How to Cook Perfect Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup. Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup - a fast and flavorful recipe that can be made using dry or canned beans, and using fresh or frozen thighs, or breast meat. Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Is An Instant New Favorite. Meanwhile, on a large baking sheet, toss tortilla strips with oil and a pinch of salt.

And it was one of those throw-it-all-in-and-press-a-button recipes that is totally hands off. My preferred cut of chicken for the Instant Pot is usually the chicken thigh. Because it is least likely to dry out. You can cook Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

1. You need 2 lbs of chicken breast and/or thighs.
2. It's 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
3. You need 1 of onion, diced.
4. It's 2 of carrots, peeled and diced.
5. It's 1 of medium red bell pepper, diced.
6. It's 4.5 oz of can diced green chilies.
7. You need 15 oz of can diced tomatoes.
8. It's 8 oz of can tomato sauce.
9. It's 1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper.
10. Prepare 1 1/2 tbls of chilli powder.
11. It's 2 tbls of cumin.
12. Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.
13. You need 2 of bay leaves.
14. You need 7 cups of chicken broth.
15. It's 1 cube of rapunzel broth cubes.
16. You need 1/4-1/2 cup of chopped cilantro.
17. Prepare 1/2 of lime juiced.
18. You need of Toppings: tortilla chips, diced avocado, shredded Mexican cheese.

This Instant Pot tortilla soup is so good that the leftovers went really fast too. And there's only two people who live in this house. And we always have tons of leftovers because I cook a whole lot for this blog. Will you try making this electric pressure cooker chicken tortilla soup recipe?

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup step by step

1. Saute chicken until brown on all sides. *Don't brown if it's frozen. Add the chicken after the veges are sauteed..
2. Add the onion, carrots, garlic, and red bell pepper. Saute for 5 minutes..
3. Add the canned ingredients..
4. Add the remaining ingredients, except for the fresh cilantro..
5. Put the lid on the instant pot and place the vent to seal. Press cancel, then press the Soup button. 30 minutes should appear..
6. When the soup is done cooking, allow the pressure to naturally release for 15 min, then carefully release remaining pressure..
7. Add the chopped cilantro and lime juice..
8. Serve with desired toppings!.

This easy chicken tortilla soup can also be made in the slow cooker. It's a healthy one pot dinner! Pin this recipe to save it for later. If the fact that I've made this soup three times in two weeks doesn't convince you that it's a total keeper of a recipe, then I'm not sure what will! Try Instant Pot Tortilla Soup Vegetarian soup for another option.