & cream sauce
• copycat in-N-out burger

If you like this recipe, you’ll love my easy white chicken chili or Korean beef lettuce wraps.