Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken

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This creamy chicken recipe is wildly popular across keto websites. It’s basically a chicken salad mixed with cream cheese, bacon, ranch seasoning, and green onions. This recipe is one of those where it’s hard to put the spoon down!

Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken

Making this in the Instant Pot just makes it that much easier. You can even throw frozen chicken in there if you forget to thaw it out. An extra five minute on the timer and you’re good to go.

Yields 8 servings of Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken

The Preparation

  • 2 slices bacon, chopped
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
  • 16 ounces cream cheese
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon dried chives
  • 1½ teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1½ teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 medium green onion, sliced

The Execution

1. Turn the Instant Pot onto the sauté setting, then allow it to heat up. Add the bacon then cook it until it crisps up. Remove from the pot then set aside, then hit the cancel button on the Instant Pot.

Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken
2. Add the chicken, cream cheese, water, vinegar, chives, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, dill, salt, and pepper.

Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken
3. Manually set the Instant Pot to high pressure for 15 minutes. Once it’s done cooking, perform a quick release.

Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken
4. Take the chicken out then shred with two forks before returning to the pot.

Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken
5. Stir in the cheddar cheese. Sprinkle the bacon and green onions over the top, then serve.

Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken

This makes a total of 8 servings of Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken. Each serving comes out to be 382.79 Calories, 25.93g Fats, 4.33g Net Carbs, and 31.85g Protein.

Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Net Carbs(g) Protein(g)
2 slices bacon, chopped 108 8.1 0.4 0 0.4 7.8
2 pounds boneless, skinless, chicken breasts 1089 24 0 0 0 204
16 ounces cream cheese 1588 156 25 0 25 28
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 6.3 0 0.3 0 0.3 0
1 tablespoon dried chives 0.9 0 0.1 0.1 0 0.1
1½ teaspoons garlic powder 16 0 3.5 0.4 3.1 0.8
1½ teaspoons onion powder 12 0 2.8 0.5 2.3 0.4
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 5.7 0.3 1 0.5 0.5 0.2
1 teaspoon dried dill 2.6 0 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.2
2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese 229 19 1.8 0 1.8 13
1 medium green onion 4.8 0 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.3
Totals 3062.3 207.4 36.6 2 34.6 254.8
Per Serving(/8) 382.79 25.93 4.58 0.25 4.33 31.85
Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken

Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken

This makes a total of 8 servings of Keto Instant Pot Creamy Chicken. Each serving comes out to be 382.79 Calories, 25.93g Fats, 4.33g Net Carbs, and 31.85g Protein.
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Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 slices bacon chopped
  • 2 pounds chicken breast
  • 16 ounces cream cheese
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon dried chives
  • teaspoons garlic powder
  • teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon dried dill
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 medium green onion sliced

Instructions
 

  • Turn the Instant Pot onto the sauté setting, then allow it to heat up. Add the bacon then cook it until it crisps up. Remove from the pot then set aside, then hit the cancel button on the Instant Pot.
  • Add the chicken, cream cheese, water, vinegar, chives, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, dill, salt, and pepper.
  • Manually set the Instant Pot to high pressure for 15 minutes. Once it’s done cooking, perform a quick release.
  • Take the chicken out then shred with two forks before returning to the pot.
  • Stir in the cheddar cheese. Sprinkle the bacon and green onions over the top, then serve.