Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup (Instant Pot)
You will love this easy chicken tortilla soup recipe all year long. Sometimes you reserve soups for fall and winter, but this easy chicken tortilla soup recipe is perfect for any season. I particularly love it in the summer because you can make this a chicken tortilla soup slow cooker recipe very easily, or make it in the instant pot.
Today I forgot to take meat out to thaw and I couldn’t decide what to make until it was almost too late. There was chicken in the freezer, but it was frozen solid. I remembered I had cooked frozen chicken in my instant before when I make my Chicken Salsa recipe, so I decided it was time to create an easy chicken tortilla soup recipe!
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
Ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Chicken: Boneless skinless for this recipe, you can use breast or thighs.
- Can of Green Chiles: Any store bought can of green chiles will work. Want to spice it up- then use a can of diced jalapenos.
- Can of Pinto Beans, or your own homemade pinto beans: I often making my own beans in the IP and freeze them.
- Can of Diced Tomatoes
- Tomato Sauce
- Can or Bag of Frozen Corn (optional): My son has a mild corn allergy, so you can leave this out all together if needed.
- Broth: Chicken is best, but use what you have on hand.
- Oregano, Chili Powder, Salt and Pepper
- Fresh Cilantro and Avocado for Garnish
- Corn tortilla strips. You can use chips or make them homemade. If you have a corn issue in your home you can use a grain free tortilla style chip, or make your own homemade strips with Siete tortillas.
How do I make this a Chicken Tortilla Soup Slow Cooker recipe?
It’s as simple as adding all of the ingredients to your cook pot except for the tortilla strips, avocado and and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
How do I use my Instant Pot to shred the chicken?
First I used my Instant Pot to cook the chicken breast. I simply put all of the chicken in (it was frozen too!) with 1 cup of broth and let it cook for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes in the Instant Pot the chicken shredded with ease. I drained the broth and then used the Instant Pot to cook the soup.
How do I make this easy chicken tortilla soup recipe?
Add all of the ingredients except for the garnishes and tortillas to the instant pot and cook on the soup setting.
While the soup is cooking you can make the tortilla strips by either frying them in oil on the stove top, or brushing them with oil and broiling them in the oven for 2 or so minutes. Keep a close eye if you broil. Another option is adding crushed tortilla chips to the top.
If you want to make this in the crock pot just add all of the ingredients minus the avocado, cilantro garnish and tortilla chips to the crock pot (already cooked and shredded chicken only) and cook on low for 6 hours. Enjoy!
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients
- 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts shredded
- 1 Can of Green Chiles
- 1 Can or 2 cups of Pressure Cooked Pinto Beans drained
- 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
- 16 oz Tomato Sauce
- 1 Can or 2 Cups of Frozen Corn drained
- 4 Cups of Broth
- 1/2 Cup Chopped Cilantro Reserve 1/4 of it for garnish
- 1 Tsp. Oregano
- 1/2 Tsp. Chili Powder
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
- 10 Corn Tortillas or a Few Cups of Crushed Tortilla Chips
Instructions
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Add all of the ingredients except for the garnishes and tortillas to the instant pot and cook on the soup setting.
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While the soup is cooking you can make the tortilla strips by either frying them in oil on the stove top, or brushing them with oil and broiling them in the oven for 2 or so minutes. Keep a close eye if you broil. Another option is adding crushed tortilla chips to the top.
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If you want to make this in the crock pot just add all of the ingredients minus the cilantro garnish and tortilla chips to the crock pot (already cooked and shredded chicken only) and cook on low for 6 hours. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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Gluten Free Soup Recipes with Chicken
We love making gluten free soup recipes with chicken because it makes a perfect budget friendly weeknight meal. Here are a few for you to try…
- Easy Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe (gluten free)
- Salsa Chicken (Instant Pot) this can be used for tacos, burritos, nachos, or you could use it for cooking for a mexican style soup.
- Gluten Free Zuppa Toscana (you can use chicken in place of the sausage if needed)
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This was originally posted in May of 2016. It was updated and re-posted in January 2023
So tasty!