Get your Fiesta Friday on (or any day, for that matter) with this Instant Pot Fiesta Chicken! Instant Pot Fiesta Chicken is one of the easiest recipes to make! It’s simply dump, done, and eat. No need for extra prep or steps! And, in less than half an hour, you can have a hearty and delicious meal that is perfect served over rice, eaten in tortillas, or even as a nacho topping!
While my family loves a good Taco Tuesday, I have always personally loved Fiesta Fridays more. That’s where we still have that Latin flair, but in ways other than tacos! Whether it’s burritos, tamales, Fajita Rice bowls, or this IP Fiesta Chicken, I love to add Fiesta Fridays meals to our menu plan to spice up the end of the week for us! Instant Pot Fiesta Chicken is so easy to throw together, and super yummy. Even my 5 year old asks for seconds and that’s a mom win for me, for sure.
In addition to the amazing taste that my family enjoys, I can’t reinforce how easy it is. You will literally put all of your ingredients in, get your Instant Pot cooking, and then BAM! Dinner is served!
Check out how easy this Instant Pot Fiesta Chicken is to make for yourself below!
And, you can serve this whatever way your heart desires! The possibilities are really endless. We like it over rice, but if you don’t feel like cooking it, you can even throw it into tortillas or on top of chips with cheese as a nacho topping! You you can even turn this into a burrito (with rice mixed in), burrito bowl, a Fiesta Chicken salad, or make it into chicken tacos…HA, we are back to this being a possible Taco Tuesday night meal! Use your imagination and make it your own.
Now, I used the Fiesta Ranch Dip mix for the recipe, but if you want to tone it down just a bit, feel free to use just the regular Ranch Dip mix. I like the little bit of kick and flavor with the Fiesta Ranch version. If you don’t like a lot of spice, don’t worry, the Fiesta Ranch doesn’t make it so spicy that your ears will have steam coming out of them. That reminds me, if you ARE trying to make the kick a little less, you can always use just plain diced tomatoes, without the green chilies too. Fire it up or tone it down, it’s easy to do either way without messing anything up so just make it to your family’s likes.
I don’t think you can find a recipe much easier than this. Dump and done dinners are amazing and truthfully the best way to end the week. Add this recipe to your next Fiesta Friday and I am sure they will love this Instant Pot Fiesta Chicken recipe as much as my family does.
Instant Pot Fiesta Chicken
Add all ingredients to the Instant Pot.
Close Instant Pot and set to sealing position. Select manual high pressure (the manual button or the pressure cook button on the newer models) and set timer for 25 minutes. When Timer is up, allow for a natural pressure release.
Pull chicken out and shred. Return chicken to pot and stir.
Serve over rice, if you choose, and enjoy!
Instant Pot Fiesta Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast frozen or raw
- 1.1 oz Fiesta Ranch dip mix 1 packet
- 15.25 oz black beans 1 can, drained and rinsed
- 10 oz diced tomatoes with green chilies 1 can, undrained
- 4 oz diced green chilies 1 can, undrained
- 12 oz corn 1 can, undrained
- 8 oz cream cheese
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the Instant Pot.
- Close Instant Pot and set to sealing position. Select manual high pressure (the manual button or the pressure cook button on the newer models) and set timer for 25 minutes. When Timer is up, allow for a natural pressure release.
- Pull chicken out and shred. Return chicken to pot and stir.
- Serve over rice, if you choose, and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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If you are looking for another delicious and quick meal check out this Instant Pot Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice or Instant Pot Cashew Chicken!
This recipe was delicious and ons of my family’s new favorites! It’s creamy with great flavor but not too spicy.
This is my go to fiesta chicken recipe. So easy and yummy. My COMPLAINT is that the chicken is way over cooked at 25 minutes. At 25 mins the chicken is tuff to shred. Tonight I did 11 minutes (thermometer checked temp) and everything was plenty cooked and so much easier to shred!
Did you use frozen chicken?
If I double the recipe, do I double the time? (New to the instapot world)
If doubled, the cooking time remains the same.
I didn’t see an answer to how to adjust the time if doubling the recipe, so here goes nothing. 😁
If doubled, the cooking time remains the same Valeria.
Can I make the rice in the pot at the same time?
Hi Andrea, we have only tried this recipe as written but if you do try it, let us know how it works out!
25 minutes on thawed chicken breasts would ruin mine in the instant pot! the chicken would be dry as a bone! for frozen it would be alright but this makes me nervous! is there any other setting to use?
You could try for 15-20 minutes instead and check the chicken to ensure it doesn’t overcook.
Used to make this in my crockpot. But now this is my go to recipe! Love it
One of my favorite IP recipes!
Really yummy
What time do I set the pot for on thawed chicken?
You can set the IP for 15-20 minutes and check the chicken, if it needs more time you can add it back in for up to 5-10 more minutes.
The sauce turned out very runny and thin can I add cornstarch slurry?
If the sauce is runny you can try adding a slurry at the end before adding the cooked chicken back in.
