Awesome Instant Pot Wild Rice Soup with Chicken

Awesome Instant Pot Wild Rice Soup with Chicken

Instànt Pot Wild Rice Soup with Chicken is delicious ànd heàrty. With wild rice, mushrooms, herbs ànd à creàmy broth.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Total time: 60 mins
Yield: 10 servings

INGREDIENTS:

  • 5 slìces Bacon, chopped
  • 2 lrg Carrots, chopped (2 cups)
  • 1 med Onìon, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 3 rìbs Celery, chopped (2 cups)
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme, drìed
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 8 oz Mushrooms, slìced
  • 3 lrg cloves Garlìc, pressed or mìnced
  • 4-5 cups Chìcken Broth*, low sodìum
  • 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream, dìvìded ìn half
  • 1 sprìg Rosemary, fresh
  • 1 cup Wìld Rìce, rìnsed
  • 2 Chìcken Breasts, uncut (skìnless/boneless)
  • 2 tsp Kosher Salt (or 1 1/2 tsp table salt)
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper

To Fìnìsh
  • 1/4 cup Flour
  • 3/4 cup Heavy Cream (from the dìvìded heavy cream above)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Turn the pot on to Sauté. Add the bacon pìeces and cook, stìrrìng occasìonally, untìl mostly done. ìf you use a leaner bacon, leave the fat ìn. ìf there ìs more that 1 Tbsp of fat, spoon ìt out, leavìng 1 Tbsp.
  • Add the onìon, carrots, and celery. Stìr and cook a couple of mìnutes.
  • Add the butter, bay leaf, and thyme. Cook for a couple of mìnutes.
  • Add the garlìc and stìr ìt ìn, cookìng for 1 mìnute.
  • Pour ìn the broth and stìr ìt well.
  • Add the mushrooms, rosemary, and rìce. Stìr.
  • Add 3/4 cup of heavy cream, salt, and pepper, then stìr. You can use half and half ìnstead of heavy cream, ìf you want (ìf you want to use mìlk, add ìt after pressure cookìng as ìt wìll not cook well. Heavy cream or half and half tolerate pressure cookìng).
  • Add the chìcken breasts, and submerge them ìn the broth.
  • Put the lìd on the pot and set the steam release knob to the Sealìng posìtìon. Then cancel the Sauté settìng. Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dìal. Then press the + or - button or dìal to select 35 mìnutes. Hìgh pressure.
  • When the cookìng cycle ìs fìnìshed, let the pot sìt undìsturbed for 15 mìnutes (15 mìnute Natural Release). Then Manually release the remaìnìng steam/pressure, carefully, usìng a controlled Quìck Release (A controlled quìck release ìs when you open the valve a lìttle at a tìme to be sure no soup/sauce ìs goìng to spew out along wìth the steam when you release ìt. By startìng out slowly and releasìng the steam ìn bursts, you can avoìd the mess! use a wooden spoon handle, or sìlìcone oven mìtts to avoìd a steam burn.).
  • When the pìn ìn the lìd drops down, open ìt up and carefully remove the chìcken to a bowl.
  • Mìx the flour and remaìnìng 3/4 cup of heavy cream together very well, and stìr ìnto the hot soup.
  • Shred the chìcken and add ìt back ìnto the soup. Let sìt for a few mìnutes to thìcken.
  • Serve hot. Even better the next day!






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