Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken Soup Recipe

This Rotisserie Chicken Soup is a snap to make in your Instant Pot, it also freezes well as a great long term storage meal or as a meal to share with friends. We love our soups loaded and full, so It is a hearty and sustaining soup with flavorful rotisserie chicken, potatoes, corn, carrots and a rich broth.

The beauty about a soup like this is you can use whatever fresh or frozen veggies you have on hand. It is a great way to use up extras and make it to suite your personal preferences. We have done just that by using nutritious potatoes in place of noodles or rice. Potatoes are a great complex carb that digests slowly and supports healthy blood sugar levels.

If you don’t have an Instant Pot, no worries! You can absolutely make this soup using a traditional stovetop method or even in your slow cooker. The rotisserie chicken saves you a bunch of time which makes it a quick meal not matter the cooking method you choose.

This tasty and easy chicken recipe makes a wonderful family meal.

More Chicken Soup Recipes:

You can use rotisserie chicken meat in any of these tasty soups. Chicken soup with rotisserie chicken always has additional seasonings added by the rotisserie chicken itself.

Rotisserie Chicken Meat:

Rotisserie chicken soups are easier than buying raw chicken and cooking it. In many stores you can purchase the rotisserie chicken meat already pulled or you can quickly pull the meat off the cooked whole chicken yourself.

Purchasing a whole fresh chicken and boiling it takes much longer and you will have to add extra seasonings when preparing. But if you prefer, it is of course a great option for this soup too. Our choice would be boneless skinless chicken breast for its ease of use and the amount of meat it will yield.

One tip that we want to share with you, is to purchase one or two extra rotisserie chickens and freeze them for future recipes. Rotisserie makes fantastic chicken casseroles and chicken salads too.

Instant Pot Chicken Vegetable Soup Recipe:

Chop, mince, dice and press the vegetables as shown.

Assembling the Soup:

We chopped the meat. But you can also shred it if you prefer to prep it for this soup recipe.

Can you cook soup too long a pressure cooker?

Yes, you can overcook a soup in a pressure cooker which can lead to mushy vegetables, tough meat, and even loss of flavor or liquid leading to burning on the bottom of your Instant Pot. You cook raw meat in your pressure cooker along with other ingredients, but be mindful of the cuts of meat.

Chicken thighs will take longer to cook than tender chicken breasts so the necessary cook time will vary. It’s wise to select the same cuts when cooking raw meat in your Instant Pot. Using the proper functions and cook times is also vital to producing the best meals in your pressure cooker.

Cooking this Instant Pot Chicken Soup:

There are several ways you can make soup in the Instant Pot, but we love the soup function. The presets work perfectly for this chicken soup. Below we give you a quick rundown of all of the cooking methods you could use for this soup.

Instant Pot Cooking Options:

SOUP FUNCTION: We used the soup function to make this soup. We let the pot natural release for 10 minutes. Then we quick released the pot. It’s a very easy way to make soup and the soup function always makes a good soup for me.

SLOW COOK FUNCTION: Come home to a finished chicken dinner with the slow cooker function. Set the instant pot to slow cook. Use the normal setting and either 6 or 8 hours.

Since you are really only cooking the vegetables you can slow cook this soup all day on low heat. The instant pot will automatically keep you dinner warm until you need it.

MANUAL FUNCTION: To hurry this chicken soup set the instant pot to manual high heat for about 10 minutes. Quick release and serve.

You are only cooking the vegetables so this will work with precooked rotisserie chicken. Just make sure the potatoes are tender before serving.

How can I add more flavor to my Chicken Soup?

If you’re using a rotisserie chicken a lot of the seasoning work is already done, but if you are using your choice of raw chicken seasoning can be a challenge as chicken has a mild flavor profile. Some tips to bring out the flavor would be by using a good quality salt and seasoning it well.

Another tip that isn’t as well known is to use a dash of fish sauce or Worcestershire sauce. Both will add a richness that can be lacking in chicken soups. A squeeze of fresh lemon juice can also add a bright finish to your soup.

The best spices to use in chicken soup are garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. These spices work well together to elevate the natural flavors of the ingredients found in chicken soups. Some herbs that are welcome additions to any chicken soup include bay leaf, thyme, parsley and coriander. You can also try some marjoram, oregano or parsley.

How do I make a low carb Chicken Soup?

By simply substituting a few vegetable ingredients will make this a low carb soup recipe. As this soup recipe stands using no noodles or rice, it sits around 30 grams of carbs per serving, if you change out some of the veggies you can bring that number down to 7 grams per serving. Here are some suggestions.

• Substitute fresh or roasted cauliflower chunks for the potatoes.
• Omit the onions which are high in carbs.
• Cut out the corn which is also a high carb veggie.

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We made this soup in our 8 quart instant pot. These are all great electric 8 quart pressure cookers. That’s a good size if you have a large family or love leftovers.

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