Do you need a quick and easy dinner idea the whole family will love? Try Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe for a delicious dinner that is budget friendly and ready in only 30 minutes in the instant pot!
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
This meal literally is one of the easiest recipes ever! Toss all the ingredients in the pressure cooker and you have a fabulous meal just 30 minutes later!
It is the perfect meal for busy weeknights when you are running from work and school to sports and more!
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is easy on the budget and feeds a crowd!
This meal comes together in less time than getting take out and it is definitely cheaper! This recipe only calls for 2 chicken breasts.
You can really stretch your meat budget with recipe likes this one. Stretch that meat into a delicious soup that can easily feed a crowd or your hungry family.
The chicken gets shredded with all the beans and tomatoes for a hearty and filling meal. In fact, you can even add extra beans or tomatoes to stretch this meal even more.
It is so easy to make, and very frugal friendly. This soup really stretches your chicken because you don’t need much and it is packed with protein from the beans.
You could also chicken thighs in this soup instead of the chicken breasts. I often just use what is on sale.
Use items you have in your pantry to make this dish in no time at all. If you are looking for Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Pioneer Woman recipe, you will love this delicious soup!
Try Instant Pot Tortilla Soup Vegetarian soup for another option.
Simply omit the chicken and add an extra couple cans of beans and tomatoes. It is just as tasty!
Perfect for those that do not eat chicken or for Meatless Monday!
You will need an Instant Pot for this Pressure Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe.
I am using an 8 quart Instant pot but you can use a 6 quart.
I personally have an Instant Pot and so far I am loving it. You can find the Instant pot on sale here.
It’s really changed dinner time around here. Those days when I forget to take something out of the freezer is not a problem with my instant pot.
I can still have dinner ready and waiting on my family! I used frozen chicken in this recipe and it still cooked super fast in my instant pot.
This recipe also freezes great. Sometimes I make Chicken Tortilla Soup Pressure Cooker xl size to have extra to freeze.
No worries if you do not have a pressure cooker yet, try making Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe. It is yummy in the slow cooker too!
serves 6
Ingredients for Instant Pot Tortilla Soup:
- 2 boneless chicken breasts (can be frozen)
- 1 can of black beans (can you your homemade frozen ones)
- 1 can of diced tomatoes with green chilies (roasted tomatoes are also good)
- ½ onion chopped
- 1 cup of corn
- 2 cups of water (you can use chicken stock -I normally toss in a bouillon cube)
- 1 Tsp Chili powder
- 1 Tsp of Cumin
- ½ Tsp of Garlic Salt
- Salt to taste (You will need more salt, if you are using beans you made, rather than the canned)
- tortilla chips
- shredded cheese
- fresh cilantro (optional)
How to make Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe:
- Toss everything in your Instant Pot (not including chips, cheese, and cilantro). Add the lid and set the valve to sealing.
- Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
- Do a quick release to remove the pressure
- Remove and shred the chicken. Place back into the Instant pot and Stir.
- To Serve, spoon into a bowl, top with crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheese and fresh cilantro if you have it.
Make sure you let your kids do the chip crushing, because that is the best part with this dinner. My kids love it!
Feel free to add a little extra chili powder for heat and olive oil for extra flavor.
What is good with Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup?
We like to top ours with crushed up tortilla chips or tortilla strips.
Other ideas include:
- shredded cheese
- sour cream
- avocado
- green onion
- hot sauce
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fresh lime
And whatever you like! Just be careful with toppings if trying to be gluten free.
How to save even more money when making Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup?
To make this Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla soup even more frugal, make your own canned beans instead of buying them. We actually cook our beans and then I freeze them into “cans”.
How to make Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup with rotisserie chicken?
Just use a rotisserie chicken instead of fresh chicken. If using rotisserie chicken, set pressure for 10 minutes.
Another quick meal we love is this Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe. Delicious chicken and cheesy rice combine for the the best meal with tons of flavor.
Print this Chicken Tortilla Soup Instant Pot Recipe below:
Try Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe for a budget friendly meal ready in just 30 minutes. Chicken Tortilla Soup Instant Pot Recipe will be a hit!
- 2 boneless chicken breasts (can be frozen)
- 1 can black beans (you can use homemade frozen ones)
- 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies (roasted tomatoes are also good)
- ½ onion chopped
- 1 cup corn
- 2 cups water (you can use chicken broth -I normally toss in a bouillon cube)
- 1 Tsp Chili powder
- 1 Tsp Cumin
- ½ Tsp Garlic Salt
- Salt to taste (You will need more salt, if you are using beans you made, rather than the canned)
- tortilla chips
- shredded cheese
- fresh cilantro optional
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Toss everything in your Instant Pot (not including chips, cheese, and cilantro). Add the lid and set the valve to sealing.
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Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
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Do a quick release to remove the pressure
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Remove the chicken and shred. Place back into the Instant pot and Stir.
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To Serve, spoon into a bowl, top with your desired toppings. We love crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheese, and fresh cilantro.
If you are garnishing with tortilla chips, make sure you let your kids do the chip crushing, because that is the best part with this dinner. My kids love it!
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Roxana George says
All I can say is wow. The tortilla soup was a amazing. The best I have ever ate.
Carrie says
Awesome! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Bill says
Capital T indicates Table spoon. Lowercase t indicates teaspoon. “t-s-p” is teaspoon. “Tsp” is confusing. Are you using a Tablespoon or teaspoon here?
Carrie says
I’m using a teaspoon for this recipe. Thank you.
Kelly says
This is delicious!!!
Vicki says
Do you drain the beans? Also I’ll be using can corn-should I drain? (Forgot to buy frozen)
Carrie says
I don’t drain the beans but I would drain canned corn. Thank you!
Sarah says
Can I double this recipe in the insta pot?
Susanne says
Can I double this recipe? I have an 8 qt instant pot. Thanks!
Rozalyn silva says
I’m going to attempt this tonight. Is 30 mins in the instant pot right?Seems too long because chicken is normally cooked in 12 mins. Just double checking so I don’t ruin the dinner with the time amount. Thanks.
Isela says
Does it matter what size chicken breast that you use?
Marritt says
We LOVE this. It’s so simple to make and has such good flavor. We’ve made it a lot and it’s always a hit. Thank you!
Carrie says
I’m so glad you loved it!