Fast chicken soup

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Delicious and healthy, loaded with chicken and veggies, this soup will warm you to your bones! Can also be made on the stovetop or slow cooker! The BEST Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup – made from scratch and in a fraction of the time! Delicious and hearty, loaded with chicken and healthy veggies, this chicken soup recipe will warm you to your bones! Hey friends, I’m so excited to share this Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup with you!

Full of flavor it can be made in a fraction of the time- perfect for busy nights. Delicious and hearty, it is loaded with chicken and veggies, so comforting and soul-warming! Perfect for cool weather this version is highly adaptable. Make it with dry beans, canned beans or no beans at all, it’s totally up to you. Top it with cheese and sour cream, or keep it dairy-free and add avocado.

Make it as spicy as you want. The best part is after you saute the onions, you can just dump everything else in the pot and let the pressure cooker work its magic. The nice part is you don’t even have to touch or cut the chicken, just drop it in the Instant Pot whole. You can use fresh or frozen boneless, skinless thighs or use chicken breast, up to you! If you looking for more recipes like this, be sure to take a peek at our 35 Best Instant Pot Recipes from around the globe! Saute onions in the oil while you prep the garlic, carrots and celery. Add them to the pot, and saute.

Give a good stir, and set the Instant pot to pressure cook on high. If using dry black beans, pressure cook 25 minutes. Manually let the pressure out, covering steam with a kitchen towel. Shred the chicken, right in the pot with two forks. Squeeze with a generous amount of lime juice and taste for salt, adding more if necessary- especially if you used dry beans, you will need to add more.

Divide among bowls and top with tortilla strips, cheese, sour cream, scallions or avocado and cilantro. Add hot sauce for added heat. Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup – made with dry beans. With just 25 minutes of pressure cooking and dinner is done!

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup – made from scratch and in a fraction of the time! Tortilla Soup Toppings: The garnishes really elevate the soup! Make this Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup and save the left-overs for mid-week meals. Set the Instant pot to the Saute function. Saute onions in the oil for 3-4 minutes while you prep the garlic, carrots and celery. Add them to the pot, and saute 3-4 minutes. Manually let the pressure out, covering the steam spout with a kitchen towel.

Or feel free to let the pressure release naturally. Shred chicken thighs with two forks, either right in the pot, or on a cutting board. At this point you could add corn, and return to saute setting for a few minutes. You want a good balance between lime and salt. If the soup tastes bland, it probably needs more of each. For a more brothy soup, use only 1 can of beans vs. Blackbeans: If your dry blackbeans are very old, I would recommend soaking first or extending the pressure cooking time to 30 minutes.

Set at 8 minutes for smaller breasts or 12 mins for extra-large breasts. The toppings really add to the soup. For the tastiest tortilla chips, spray strips of fresh tortillas with olive oil spray and a sprinkle of  salt, and bake in a 300 F oven until crisp. Soaking the beans first shortens this time! For slow cooker version, cook as stated above then cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 3 to 4 hours. I recommend making in a big pot on the stove. Notify me of follow-up comments by email.

I recommend doing it in separate batches. Thanks for letting us know- what size instant pot Kristin? This recipe is so good that my husband, who has never liked a single other soup before, requests it. I add in a jalapeño to cook with the onions and finish with Chipotle Cholula.

I serve it with cilantro, avocado, sour cream, and oven-baked tortilla strips. I made this in a Dutch oven rather than instant pot. Added some smoked paprika, used a can of pinto beans vs. It’s by far the best chicken tortilla soup I’ve made. I’m now searching your site for more recipes!