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chicken minestrone soup in a bowl served with grated parmesan cheese & a spoon

Chicken Minestrone Soup

Chicken Minestrone Soup Instant Pot recipe is loaded with hearty veggies, beans, lots of great seasonings & juicy chicken. Your whole family will enjoy this easy chicken minestrone soup.
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Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American, American-Italian
Keyword: chicken minestrone soup, easy chicken minestrone soup, hearty chicken minestrone soup, instant pot chicken minestrone soup
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 360kcal
Author: Meghna
Cost: $6

Ingredients

  • ¾ cups macaroni pasta **you can use ditalini or small shells.
  • 1 pound Chicken Breast **boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs.
  • 1 cup onion **yellow onion roughly chopped.
  • ½ tbsp garlic **minced.
  • 15.5 ounce cannellini beans **drained from the can. 439 g can.
  • 15.5 ounce red kidney beans **drained from the can. 439 g can.
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar **optional.
  • 4 small Bay leaf
  • 28 ounce crushed tomato **794g.
  • Salt (to taste) **use according to your own personal taste preference.

Vegetables

  • 1 cup carrots **diced into half moons.
  • 1 cup zucchini
  • 1 cup green beans **cut into 2 inch pieces.
  • 1 cup celery **roughly chopped.

Seasonings

  • 1 tsp Paprika **use sweet paprika. DO NOT use smoked paprika.
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes **skip if heat intolerant.
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper

Liquid

  • 5 cups water **warm water.
  • 2 tbsp Better Than Bouillon **stir the 2 tbsp better than bouillon chicken base in 5 cups warm water to make an instant homemade chicken stock. If you do not have this ingredient just replace the water with regular chicken stock.

Instructions

Sauté aromatics, seasonings

  • Ser the instant pot on SAUTE mode on NORMAL heat setting (you can adjust the heat settings by pressing the Sauté button multiple time). Now, add oil, when the oil becomes warm throw in the onion, garlic & sauté until the onion begins to turn soft. Next, add all the seasonings mentioned above in the "seasonings" section of the ingredient list. Sauté for 30 secs. Now, add the celery & sauté for another 30 secs.
    sauteing aromatics, celery & seasonings in instant pot

Dump other ingredients

  • CANCEL sauté mode. Add the cannellini & red kidney beans, carrots, green beans, zucchini, macaroni, chicken stock (better than bouillon chicken based stirred in warm water), balsamic vinegar, crushed tomato, salt according to your personal taste preference. Give everything in the pot a quick stir. Now, add the boneless skinless chicken breasts, throw in the bay leaf.
    veggies, beans, stock, pasta in instant pot

Pressure Cook

  • Secure the lid of the instant pot, seal the valve. PRESSURE COOK on HIGH for 3 mins. Once the pressure cooking cycle is over the instant pot will begin to beep, immediately perform a quick pressure release by manually moving the valve from the sealing to the venting position. Open the lid carefully when the metal pin on the lid drops. CANCEL the Pressure Cook mode.
    pressure cooking chicken minestrone soup in instant pot

Dice or Shred chicken

  • Fish out the pressure cooked chicken on to a clean plate with the help of a pair of tongs. Dice the chicken into bite size pieces or shred the chicken with the help of a pair of forks and set it aside.
    diced pressure cooked chicken on a plate

Serve Chicken Minestrone Soup

  • Transfer the diced/shredded chicken into the instant pot and give the soup a quick stir. Taste test the instant pot chicken minestrone soup. If you prefer brothy soup you can add more chicken stock now to adjust the consistency. Serve the hearty chicken minestrone soup immediately and enjoy!
    instant pot chicken minestrone soup is ready

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Notes

  • Red pepper flakes: If you are heat intolerant skip adding the red pepper flakes. The red pepper flakes gives a soup a subtle kick but doesn't make it spicy.
  • Best Pastas: Macaroni, ditalini and small shells all go very well. I've used macaroni pasta.
  • Brothy Soup: You can adjust the consistency of the chicken minestrone soup by adding more chicken stock at the end. 
  • Cannellini Beans sub: You can sub it with great northern beans. Add the same amount.
  • Seasonings: You can play around the seasonings. Add seasonings of your choice, you can also add fresh herbs instead of the dried versions.
  • Leftovers: Storing the leftovers is tricky! Pasta sucks a ton of liquid hence if you plan to store the soup I would recommend skipping the pasta from the recipe. You can always add some cooked pasta later while serving the soup in individual bowls.
 
Calorific details are provided by a third party application & are to be used as indicative figures only. If you are on a special diet please use your own nutritional calculator.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Minestrone Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 360 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 48mg16%
Sodium 468mg20%
Potassium 1258mg36%
Carbohydrates 56g19%
Fiber 14g58%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 32g64%
Vitamin A 4344IU87%
Vitamin C 24mg29%
Calcium 160mg16%
Iron 7mg39%
* Read our privacy policy - Calorie information is provided as a courtesy only and should be leveraged as an estimate rather than a guarantee.Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 468mg | Potassium: 1258mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 4344IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 7mg