This is the easiest recipe for Instant Pot chicken and rice soup, just dump everything into the pressure cooker! White rice gives the broth a creamy texture, plus there's tender chicken breast and veggies to make the soup even more satisfying.
Instant Pot chicken and rice soup is comfort in a bowl. It's exactly the type of soup that you wish someone would hand you on a cold winter night. The broth reminds me of Campbell's soup from a can - and I mean that as a good thing!
This easy homemade chicken and rice soup is perfectly seasoned with dill, garlic and just a pinch of turmeric. It's made using white rice and chicken breasts.
What Makes this Recipe So Easy?
What you're really going to love about this recipe is that everything goes into the Instant Pot at the same time. There's no chopping raw chicken and no sautéing the ingredients beforehand (unless you want to).
Just put everything in the Instant Pot and program the pressure cooker to cook for 5 minutes on high pressure. Easy peasy!
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Ingredients
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Finely chop the garlic, onion, carrot and celery.
Step 2: Combine chopped veggies, chicken breast, white rice, broth, dried dill, turmeric, garlic powder and salt. Cook for 5 minutes on high pressure.
Step 3: Take the cooked chicken breast out of the pot and let it rest for 10 minutes. Chop, season with salt, and return to the soup.
Step 4: Add the chicken back to the pot. Season with salt. The soup will thicken the longer it sits.
FAQ About This Recipe
This recipe calls for only ⅛ teaspoon of turmeric. Just a pinch of turmeric doesn't affect the flavor of the soup, but it does give chicken soup an appetizing, yellow color. Try this trick with any type of chicken soup with a clear broth.
White rice cooks quickly in a pressure cooker. In as little as 3 minutes at high pressure, it can be ready. However, this soup cooks longer, so that the chicken breast and veggies also have time to cook fully. As a result, the white rice in this soup has a soft texture and releases starch that thickens the broth.
If you want the rice to have a firmer texture, you have to cook the rice for a shorter amount of time. To do this, follow the instructions for this recipe but don't add the rice. Once the soup is done, take out the cooked chicken breasts and add the rice. Cook the soup again for 3 minutes. Then, add the chopped chicken breast back into the soup.
If you have time, then saute the onion, carrot and celery for 3 to 5 minutes with a drizzle of oil. Then, add the remaining ingredients to the Instant Pot and proceed with the recipe.
It's important to finely chop the onion, carrot and celery in this recipe or the veggies won't cook fully. Learn how to finely chop veggies by watching these videos: how to finely chop an onion, how to chop a carrot, how to finely chop celery.
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Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup
This is the easiest recipe for Instant Pot chicken and rice soup, just dump everything into the pressure cooker! White rice gives the broth a creamy texture, plus there's tender chicken breast and veggies to make the soup even more satisfying.
Total Instant Pot Cooking Time: 20 minutes to reach pressure + 5 minutes cooking time + quick release
This recipe was originally published in Feb 2021 and updated on Nov 16, 2022
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: soup
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- Half an onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or thinly sliced
- 2 celery stalks, finely chopped or thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, finely chopped or thinly sliced
- ¾ cup long grain white rice (such as jasmine or basmati)
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- ½ teaspoon dried dill
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric
- 8 cups/2 quarts chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons butter (optional but delicious!)
Recipe Note: Make sure to finely chop or thinly slice the onion, garlic, carrot and celery so the veggies soften during the short cooking time.
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients (except for the butter) in the Instant Pot.
- Secure the lid, making sure the steam release valve is in the sealed position.
- Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
- Quick release the pressure when the cooking time is done. I like to drape a dish towel halfway over the steam release valve before releasing the pressure, to prevent liquid from splattering out.
- Take out the chicken breasts with tongs and set them on a cutting board.
- Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes. After ten minutes, chop or shred the meat. Add salt to taste.
- During this time, the soup will thicken. Taste the broth and add salt for more flavor.
- Add the chicken back to pot.
- If using the butter, stir it into the soup.
- You can add more flavor with fresh dill, black pepper and/or lemon pepper.
Notes
If you have time, you can saute the onion, celery and carrot for 3 to 5 minutes in a drizzle of oil before adding the rest of the ingredients.
You can use water instead of chicken broth (or a combination of the two) but the soup won't be quite as flavorful. You'll definitely need to add more salt after the soup is cooked to help boost the flavor.
If you want the rice to have a firmer texture, you have to cook the rice for a shorter amount of time. To do this, follow the instructions for this recipe but don't add the rice. Once the soup is done, take out the cooked chicken breasts and add the rice. Cook the soup again for 3 minutes. Then, add the chopped chicken breast back into the soup.
This recipe was tested in a 6-quart instant pot.
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Joe
I never leave comments on recipes. But I love this chicken rice soup. Could eat it at least once a week has made it many times.
★★★★★
Jenny
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! I'm really glad to hear you like the soup, I love it too!
Jac
The turmeric added to this soup was a genius touch! Such a flavourful soup and I loved how quick it cooked in the pressure cooker. Thanks!
★★★★★
Beth
One of my favorite soups. I love the addition of the turmeric too. It adds so much flavor!
★★★★★
Lindsay
Soup in the instant pot is such a great time saver for me. This soup looks amazing, and I know my kids will love it! Adding to the list for fall.
★★★★★
Dannii
Chicken soup is the ultimate pick me up when I am ill. This instant pot version looks delicious and so easy too.
★★★★★
Liz
I've been loving my Instant Pot this summer because it doesn't heat up the whole kitchen! this soup is going to be a new favorite!
★★★★★