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Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup {GF, Low Cal}

Published: Jan 28, 2019 · Modified: Jan 24, 2021 by Megan

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Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

My boyfriend's parents visited over the holidays and his mother was obsessed with my Instant Pot! Wanted to know how it worked, if she should buy and my answer was whole-heartedly YES!

I've had mine for a year and while I can't say I've used mine that much, the things I have used it for have turned out incredible. Especially soups! Nothing comes close to making the best soup other than an Instant Pot. A slow cooker or stovetop soup does not do it the same.

The ingredients turn out perfect, the meat is incredibly tender, every single time. So needless to say...his mother bought an Instant Pot as soon as she left Arizona. I've also hear it makes the best hard boiled eggs. That's to be determined...

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Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup

Speaking of soup, this Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is perfect for warming up on a cold day! It has a nice anti-inflammatory boost from the turmeric and the herbs give the bland ingredients a zing of flavor.

A traditional recipe made modern in the Instant Pot with fresher and lighter ingredients. You can't go wrong with this one friends!

The Instant Pot adds moisture making the chicken unbelievably tender and cooks this soup to perfection in under 30 minutes. This soup is a favorite in my house!

Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

What You Need

  • Instant Pot (or slow cooker)
  • Chicken Breast
  • Onion, Carrots, Celery
  • Chicken Broth or Bone Broth
  • Long Grain Brown Rice
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Rosemary, Thyme, Turmeric

Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Helpful Tips

For quick weeknight dinners, have the meat and veggies cleaned, chopped an ready to go. That way when you get home all you have to do is pop the ingredients out of the refrigerator and toss them into the Instant Pot and hit go! Chopping and prepping is half the battle.

If it's already done, you're more likely to cook it unless you're lucky enough like me to have a boyfriend or husband like me who loves to chop. Seriously, he loves it!

This recipe uses long-grain brown rice. It takes longer to cook than instant rice which is why it can be added with all the ingredients for the soup at the beginning.

Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

If you're using instant rice, add it after cooking and pressure cook it another 2-3 minutes to cook or you can always cook it on the stovetop too!

If you make the recipe, tag @skinnyfitalicious on Instagram or Facebook so I can share it. And if you have questions about the recipe, leave it in the comments below. This helps everyone else making the recipe!

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Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup

Megan Olson
Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. Gluten Free + Low Calorie
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 253 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 lb chicken breast boneless, skinless
  • 1 cup long grain brown rice
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup carrots diced
  • 1 cup celery diced
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 6 cups chicken broth low sodium
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to an Instant Pot. You can also make this in a slow cooker by placing all ingredients in it on high 4-6 hours or low 8-9 hours. 
  • Cover with the lid of the Instant Pot and set to steam or pressure cook for 25 minutes. Set the valve to sealing. 
  • Manually release the valve after 25 minutes to let the steam out then remove the lid.
  • Using two forks, shred the chicken breast. It will shred easily from the steam.
  • Stir the ingredients together and serve immediately. 

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 20gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 979mgPotassium: 684mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 3660IUVitamin C: 20.5mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1.8mg
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Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. 

Instant Pot Turmeric Chicken Rice Soup is the best traditional soup made quickly in a pressure cooker. It's light, wholesome and has an anti-inflammatory boost. A simple, healthy and nutritious meal. 

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Diane Brown says

    September 17, 2022 at 6:53 pm

    This was great, thanks so much for sharing it!!

    Reply
  2. Meredith says

    December 05, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    This looks great and I can’t wait to try it, one question though... how many chicken breasts?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 06, 2020 at 7:51 am

      All chicken breasts weigh a different amount. One pound of chicken breast is what you need for the recipe. The packages at the store tells you how many pounds is in the package. If you purchase a large bag of chicken breasts, you'll need to weigh the breasts to get to one pound.

      Reply
  3. Ellie says

    September 09, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    Can I use frozen chicken breasts in this recipe? If so, will it change the pressure time?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      September 11, 2020 at 8:00 am

      You probably can although I have not tried it with this recipe. I've done frozen chicken in the IP for 30 minutes so if I were to try it with this recipe I'd probably do the 30 minutes then check it. It may need more or less time depending on the size of the chicken breasts.

      Reply
  4. Dawn says

    December 15, 2019 at 8:52 am

    Very tasty and comforting! Will definitely make again!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 16, 2019 at 9:25 am

      Thank you Dawn!

      Reply
  5. Ashley says

    August 22, 2019 at 12:53 pm

    Hi! This recipe looks delicious and I’m so excited to try it! One question though! What exactly is one serving size of this soup? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      August 22, 2019 at 1:03 pm

      Hi Ashley thanks! One serving equals 1/6th of the recipe.

      Reply

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