Instant Pot Taco Chicken Soup – My family’s favorite Instant Pot soup that is packed full of mouthwatering taco flavor! A savory broth filled with chicken, beans, corn, and salsa. Ready in 30 minutes!
Well, you guys are officially getting a double whammy of Instant Pot this week. I just posted my Instant Pot Mac and Cheese on Monday, and here we are again, but with a quick and comforting soup!
We had a crazy snowstorm move through this week and soup was necessary. This chicken soup is so amazing, and you can really customize it with extra hot sauce, taco seasoning, or even a little cayenne if you like it really spicy.
Probably my favorite thing about this soup is that it’s so quick. I keep mentioning in every IP post that I put up that I have become obsessed, it’s true! I love that pot so much. I love that I can cook everything all at once so fast, and this totally tastes like it simmered for hours.
If you haven’t yet, definitely check out my Instant Pot Spaghetti, it’s gotten rave reviews! Not too shabby considering that was my first IP recipe, right? These Instant Pot Country Style Ribs and my Instant Pot Beef Stew have also been reader favorites!
How to Make Instant Pot Taco Chicken Soup:
- While this soup is amazingly easy to make, there is one tip in particular that I think is super important. You will first saute your onions and garlic. Once they are soft, you want to deglaze the bottom of the pot with a bit of your chicken stock.
- Whether you are cooking meat or soup, it’s especially important to deglaze your pot, so that you don’t get the “burn” notice while your food is cooking.
- To do this, simply pour a small amount of broth into the bottom of the pot. Use a wooden spoon to stir and “scrape up” any brown bits that are on the bottom of the pot. Then, you can add the rest of your broth and remaining ingredients and you are set to go!
Enjoy!
~Nichole
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Instant Pot Taco Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Large Onion
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Minced
- 1 1/2 Pounds Chicken Breasts
- 3 Cups Chicken Broth
- 1 Can Black Beans
- 1 Can Pinto Beans
- 1 Can Corn
- 1 15 Ounce Can Tomato Sauce
- 1 Cup Salsa
- 1 Packet Taco Seasoning
- 1 Teaspoon Hot Pepper Sauce, Optional
Instructions
- Turn the instant pot on saute and add the olive oil and onion. Saute the onion for 2-3 minutes until tender. Add the garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Pour in the chicken broth, stirring with a wooden spoon to deglaze the bottom of the pot.
- Turn the instant pot off.
- Add the chicken breasts, beans, corn, tomato sauce, salsa, and taco seasoning and stir well.
- Place the lid on the instant pot and set the pressure valve to sealing.
- Turn the instant pot to manual, high pressure, for 20 minutes. Quick release the pressure (NOTE: If liquid starts to come from the valve, seal, wait 5 minutes, and then release pressure.)
- Use two forks to shred the chicken and stir the soup well. Serve immediately with chips, cheese, and sour cream.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made this tonight. Husband gave me ‘the look’ when I told him what was for dinner. I said ‘please, give it a chance’. He ended up loving it and had seconds! Everyone loved it. It’s definitely a keeper!!
This soup is amazing! It has earned a spot on my list of meals I will fix on a regular basis. Easy and delicious!
We make this in the fall and winter. I often double amount of chicken and add more veggies, chopped kale,spinach, etc. Can even add quinoa blend !!!! Add black bean chips from Costco. It is a great recipe to make enough to share with friends ! Add extra broth to leftovers as it seems to thicken on us in fridge for leftovers.
Love this recipe – it tastes great, easy to make, and healthy! I’ve made it multiple times and appreciate that it uses pantry staples.
Made this tonignt A
and it was really good and easy. Great soup for these cold wet nights. Will be making this again.
This soup is amazing! Can you use dry beans? If so, does that change the cooking time?
I’ve estimated calories in all the ingredients which went into the pot. The recipe produced about 12 cups of soup. i.e. hall of my 6 qt IP. The 197 calories per serving seem to apply to a one cup serving. The number of servings at 297/serving should be 12 not 4.
My kids were determined to not like this recipe. I think they shocked themselves by wanting multiple bowls. They loved it!
This looks delicious and now that it’s cooling off again I can’t wait to try it. Thinking I may add some jalapenos
If I double the recipe do you double the cooking time?