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A bowl of Instant Pot Tortilla Soup

Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken Tortilla Soup


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  • Author: Mike Vrobel
  • Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 cups of soup 1x

Description

Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken Tortilla Soup. Tortilla soup made with homemade pressure cooker broth from a store-bought rotisserie chicken.


Ingredients

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Mexican Rotisserie Chicken Broth

  • 1 (2- to 4-pound) rotisserie chicken, breast meat removed and saved for later
  • Juices from the rotisserie chicken container
  • 1 onion, peeled and halved
  • 1 carrot, scrubbed and broken in half (or 4oz baby carrots)
  • 1 stalk celery, broken in half
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
  • 5 whole black peppercorns
  • 1 whole dried allspice berry (or a pinch of ground)
  • 1 whole dried chile de arbol (or a pinch of red pepper flakes)
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 8 cups water

Rotisserie Chicken Tortilla Soup

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 14.5-ounce can crushed tomatoes (preferably fire roasted crushed)
  • 8 cups Mexican Rotisserie Chicken Broth (from above)
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • Breast meat from the rotisserie chicken, shredded
  • 4 ounces queso fresco (or farmers cheese), cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 2 avocados, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 2 jalapeño peppers, sliced into rings
  • Tortilla strips(or crushed tortilla chips)
  • ½ cup minced fresh cilantro
  • Limes, cut into wedges


Instructions

  1. Pressure cook the broth for 60 minutes with a Natural Release: Cut the chicken breast meat off of the rotisserie chicken and set aside for later. Add the rotisserie chicken carcass, onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, allspice berry, chile de arbol, and salt to an Instant Pot or other pressure cooker, then pour in the the 8 cups of water. (It should just cover the rotisserie chicken - it's OK if the knobs of the drumsticks are poking up.) Lock the lid and pressure cook on high pressure for 60 minutes in an Instant Pot or other electric PC, or for 50 minutes in a stovetop PC.  (Use Manual, Pressure Cook, or Pressure Cook-Custom mode in an Instant Pot). Let the pressure come down naturally after cooking - the natural pressure release will take 30 to 40 minutes. (It takes a long time for all that boiling water to cool off. If you're in a hurry, let the pressure come down for at least 20 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.) Scoop the chicken carcass and vegetables out of the pot with a slotted spoon and discard; they've given their all to the broth. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer, and set the broth aside for later.
  2. Sauté the aromatics: Wipe out the pot liner, then put it back in the pressure cooker base. Set the pot to sauté mode (medium heat for a stovetop PC), add the tablespoon of oil, and heat until the oil is shimmering, about 3 minutes. Add the diced onions and crushed garlic to the pot and sauté until the onion softens, about 5 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot with a flat-edged wooden spoon, until the tomatoes start to thicken, about 5 minutes.
  3. Pressure cook the soup for 5 minutes with a Quick Release: Stir in the chicken broth and a teaspoon of salt. Scrape the bottom of the pot one last time to make sure no tomatoes are sticking. Lock the lid and cook at high pressure for 5 minutes with a quick pressure release. (Use Manual, Pressure Cook, or Pressure Cook - Custom mode in an Instant Pot.) Quick release the pressure, then unlock the pot, opening the lid away from you to avoid the hot steam.
  4. Heat the chicken breast: Leave the Instant Pot on warm (very low heat with a stovetop PC), and add the shredded chicken breast to the pot. Let it heat through, about 5 minutes.
  5. Build the soup bowls and serve: In the bottom of each bowl put a few cubes of cheese, a few cubes of avocado, and a few jalapeño pepper slices. Ladle the broth and chicken into the bowl, sprinkle cilantro and tortilla strips on top, and serve, passing the lime wedges at the table.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 hours
  • Category: Sunday Dinner
  • Method: Pressure Cooker
  • Cuisine: Mexican

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Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cup
  • Calories: 234
  • Sugar: 3.9 g
  • Sodium: 1165.3 mg
  • Fat: 11.8 g
  • Carbohydrates: 12.3 g
  • Protein: 21.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 59.4 mg