Instant Pot® Chicken and Pasta Soup

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

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 196 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 8 cups water
• ½ cup diced onion
• ½ teaspoon curry powder
• ¾ cup diced celery
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 leaf (blank)s bay leaves
• 2 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• ⅛ teaspoon ground thyme
• 8 teaspoons chicken soup base
• ½ cup pastina (tiny star-shaped pasta) or other tiny pasta

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Discard bay leaves. Remove chicken breasts and dice; be careful, it's hot.

Step 4

Return chicken to the pot with pastina. Select Saute function and boil, uncovered, until pasta is tender, about 4 minutes.