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Instant Pot Chicken Orzo Soup


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8-10 servings 1x

Description

A brothy chicken soup with orzo pasta and a splash of lemon juice.


Ingredients

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  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (frozen is okay)
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 3 large carrots, cut into half inch pieces
  • 3 celery ribs, sliced or chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp dried sage
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • 1 cup orzo pasta

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn your Instant to the sauté setting and add in your chicken broth. The sauté setting will start heating up the broth and help the pot come to pressure quicker while you prepare the rest of your ingredients. 
  2. Add in the chicken, onion, carrots, celery, garlic powder, parsley, thyme, rosemary, sage, bay leaf and salt. Turn off the sauté setting.
  3. Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the soup button to 10 minutes. When the time is up let the pot sit for 5 minutes and then move the valve to venting. If liquid comes out of the valve move it back to sealing and wait a few more minutes and then try again. Remove the lid.
  4. Move the chicken out of the pot. Discard the bay leaf. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. Add in the orzo and lemon juice. Let orzo cook through, about 5-10 minutes.
  5. Shred the chicken or cut it into pieces. Stir it back into the soup.
  6. Ladle into bowls and serve.

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Add broth, chicken, onion, carrots, celery, garlic powder, parsley, thyme, rosemary, sage, bay leaf and salt into slow cooker.
  2. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours. Add in the lemon juice and orzo and cook on high for another 30 minutes, or until orzo is done.
  3. Move the chicken out of the slow cooker. Discard the bay leaf.
  4. Shred the chicken or cut it into pieces. Stir it back into the soup.
  5. Ladle into bowls and serve.
  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker