Name: Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1-2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, diced; 5 garlic cloves, rough chopped (or sub 1-2 tablespoons granulated garlic); 1-2 cups carrots, diced; 1 cup celery, diced; 1 x 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, and juices ( preferably fire roasted) or 1 ½ cups diced tomatoes w/juices; 1 small 4-ounce can, mild green chilies (or sub 1 poblano chili, diced); 2 lbs chicken thighs (boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen) left whole (or breasts -see cooking notes); 1 cup dry black beans or sub 1-2 cans black beans, or sub corn-see notes ( do not use dry beans with chicken breast as breasts will overcook.); 4 cups chicken stock or broth (or water with 4 chicken bouillon cubes); 2 cups water; 2 teaspoons salt, more to taste; 2 teaspoons cumin; 2 teaspoons chili powder; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; juice from 1-2 limes; optional: for a smoky heat, add a little chipotle (either the adobo sauce from canned chipotles, or a little ground chipotle powder to taste. )

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The BEST Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup – made from scratch, in a fraction of the time! 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! With a video!

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Perfect for cool fall and winter days 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! Lots of options here friends!

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. No pressure cooker? No problem….make it on the stove or in a slow cooker (see recipe notes).

The nice part is you don’t even have to touch or cut the chicken, just drop it in whole. You can use fresh or frozen boneless, skinless thighs or use chicken breast, up to you!

So easy! Very tasty and satisfying, and the left-over soup just gets better and better over the next few days- perfect for midweek lunches or dinners.

Chicken Tortilla Soup!| a 60-second video

Homemade tortilla chips:

For the healthiest, tastiest tortilla chips, spray strips of fresh tortillas with olive oil spray and a sprinkle of salt, and bake until crisp, or feel free to use store-bought tortilla chips, or leave them off completely for a lower carb version.

When the soup is done, shred the chicken, right in the pot with two forks.

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Feel free to add corn or beans in this recipe- or both!

Optional Tortilla Soup Toppings:

Make sure to garnish the Instant Pot Tortilla soup with either avocado or sour cream, and a squeeze of lime and fresh cilantro! The garnishes really make this! Garnishes: avocado, optional cheese (cotija or shredded), sour cream, cilantro, tortilla chips, fresh jalapeño or hot sauce for heat.

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So simple, so easy. So tasty! Make this Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup and save the left-overs for mid-week meals.

Have a delicious week!

xoxo

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

★★★★★ 5 from 258 reviews

Author: Sylvia Fountaine
Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 30
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 8
Category: soup
Method: instant pot
Cuisine: mexican
Diet: Gluten Free

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Description

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. Very adaptable! Very easy.

Ingredients

1–2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
5 garlic cloves, rough chopped (or sub 1–2 tablespoons granulated garlic)
1–2 cups carrots, diced
1 cup celery, diced
1 x 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, and juices ( preferably fire roasted) or 1 ½ cups diced tomatoes w/juices
1 small 4-ounce can, mild green chilies (or sub 1 poblano chili, diced)
2 lbs chicken thighs (boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen) left whole (or breasts -see cooking notes)
1 cup dry black beans or sub 1-2 cans black beans, or sub corn-see notes ( do not use dry beans with chicken breast as breasts will overcook.)
4 cups chicken stock or broth (or water with 4 chicken bouillon cubes)
2 cups water
2 teaspoons salt, more to taste
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
juice from 1–2 limes
optional: for a smoky heat, add a little chipotle (either the adobo sauce from canned chipotles, or a little ground chipotle powder to taste. )

Garnish with any or all of the following: tortilla strips, grated cheese, sour cream, avocado, hot sauce, cilantro, fresh jalapeño, scallions

Instructions

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. (If using granulated garlic, add later with the spices)
Add the diced tomato and their juices, green chilies, chicken thighs (whole), dry black beans ( or canned, drained), chicken stock, water, salt and all the spices. Give a good stir, and set the Instant pot to pressure cook on high. If using dry black beans, pressure cook 25 minutes. If using canned black beans, pressure cook for 14 minutes (same for either fresh or frozen thighs).
Manually let the pressure out, covering steam 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). The soup will thicken. (At this point you could add corn, and return to saute setting for a few minutes.) 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. You want a good balance between lime and salt. ( If the soup tastes bland, it probably needs more of each.)
Divide among bowls and top with tortilla strips, cheese, sour cream, scallions or avocado and cilantro. Add hot sauce for added heat.
Enjoy!

Notes

I used a 6-quart Instant Pot.

For a more brothy soup, use only 1 can of beans vs. two. ( I prefer this brothy.)

Blackbeans: If your dry blackbeans are very old, I would recommend soaking first or extending the pressure cooking time to 30 minutes.

CHICKEN BREASTS If using whole chicken breasts, cook 8-12 minutes and do not use dry beans (you will overcook the breasts). 8 minutes for smaller breasts or 12 for thicker breasts.

The toppings really add to the soup. Use them!

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.

STOVE TOP: Use a big pot or dutch oven– follow the same directions, sauteeing over medium heat, then simmering covered until chicken thighs are cooked through and easily shreddable, and beans are tender, about 40 minutes. Soaking the beans first shortens this time!

For a bean-free version you could swap out 3 cups corn for the beans ( Trader Joes, frozen fire-roasted corn is great) adding it to the soup after you release the pressure.

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.

If doubling the recipe, this will not fit in a 6 quart Instant Pot. I recommend making in a big pot on the stove.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 3/4 cups

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