Instant Pot® Chicken and Pasta Soup
Description
You Instant Pot® helps make quick work of this comforting chicken soup with tiny, star-shaped pasta and vegetables.
Ingredients
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8 cups water
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2 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
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3/4 cup diced celery
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1 cup diced carrots
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1/2 cup diced onion
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8 teaspoons chicken soup base
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 teaspoon minced garlic
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1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
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1/8 teaspoon ground thyme
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon curry powder
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2 bay leaves
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1/2 cup pastina (tiny star-shaped pasta) or other tiny pasta
Directions
1
Combine water, chicken, celery, carrots, onion, chicken soup base, oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, pepper, curry powder, and bay leaves in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 15 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
2
Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
3
Discard bay leaves. Remove chicken breasts and dice; be careful, it's hot.
4
Return chicken to the pot with pastina. Select Saute function and boil, uncovered, until pasta is tender, about 4 minutes.