Carolina-Style BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

These insanely delicious, ridiculously EASY Carolina-Style Instant Pot Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches are an adaptation of our crazy-popular slow cooker recipe.

You can use either fresh or frozen chicken, and it takes just minutes to prep for your pressure cooker.

– apple cider vinegar – brown sugar – kosher salt – hot sauce – black pepper – boneless, skinless chicken breasts

You start by mixing the BBQ sauce ingredients, directly in your Instant Pot insert.

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Then, add your chicken breasts and secure the lid.

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After a 10-minute natural pressure release, you scoop the cooked chicken out of the Instant Pot and shred it up.

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Drizzle some of the BBQ sauce over the shredded chicken, stirring so it’s all drippy and moist and glistening with BBQ-y goodness.

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Serve on buns with coleslaw on top or as an accompaniment on the side, and pass hot sauce if desired.

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Swipe up for full recipe!

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