SOUPS
SAVORY CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM SOUP
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serve: 4
Ingredients:
1 thin sliced onion
3 minced cloves of garlic
2 cups of mushroom (chopped)
1 chopped yellow summer squash
1 pound of skinless, boneless chicken breast cut in large chunks
2 ½ cups of chicken broth
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper (freshly ground)
1 teaspoon of poultry seasoning or Italian seasoning
1 cup of heavy cream (whipping)
Directions:
Put the mushroom, chicken, squash, onion, salt, chicken broth, Italian seasoning and pepper in the bowl contained in the instant pot.
Close the instant pot and select manual. Adjust pressure to high.
Allow cooking for 15 minutes and allow natural pressure release for 10 minutes.
Quick-release remaining pressure and open the instant pot.
Transfer pieces of chicken to bowl with the aid of a tong and set aside.
Slightly tilt the pot and with the aid of an immersion blender, puree the vegetables roughly allowing only few intact for visual appeal and texture.
Shred and stir the chicken back in the soup.
Add in cream and stir.
Serve.
Nutrition: calories: 427, carbs: 11g, fiber: 2g, fat: 28g, protein: 31g
THAI YELLOW CURRY COCONUT SOUP
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
Serve: 6
Ingredients:
4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
1 can of full-fat unsweetened coconut milk
2 teaspoons of Thai yellow curry paste
2 teaspoons of fish sauce
3 teaspoons of soy sauce
½ teaspoon of swerve or Truvia
5 divided, chopped scallions
4 cloves of crushed garlic
1 piece of finely chopped fresh ginger
1 can of straw mushroom
½ cup of grape tomato halves
¼ cup of fresh chopped cilantro
1 lime juice
¼ cup of cashews (chopped)
Directions:
Place chicken thighs in the bowl contained in the instant pot. Add curry paste, soy sauce, coconut milk, fish sauce, half of the scallions, Truvia or Swerve, ginger and garlic. Stir.
Close the instant pot and select soup. Set pressure to high and allow cooking for 12 minutes.
Quick-release pressure and unlock the instant pot.
Transfer chicken to a bowl with the aid of a tong. Shred and stir chicken back into the soup.
Stir in tomatoes, straw mushrooms, lime juice, cilantro and remaining half scallions.
Allow to heat through and serve with cashews topping.
Nutrition: calories: 344, carbs: 7g, fiber: 2g, fat: 24g, protein: 22g
CREAMY CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 2 minutes
Serve: 4
Ingredients:
1 pound of skinless, boneless chicken thighs chopped small
10-ounce bag of frozen vegetable (carrot, green bean, corn, etc. mixed)
2 cups of water
1 1 teaspoon of poultry seasoning
1 tablespoon of chicken broth base (pow