This Moana Shredded Chicken Recipe is perfect for sandwiches or as a sauce over rice. It may also be named Instant Pot Polynesian Shredded Chicken.
Pineapple and peaches give it a tropical flavor that sweet and still savory.
We ate it as a sandwich filling one night and the next night served it over rice for a new meal. The flavor is subtle. Try adding chili pepper if you want a little heat, otherwise, it’s a tangy, sweet recipe.
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Instant Pot Moana Shredded Chicken Recipe Ingredients:
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 12 ounce can of frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 15.25 ounce can of peaches in juice
- 20 ounce can of pineapple chunks in juice
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon water
- hamburger buns or rice
How to Make Instant Pot Moana Shredded Chicken Recipe for Sandwiches or Over Rice
In the Instant Pot, mix orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, soy sauce, peaches, pineapple chunks, and brown sugar.
Stir until brown sugar is completely dissolved.
Place chicken breasts into the sauce.
Place lid on Instant Pot and lock into place, ensuring valve is turned to closed (to build pressure).
Set Instant Pot on Manual for 12-minutes.
Release the pressure valve and allow all pressure to release, then open Instant Pot.
Remove chicken. I place mine in a bowl.
Mix 1 Tablespoon cornstarch with 1 Tablespoon water (or sauce) in a small mixing bowl until well blended and no lumps.
Turn Instant Pot to saute and pour cornstarch mixture into sauce, stirring until well mixed. Allow sauce to boil, while stirring occasionally until thickened.
While the sauce is thickening, shred the chicken. I use two forks, but do whatever works best for you.
Now it’s time to make a decision.
You can either serve the chicken and drizzle the sauce over it or add the shredded chicken into the sauce in the Instant Pot.
I opted to add my shredded chicken to the sauce. (It will be very wet if you do it this way)
Serve over rice, crunchy oriental noodles, or place in between hamburger buns for a sloppy joe kinda sandwich. It’s delicious!
Instant Pot Moana Shredded Chicken #Recipe for Sandwiches or Over Rice
Ingredients
- Instant Pot Moana Shredded Chicken Recipe Ingredients:
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 12 ounce can of frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 15.25 ounce can of peaches in juice
- 20 ounce can of pineapple chunks in juice
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon water
- hamburger buns or rice
Instructions
- In the Instant Pot mix orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, soy sauce, peaches, pineapple chunks and brown sugar.
- Stir until brown sugar is completely dissolved.
- Place chicken breasts into the sauce.
- Place lid on Instant Pot and lock into place, making sure valve is turned to closed (to build pressure).
- Set Instant Pot on Manual for 12-minutes.
- Release pressure valve and allow all pressure to release then open Instant Pot.
- Remove chicken. I place mine in a bowl.
- Mix 1 Tablespoon cornstarch with 1 Tablespoon water (or sauce) in a small mixing bowl until well blended and no lumps.
- Turn Instant Pot to saute and pour cornstarch mixture into sauce, stirring until well mixed. Allow sauce to boil, while stirring ocassionally until thickened.
- While sauce is thickening, shred the chicken. I use two forks, but do whatever works best for you.
- Now it's time to make a decision.
- You can either serve the chicken and drizzle the sauce over it, or you can add the shredded chicken into the sauce in the Instant Pot.
- I opted to add my shredded chicken to the sauce. (It will be very wet if you do it this way)
- Serve over rice, crunchy oriental noodles, or place in between hamburger buns for a sloppy joe kinda sandwich. It's delicious!