Description
Make a rich and creamy chicken tortellini soup quickly using your Instant Pot. This recipe provides a comforting, one-pot meal perfect for weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to the Sauté function. Add olive oil. When hot, add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Add onion, carrots, and celery to the pot. Sauté until softened, about 3 minutes. Press Cancel.
- Return the chicken to the pot. Pour in the chicken broth. Stir in Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Secure the lid and set the valve to Sealing. Select Manual or Pressure Cook (High Pressure) for 5 minutes.
- When the cooking cycle finishes, perform a Quick Release (QR) of the pressure.
- Stir in the refrigerated tortellini and cook on the Keep Warm setting for 5 minutes, or until the tortellini is cooked through.
- Stir in the heavy cream and Parmesan cheese until the soup is creamy.
- Stir in the fresh spinach until it wilts. Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can substitute pre-cooked rotisserie chicken for raw chicken; add it during Step 6 with the tortellini.
- For a thicker soup, mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water before stirring it into the soup in Step 6.
- Use frozen tortellini if needed; add 1 extra minute to the pressure cook time.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Soup
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 95