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Pressure Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe
We’re obsessed with our Instant Pot and pressure cooking recipes. After making so many batches of our beef stew recipe in the instant pot, we’re busy in the test kitchen with so many more awesome recipes. Today is all about chicken vegetable soup in the Instant Pot. It’s super duper easy and amazingly fast! You won’t believe how quick and easy chicken soup can be made for the whole family. Chicken vegetable soup is healthy, wholesome, comforting and loved by everyone. It’s the perfect side dish to accompany dinner or you can easily make it into a light and healthy dinner.
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Video of Instant Pot Chicken Vegetable Soup
Our popular slow cooker chicken vegetable soup recipe was a hit and now our Instant Pot version is equally delicious and super quick! Or you can make this pressure cooker chicken soup in any pressure cooker. The Instant Potis one of the many pressure cookers that can sear and cook dinner all in the snap of the finger. It has features that can cook in so many different ways: slow cooker, rice cooker, yogurt maker and more. When you’re in a bind and want a quick and scrumptious dinner, pressure cooking is the answer.
Different Pressure Cookers
Each pressure cooker works a little bit differently with different buttons and functions. But this pressure cooker chicken soup recipe can apply to all pressure cookers.The best part about this Instant Pot is that it sears. So much flavor comes from the onions, garlic and beef. So unlike most slow cookers that can’t sear, this one can do it easily AND cook food quickly at the same time. Hope you enjoy or pressure cooker chicken soup recipe! It’s a winner.
Best Cookers for Chicken Soup Recipes:
Whether you prefer a slow cooker, pressure cooker, or a multi-cooker, these kitchen counter appliances help make dinner a little easier for the busy household, plus with an added bonus of some of our favorite finds for entertaining:
The Crockpot 6qt. Slow Cooker – The original slow cooker. On this on the lid locks downwhich isgreat for transporting to potlucks and such. Simple, inexpensive and reliable.
Instant Pot Multi-use Pressure Cooker– It has cult-like following for a reason. It’s a pressure cooker and so much more.Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, & Yogurt Maker. It’s awesome! If you want a pressure cooker that has a few more bells and whistles (like hands free steam release), this Breville Pressure Cooker is also great.
Cuisinart Multi-Cooker– If pressure cooking is a not your thing but want a bit more than just a slow cooker, this multi-cooker is perfect for you. It can Sauté, Steam, and Slow Cook. Perfect to create those one pot meals.
Instant-Pot Chicken Vegetable Soup (Pressure Cooker)
Yield: 4 servings
Total Time: 45 minutes mins
Please refer to your specific pressure cooker manual for complete product cooking use. Every model and brand will be slightly different. If your pressure cooker does not have a searing function, you can pre-sear on a pan over the cooktop or just skip the searing steps. This recipe was tested in the6qt. Instant Pot. Depending on your pressure cooker's functions, you may want to sauté the onions, garlic, and chicken on a pan first, and then add theminto the pressure cooker and continue the recipe from there.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound (455g) boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 Tablespoon (15ml) cooking oil
- 1/2 onion , diced
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 5 cups (1180ml) chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons (10ml) Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- additional salt and pepper , to taste (optional)
- 1 carrot , diced
- 2 stalks celery , diced
- 1 small zucchini , cubed
- 1 cup (240ml) chopped broccoli (optional)
- minced parsley for garnish (optional)
Equipment
Instructions
Turn Instant Pot on "Saute" settings, add olive oil, then add onions and garlic. Cook untilsoft.
Add chicken and sear on both sides until brown. Add broth, bay leaf, thyme leaves, worcestershire, salt and pepper.
Close the lid and pressure cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. (These are the steps we did for our Instant Pot-Press "Cancel" to stop the "Saute" setting. Press the "Manual" button. Set the time to 15 minutes.)
After the cooking time is complete, press "Cancel" and carefully release the pressure.
Once pressure completely releases, openlid and gently shred the chicken. If you like cubed chicken in your soup, you can remove the chicken then cut it into small bite sized pieces and then return to the broth.
Add the carrots, celery and zucchini. Closelid and pressurecook for an additional 5 minutes. When cooking has finished press "Cancel" and release the steam pressure again.
