Chicken Minestrone Soup (Paleo, AIP) || Instant Pot Chicken Minestrone
 
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Recipe type: Soups
Cuisine: Fusion
Serves: 4-5
RecipeIngredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
  • ½ of a red onion, chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 large carrot, chopped
  • ½ of a medium sized beet, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup peeled and chopped acorn squash pieces
  • 1 medium size sweet potato, peeled and cubed
  • 1 small turnip, cubed
  • 10-12 cranberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • ¼ tsp kashmiri chilli powder (omit for AIP)
  • ½ tsp cumin powder (omit for AIP)
  • 1.5 lbs Chicken (thighs or breast meat), cut into large pieces
  • 6 cups water
  • 3 tbsp arrowroot starch dissolved in ½ cup water
  • sea salt as needed
RecipeInstructions
  1. Press the Saute button on the Instant Pot.
  2. Add the oil and then add the onion and celery. Stir for 1 min and then add the chopped garlic. Stir fry for 30 secs and then add all the other vegetables including cranberries. Add the salt and the spices. Continue to saute for 2-3 minutes on medium heat. Then add the chicken (large pieces are fine)and the water. Give it a stir and close the lid of the Instant Pot.
  3. Press Cancel and then press ' Pressure Cook' and set timer for 5 minutes.
  4. After pressure cooking is done, release pressure manually and open the lid.
  5. Using a large serving spoon, remove the large chicken pieces into a bowl and when cool enough, use your hands to shred the chicken into smaller pieces.
  6. Add the chicken back to the pot.
  7. Now mix the arrowroot starch in the water to form a slurry and add to the soup stirring as you add it.
  8. The soup will thicken slightly (not a lot) in two minutes and then turn heat off.
  9. Serve soup warm!
Notes
You can also make the soup in any regular cooking pot with a tight fitting lid. You will need to increase the cooking time to about 20 minutes and cook on low to medium heat.
Recipe by Cook2Nourish at https://cook2nourish.com/2019/10/chicken-minestrone-soup-paleo-aip-instant-pot-chicken-minestrone.html