I use 2 packets of the fiesta ranch dip, kidney beans instead of black beans and either hot or mild rotel plus a small can of diced jalepenos. I juice a lime in it as well. Set it on meat/stew high pressure for 20 mins. Release pressure and use my electric beater. Perfect every time!! My favorite so far. Boxed rice the Mexican kind is delicious or served with salsa verse chips. I have made enchiladas with white cheese with these. So many options. They freeze well in zip lock bags
What size can of corn?
12 fl oz can of corn
This is amazing. My family loved it. Will definitely be making it again. I do have a question. I am counting calories and want to log this in my food diary app. Does anyone know how much is a serving size?
Made this for Super Bowl Sunday. Couldn’t find Fiesta Ranch Mix, so used a plain Ranch Mix and seasoned the chicken with some chili powder. Instead of canned corn, I used 1 cup of frozen corn and 2/3 cup of water. Used Neufchatel cheese instead of full fat cream cheese. It was great. Should have used a little less water (but I was afraid of getting the dreaded burn notice – I did not). The Neufchatel didn’t melt as well as regular cream cheese, but it was fine with a little extra stirring at the end of the cycle. Sauce thickened up over time. Used the end product in tacos, as a dip with tortilla chips, and rolled up in a burrito that I air-fried like a chimichanga. Would also be terrific in enchiladas.
Thankyou for this delicious recipe, I used frozen corn and 1/2 cup chicken broth to make up for liquid,No fiesta ranch just plain ,store was out, so used some chipotle seasoning, I ate over little bit of rice with sour cream and cilantro with flour tortilla, Sooo Good; will be a new go to recipe… Thankyou so Much God Bless……
Love this!!! It’s my absolute favorite thing I’ve made! Will definitely add to weekly rotation! Thank you soooo much for this amazing recipe!!!!!! (Only change was I swapped pinto beans for black beans and regular ranch dip powder) 😋
I’ve made it a few times now and it’s a family fav! Couldn’t find fiesta ranch so used half a package of ranch and half package of taco seasoning the first time. I use a full package of each now because we all like the extra flavor. We use it for burrito filling with rice in the burrito. Thanks for posting!
Can I cook the rice in with the chicken? What adjustments would I need to make?
We have not tried cooking the rice in the Instant Pot with the chicken, Tiffany. Let us know how it works out if you do decide to try it, though!
Very good! We had this tonight on street taco tortillas. Quick, easy and delicious!
What can I replace with the beans? The boys in my family don’t like beans.
You can add lentils or cooked quinoa as a replacement for beans.
Do I add time if doubling the recipe? Also enough liquid to not get burn warning? And do I need to cut chicken up before ?
If you’re doubling the recipe, I would check the chicken at the 25-minute mark and add additional time as needed. Chicken is shredded in step 3, after cooking.
Would you cook longer if you double the ingredients?
Hi Mark, I would still check the dish at the 25-minute mark, if the chicken needs more time you could try an additional 5-10 minutes.
I didn’t have the fiesta salad dressing so I used 1 taco seasoning ok. I didn’t have the green chilis so I used 1 7oz can of salsa verse. Amazing. Because it was soupy I added 1 cup rice, cooked on rice setting low for 12 mins. The stirred in pulled chicken. Served with shredded cheese.
Glad this recipe worked out for you, Anita!
My son is lactose intolerant and cannot do cream cheese, but I would love to try this recipe! Is there a substitution?
We have only tried this recipe as written but you could try lactose-free cream cheese instead. Let us know how it works for you, Cathi!
Do I need to set the timer for a longer period of using frozen chicken breasts?
No need to adjust time, your pot will just take a little longer to come to pressure.
No. The liquid from the tomatoes and corn work well
If I can’t find fiesta ranch dip can I use regular each? Ty!
I usually find it at Walmart. If you use regular it will absolutely still work but the flavor will be different. 🙂
I couldn’t find the fiesta ranch, so I used regular and added some taco seasoning.
I substituted fiesta ranch to a package if ranch and a package of taco seasonings. Also McCormick has a fiesta chicken seasoning package which is very similar.
Looks yummy! Def going to give it a try. How do I adjust the recipe so I can use 4 chicken recipes instead of 2?
If you would like to use 4 chicken breasts instead of 2, I would double the recipe. Let us know how it turns out, Ashley!
Thank you so much for posting all these instant pot recipes, I love using my instant pot!
cook time if using 4 chicken breast?
I would still cook for the suggested time, but if the chicken is not done at the 25 minute mark, try an additional 5-10 minutes.
Sorry, but I am new to the instant pot world. Do I need to add any water to this in-order for it to come to pressure? Thanks
No, the water from the canned items is enough for your Instant Pot to come to pressure.
Hi. Is there something that can be substituted for the cream cheese, if I don’t have any? Thank you.
Hi Trina, we have only tried this recipe as written but sour cream or plain Greek yogurt might be a good sub for cream cheese. Let us know if you try it!
I’m a new user of the Instant pot. Could you add your uncooked rice to the rest of the ingredients for the Fiesta chicken and cook it all at once?
We have not tried cooking the rice at the same time, Mary. However, other readers have tried and have had success!