Add the broccoli, stir the hot soup so that the broccoli can quickly cook to become tender. If you like soft broccoli you can always add it together with the rest of the veggies. We don't want our broccoli to get too mushy, that's why we add it last.
Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Garnish soup with minced parsley. Serve warm.
Nutrition Information per Serving
Calories: 213kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 28g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 1563mg, Potassium: 1096mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 3053IU, Vitamin C: 62mg, Calcium: 66mg, Iron: 2mg
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Calories: 213
Other Must-Make Instant Pot Recipes
- Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Tacos
- Instant Pot Beef Pot Roast
- Try our Instant Pot Tender Beef Stew Recipe
- Here’s more awesomePressure Cooker RecipesandSlow Cooker Recipes
Our Slow Cooker Version of this delicious Chicken Soup Recipe
This recipe was originally published in 2016 and re-published in 2021.
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Kathy C. — Reply
Excellent soup with lots of flavor! I omitted the zucchini, included the broccoli, and also added a cup of peas at the end. Whole family loved it!!
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi Kathy,
love your addition of peas! So glad you enjoyed the recipe and thanks for sharing! -
Ornia — Reply
This was excellent. I doubled the recipe, skipped the broccoli and added, corn, peas, one tomato and a teaspoon of turmeric.
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Manka — Reply
Loved this soup! Making round 2 as a detox tonight. Flavorful, filling and healthy
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Thanks!
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Mario — Reply
I really love this soup. It’s flavorful, healthy, and the whole family loves it.-
Best Recipe Box — Reply
We try to make sure that it has lots of flavor! So glad your family enjoyed it.
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Vicky — Reply
I love your instant pot recipes! This one is a huge hit with my family. This recipe in particular brings me back to home when my mom used to make it for me. This so far is the closest I have gotten to her recipe. Thanks a bunch!-
Best Recipe Box — Reply
That’s so great that you enjoyed the recipe!
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Daniele — Reply
How could I adjust ingredients to accommodate for an 8 qt. instant pot? My family will devour this so want to make as much as possible in my big pot.
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
We haven’t tried it in an 8 qt IP, but you should be able to increase the ingredients by 1.5 (ex. 1.5 lbs chicken instead of 1 lb.). Not sure if you need to cook it a little longer or not since we haven’t tested for that size. We’d love to hear back from you for what you did!
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Estuff — Reply
Is it 15 or 5 minutes for the veggies? the video and recipe are different
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi! It’s 5 minutes for the veggies.
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ish*ta bhanushali — Reply
Can I use chicken thigh with bone in?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Yes you can, but we suggest skinless so that you don’t have so much fat at the end of cooking. The chicken thighs will definitely add more flavor!
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Master chef — Reply
Great recipe! I added corn, cauliflower rice and mushrooms for extra veggies! -
Cindy — Reply
Can I add noodles to this recipe?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi Cindy, we haven’t tried adding noodles to it yet. If you have, let us know how it turned out!
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Sally — Reply
The broth did not have enough flavor. Disappointed! As far as consistency and appearance, it was excellent
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Katy — Reply
How and when should I add red potatoes?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi katy, we would add it in the beginning. But make sure to not cut the potatoes too big so that it will be cooked around the same time as the rest of the veggies.
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Meadow — Reply
We’ve been getting awesome rain here in SoCal and this soup has been serving us really great comfort and warmth. Really love this recipe. Thanks so much. -
Gina — Reply
Made this in the Instapot today so fast and easy, ty -
Erin Murphy — Reply
DE-LISH!!!! I added avocado to mine at the end and *chefs kiss* -
Susan — Reply
This is a super easy recipe that is delicious! I added peas, carrots, and celery to the other veggies. This is definitely a do over!-
Diane — Reply
The more veggies the better! Glad you enjoyed it!
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Christina Bishop — Reply
Delicious! We absolutely loved this recipe and have made it a few times. We have used a variety of veggies based on what we had in the house (mushrooms, fresh, chopped spinach, etc.). We also made it with extra chicken one time to make it even heartier. Has become part of our regular rotation!-
Diane — Reply
Thanks Christina! Love all the veggies the you added.
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