Instant Pot Chicken Tomato Soup – Pure comfort food at it’s best, this Instant Pot chicken and tomato soup with pesto is a flavor explosion in a bowl! A perfect midweek meal that is super simple to whip up: just dump everything in the insert and let the Instant Pot do its job. If you love a good warm bowl of chicken soup, you have to give this recipe a try. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the Instant Pot chicken tomato soup
- 4 chicken thighs, with or without skin and bones
- 5 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon basil pesto
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Fresh cracked black pepper
- 3 cups (750ml) chicken broth
- Red chili pepper flakes
- Fresh chopped cilantro
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Directions
1. To make the Instant Pot chicken tomato soup: Add chicken, tomato, onion, pesto, olive oil and spices into the insert of your Instant Pot. Give a quick stir and cover with the chicken broth.
2. Lock the lid and set up to pressure cooking (or meat/stew mode) for 20 minutes.
3. After 20 minutes, do a quick release and transfer cooked chicken thighs to a plate or cutting board. Shred chicken meat using two forks then return to the Instant Pot and reheat for 2 or 3 minutes in saute mode.
4. Divide the chicken tomato soup into bowls and sprinkle with red chili pepper flakes, more black pepper, and chopped cilantro. Serve immediately – enjoy!
Note: You can also use chicken breast for this recipe but we found the recipe is more flavorful with dark meat.
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