Instant Pot® Chicken and Pasta Soup

Description

A better than canned, comfort soup made in the Instant Pot®.

Ingredients

  • 8 cups water
  • 2 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • ¾ cup diced celery
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 8 teaspoons chicken soup base
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon curry powder
  • 2 leaf (blank)s bay leaves
  • ½ cup pastina (tiny star-shaped pasta) or other tiny pasta

Instructions

  1. Combine water
  2. chicken
  3. celery
  4. carrots
  5. onion
  6. chicken soup base
  7. oil
  8. garlic
  9. rosemary
  10. thyme
  11. pepper
  12. curry powder
  13. and bay leaves in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 15 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  14. Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions
  15. 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
  16. Discard bay leaves. Remove chicken breasts and dice; be careful
  17. it’s hot.
  18. Return chicken to the pot with pastina. Select Saute function and boil
  19. uncovered
  20. until pasta is tender
  21. about 4 minutes.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 6

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