Easy Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
This easy Instant Pot chicken tortilla soup recipe is perfect for busy weeknights! The comfort of homemade chicken soup with all the Mexican flavors everyone loves.
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This Instant Pot chicken tortilla soup recipe has it all! It's a fast and easy weeknight meal. It's the ultimate comfort food—homemade chicken soup. And it has lots of spicy Mexican flavor with tomatoes, jalapeno, avocado, lime and tortilla strips.
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The Instant Pot makes quick work of chicken soup with recipes like chicken pot pie soup or this simple and satisfying version of chicken tortilla soup.
How to make chicken soup in an Instant Pot
The great thing about using the Instant Pot is it's really a one-pot meal. You use the saute function to brown the vegetables and the pressure cooker function to cook the chicken in the soup.
Here are the basic steps to cooking chicken soup in the Instant Pot:
- Saute the vegetables in the Instant Pot
- Add the chicken stock, tomatoes, and raw chicken
- Pressure cook the soup for 20 minutes
- Shred the chicken and serve!
While you're waiting for the soup to pressure cook, bake the tortilla strips and prep your toppings.
How to make crispy tortilla strips
These tortilla strips are super quick and easy to make. And using cassava flour tortillas and avocado oil spray makes them an easy paleo and gluten-free substitute for traditional tortilla strips made with flour tortillas.
Just place the tortillas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cut them into strips using a pizza cutter. Spray the top with avocado oil. It's fine to just spray the top, no need to turn them over.
Bake the tortilla strips until they are golden brown and crispy.
For a low carb, keto, and Whole30 alternative to tortilla strips, try raw jicama sticks. Jicama is a Mexican vegetable that has a mild flavor and crunchy texture. It's also a great alternative to tortilla chips with guacamole or your favorite dip.
To serve the chicken tortilla soup, top with baked tortilla strips and garnish with avocado slices and lime wedges. This quick and easy chicken soup is perfect for lunch or dinner.
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Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
This tasty chicken tortilla soup is quick and easy to make in the Instant Pot.
Instructions
Saute onion, celery, and carrots in oil in Instant Pot set to saute low until soft and starting to brown, about 5 minutes.
Add garlic and chili powder. Stir and cook 2 - 3 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, stock, salt and pepper. Add chicken thighs and set Instant Pot to pressure cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.
Shred chicken and stir back into the soup.
To make tortilla strips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place tortillas on the baking sheet in a single layer. Using a pizza cutter, cut the tortilla into ½-inch wide strips. Spray the top with avocado oil.
Bake until golden brown and crispy.
Serve the soup topped with tortilla strips, avocado slices, lime wedges, and fresh cilantro.
Notes
For a low carb, keto, and Whole30 option, skip the tortilla strips. Raw jicama sticks are a good substitute for crunch.
*You can substitute plain diced tomatoes and add fresh diced jalapeno to taste. Saute the jalapeno with the vegetables in step 1.
*If using frozen chicken, add 5 minutes to the pressure cook time.
Nutrition
Calories:
313
kcal
Carbohydrates:
14
g
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