Instant Pot Green Chili Chicken Soup

What happens when you marry classic chili with chicken soup? A warming, nourishing, cozy meal that practically everyone will love, that’s what! This recipe is perfect for hosting a small gathering on game day, or a Sunday night dinner at home with the family. Either way, it’s a nutritious and simple meal to make in your Instant Pot. Top it with your favorite garnishes, including sliced avocado or a sprinkle of fresh herbs, and enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons avocado oil
3 garlic cloves
4 cups vegetable broth
5 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
5 celery stalks, trimmed and diced
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 tablespoons mild green chiles (feel free to add an entire 4-ounce can of green chiles if you prefer more spice)
2 teaspoons sea salt
½ teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS

Set your Instant Pot to the “Sauté” setting.
Add avocado oil and 3 garlic cloves. Sauté for 2 minutes.
Add vegetable broth, carrots, and sweet potato.
Set Instant Pot to “Pressure” setting for 1 minute.
Once the carrots and sweet potato are cooked, use an immersion blender to blend the contents of the pot into a puree. (If you don’t have an immersion blender, pour into a blender to puree.)
Return puree to the Instant Pot. Add chicken, celery, chili powder, green chilies, salt and pepper.
Set Instant Pot to “Soup/Broth” setting.
After soup is fully cooked, remove the chicken and shred.
Place shredded chicken back into the pot and add 1 juiced lime.

WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

This version of green chili chicken soup is perfect for the whole family. It’s loaded with veggies, but you’d never know it. The carrots and sweet potato are a good source of beta carotene, an antioxidant, which is converted in the body to vitamin A, supporting eye health, skin health, and a healthy immune system.

By Mary Stewart, RD, Nutritious Life Certified and a Nutritious Life Ambassador. Find her at Cultivate Nutrition and follow her on Instagram @cultivate_nutrition_.

(Photo: Mary Stewart)

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