Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup

4.80 from 34 votes

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe - quick and easy soup with chicken, rice and vegetables, that cooks in 4 minutes. One of the easiest and healthy soups you can make in your pressure cooker.

Prep Time10

Cook Time4

coming to pressure7

Total Time14

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Instant pot soup

Servings: servings

Calories: 298kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small yellow onion
2 celery stalks
2 carrots
2 garlic cloves
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¾ teaspoon Italian seasoning or dried thyme
½ cup white long-grain rice see note
2 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth or stock
2 ⅓ cups water

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Instructions

Start by cutting the chicken breast into bite size pieces. Chop onion, carrots and celery.
2 celery stalks, 2 carrots, 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, 1 small yellow onion
Make sure the stainless steel insert is in your Instant Pot. Press "saute" setting and let the IP heat up for 2 minutes. Add oil and let it heat up.
1 tablespoon olive oil
Add chopped onion, carrot, celery and minced garlic. Sautee for 3 to 4 minutes. Add chicken and saute for 2 minutes. When the chicken starts to turn white, add seasoning. Cook until chicken is almost cooked. Press "cancel/off" button.
2 garlic cloves, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ¾ teaspoon Italian seasoning
Add rice and stir well. Add liquids and stir. Close lid, set valve to "sealing" position. Make sure the Instant Pot is set to cook on HIGH pressure. Press the "manual" or "pressure cook" button. Set timer to 4 minutes. It will take about 7 minutes for the IP to come to pressure.
½ cup white long-grain rice, 2 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth or stock, 2 ⅓ cups water
When the timer is done, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then flip the valve to "venting" position to release remaining pressure.
Open the lid carefully away from your face. Stir. Serve with chopped parsley.

Notes

Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use calorie counter you are familiar with.
If using frozen chicken, skip the browning step, increase the cooking time to 12 minutes and use brown rice since it requires longer cooking time. White rice may overcook.

Nutrition