Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Looking for the ultimate comfort food? This Instant Pot chicken and wild rice soup is a creamy, satisfying meal that comes together in no time and will satisfy the pickiest of eaters.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 2 large chicken breasts diced into bite-sized pieces
- 2 cans chicken broth 14.5 fluid oz. each
- 1 pkg. 6 oz Uncle Ben’s Long-Grain and WIld Rice discard seasoning packet
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- dash red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 4 ounces cream cheese cubed
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
Instructions
- Select the “Browning/Sauté” option on your electric pressure cooker.
- Melt butter in the pot. Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Sauté until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken, chicken broth, rice, parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Lock the lid, place the valve to the sealing position, and select the “High Pressure” option and 5 minutes cook time. When the cook time ends, turn off the pressure cooker. After 5 minutes, do the quick pressure release.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and cold water. Select the “Simmer/Sauté” and add the slurry to the pot, stirring constantly. Add cream cheese and stir until melted.
- Stir in milk and half-and-half.
- Heat through, without boiling, and serve hot.
Notes
- Feel free to substitute the Uncle Ben’s rice with ¾ cup of wild rice, brown rice or another rice mix that you have on hand.
- You could use boneless skinless chicken thighs instead of breasts if you want.
- To make this a vegetarian soup, use chickpeas and vegetable broth instead of chicken breasts and chicken broth.
- This recipe is from The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook from Pressure Cooking Today.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 of 6 servings | Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 977mg | Potassium: 599mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4251IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 1mg
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