Instant Pot® Chicken and Pasta Soup

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

You Instant Pot® helps make quick work of this comforting chicken soup with tiny, star-shaped pasta and vegetables.

Ingredients

8 cups water
2 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
3/4 cup diced celery
1 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced onion
8 teaspoons chicken soup base
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/8 teaspoon ground thyme
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
2 bay leaves
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.