Chicken, tomatoes, green chilis, black beans, corn, chipotle in adobo sauce, and lime. Topped with cilantro, avocado and crunchy tortilla strips. Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup made in the Instant Pot is perfect for a weeknight meal. Full of flavors with very little effort.
2tablespoonchipotle in adobo sauce (1-2 peppers finely diced and it's sauce, adjust to your spice preference)
115 ozcan of black beans
1cupfrozen corn kernels
1poundboneless, skinless chicken breast
salt and pepper
1tablespoonground cumin
1teaspoonground chili powder
Juice of 1-2 limes
For the Tortilla Chips
86-inchcorn flour tortillas
olive oil
sea salt
Instructions
For the Chicken Tortilla Soup
Turn the Instant Pot on [SAUTE] mode and set it for 10 minutes (this should give you enough time to saute the onions). Wait until the screen displays "hot". Add olive oil and onion into the pot. Stir occasionally for 3 minutes until the onion is soft. Then, press the [CANCEL] button.
Add garlic, chicken broth, and stir. Then, add 1 can of diced tomatoes, 1 can of diced green chilies, 1 can of black beans, 1-2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (finely diced), and 1 cup frozen corn kernels. Place the chicken breast on top of the ingredients. Generously season the chicken with salt and pepper. Add ground cumin and ground chili pepper on top of the chicken.
Close the lid. Make sure the knob on the lid is turned to the "sealing" position. Then, press [PRESSURE COOK] (or "manual" for older models) and set it to 11 minutes. When it is done, let it naturally pressure release for 5 minutes. **Cooking time and tips for chicken thighs or frozen chicken breasts below**
Shred chicken with two forks (either right in the pot, or on a cutting board)
Cut the corn tortillas into thin strips, drizzle olive oil and season with sea salt
Place it in the oven at 350°F until crisp
Notes
This recipe was tested with a 6-quart Instant Pot DUOIf you're using:
THIN CHICKEN BREASTS: decrease the pressure cooking time to 6-8 minutes. Chicken breasts have the tendency to dry out very easily. It might be best not to use thin pieces of chicken breasts.
FROZEN CHICKEN BREAST: increase the pressure cooking time to 12 minutes. Let it naturally release pressure for 10 minutes.
CHICKEN THIGHS: increase the pressure cooking time to 14 minutes. Do not add corn and black beans until after it is done pressure cooking or else it will turn into mush. After it is done pressure cooking, take the chicken out, press [SAUTE] for 3 minutes to cook the corn and beans while you're shredding the chicken.