Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is a satisfying and quick Instant Pot soup recipe with tender chicken, loads of that Tex-Mex flavor, and topped with all your favorite fixings.
Soup season is approaching, or if you are like me, you enjoy it all year round. The chicken tortilla is one of my favorite soups. Hearty, savory, and bursting with fresh flavors. Making Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot Soups helps offer that low and slow simmered taste in a fraction of the time.
Ingredients for Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
- chicken breasts
- corn
- black beans
- Rotel with chills
- crushed tomatoes
- onion chopped
- chicken stock
- garlic powder
- cumin
- chili powder
- Optional: 1 Jalapeno diced
- Tortilla Strips
Step by Step Directions for Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Place Onions, Corn, Beans, and tomatoes in the instant pot.
- Add Chicken I used frozen.
- stir in seasonings.
- Pour in chicken broth and crushed tomatoes.
- Cook on manual high pressure for 30 minutes.
- do a quick release.
- Remove and shred the chicken.
- Place chicken back in the soup.
- Serve
Tips and Tricks
Place a towel over the release valve if you get soup spurting out.
No need for the pressure to release naturally. You can do a quick release with this recipe.
This recipe can also be made in the slow cooker. Place all ingredients in your slow cooker and cook for 4 hours on high. Using the instant pot, this recipe is quick and easy.
Toppings and Variations for tortilla soup
- Green onions
- Cilantro
- Shredded cheese
- Tortilla chips
- Sour Cream
- Avocado or guacamole
- A squeeze of lime juice
- Hot sauce for added heat
- Green Chiles
- Lime wedges
- Pico De Gallo
- Salsa
You can indeed add any of your favorite toppings. Those are a few of our favorites on hand when making this recipe up. Then let each person top their soup how they want. If you want to keep, these zero points check your weight watchers list for zero point toppings.
Give this recipe a try today, and let me know how you like it! It is one of our favorite Instant Pot soup recipes right now!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Absolutely! I love to batch cook chicken in my Instant pot, divide it into servings, and toss it in the freezer. Then for meals just like this, use it to replace raw chicken. It speeds up the cooking time and still offers rich and tasty chicken every bite. My only word of advice is not to use overly seasoned chicken in the recipe. If it has lemon pepper seasoning on it, you might not get a great flavor pairing with spices in this recipe.
This Recipe is similar to the Zero Point Taco Soup Recipe. The Complete List of Zero Point Foods Can be found on their website. You do not need to add the toppings, and this will be a zero-point soup!
You can store this soup in the fridge for up to three days. I recommend if you don’t think you will eat it all, freeze any leftovers you may have. This will help allow you to maximize the leftovers.
Yes, This soup can be frozen in an air-tight container for up to 6 months.
Reheat soup on the stovetop or in your instant pot on saute.
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup (Zero WW Points)
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is a hearty and satisfying soup recipe. Plus this is a Zero Point recipe On Weight Watchers that makes this recipe even better!
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts (2 pounds)
- 1 8 oz can corn or frozen
- 1 16 oz can black beans
- 1 16 oz can Rotel with chills
- 14 oz can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 large onion chopped
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbs garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- Optional: 1 Jalapeno diced
- Tortilla Strips
Instructions
- Place Onions, Corn, Beans, and tomatoes in the instant pot.
- Add Chicken I used frozen.
- Add seasonings.
- Add chicken broth and crushed tomatoes.
- Cook on manual high pressure for 30 minutes.
- do a quick release.
- Remove and shred the chicken.
- Place chicken back in the soup.
- Serve
Notes
You can serve this soup with ;
Sour Cream
Cilantro
Tortilla Strips
Cheese
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 217Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 1392mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 8gSugar: 6gProtein: 21g
Looks good! Do you drain all the canned goods before adding?
If I have shredded chicken prepped that is NOT frozen would it still be 30min or would I cook it less time?
Love this
If I wanted to use rotisserie chicken, how long would you cook it? Thank you
Just like 5 minutes
This recipe is definitely going on rotation in our house, especially in the winter months, it’s a big hit!! Thank you!
Wow… this is AMAZING!!! I used unfrozen chicken and set it for 15 minutes instead of 30. It was perfect. If you’re reading this just make it. 10/10
This was really tasty and easy! I used leftover chicken so that cut my cook time way back. I also substituted some mild salsa for the rotel because I didn’t have any rotel. It came out very good. I will make this again!
do you know many points on green plan?
If I use raw chicken, how do I make this?
Same I use raw chicken
Just made this after searching for zero point soup and it’s GREAT!
I did drain the beans and corn (I think there was a question below). Also, I only had 10oz cans of the Rotel w/chilis, so I did 20oz. I also used only 8oz of crushed tomatoes to balance the overuse of the Rotel. Lastly, I only had half a large red onion and chopped it up and it was enough. 🙂
Thank you so much for this recipe – it is YUMMY! We have leftovers and I can’t wait.
If I use thaw out chicken is it still 30 minutes? Do I drain the beans? Thanks!!
I entered the Nutritional Information into weight Watchers and it tells me a bowl of this soup is 6 points. Can you explain how you came to 0 points before I eat too much lol.
Can you use ground turkey and still have zero points?
Yes
@Shamar, 99% ground turkey is 0 points. Other ground turkey has more points
We use fresh chicken breast and still cook the same time. I have an 8qt instant pot. We freeze leftovers in two Tupperware containers and then heat one up in a sauce pan to eat for an even quicker meal. Tastes nice with grilled cheese! We make this at least once a month and get 3 nights worth of meals for the two of us. I also use no more than 1- 1 1/2 pounds of chicken instead of two.