This Easy Instant Pot Minestrone Soup with Chicken is a family favorite!! We've always had Minestrone Soup as long as I can remember, but we never made it from scratch. I started making this recipe a couple years ago, and couldn't believe how much better it was homemade! Not only is it delicious, but it's filled with healthy, whole food ingredients like sweet potatoes, green beans, and carrots! The recipe takes less than an hour to make, and it's great for meal prep! You can even cook FROZEN chicken breast in the pressure cooker! I always forget to defrost meat ahead of time, so when I discovered this feature I was so excited!
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Ingredients for this Instant Pot Minestrone Soup Recipe
- Sweet Onion
- Chopped Carrots
- Cubed Sweet Potato
- Green Beans - Chopped into about 1 inch pieces - You could use fresh or Frozen.
- Frozen Green Peas
- Cannellini Beans
- Chicken Breast
Broth
- Filtered Water
- Peeled Whole Tomatoes
- Container of Chicken Broth or Chicken Bone Broth - I use Kettle & Fire!
Seasoning
- Garlic Powder
- Thyme
- Salt
- Fresh Parsley
- Black Pepper
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you use frozen vegetables for this Instant Pot Minestrone Soup?
Yes! I personally love using a mix of organic frozen vegetables and fresh vegetables. Frozen vegetables are just as nutrient dense as fresh vegetables, so they're a great option! I love using them in a lot of my soups and stir frys.
For this recipe I used frozen green beans because they come pre-chopped and ready to go! I also used frozen green peas. You could even swap in frozen cubed sweet potato, and frozen chopped carrots! Just note that the more frozen vegetables you add in, the thinner the broth will get. To compensate, you could try using less water in the broth.
What makes this Minestrone so EASY to make??
The soup is cooked in two simple steps! The first step includes the broth, seasoning, onion, and chicken. While it cooks, you can prep your vegetables. The second step is when you remove the chicken, and add in the chopped vegetables. While the veggies cook, we'll shred the chicken! Shredding Chicken Tip - Instead of shredding by hand with a fork, I use my hand mixer or stand mixer! It sounds weird, but a friend of mine taught me this last year and it was life changing! It will shred in SECONDS.
How to make Minestrone Soup Whole30 & Paleo:
If you're on Whole30 or Paleo, simply skip the Cannellini Beans! Green beans, and green peas are allowed on Whole30.
Simple swaps and add-ins:
Traditional Minestrone Soup usually has pasta, so you're welcome to add your favorite noodles! Some of my favorite gluten-free brands are Tolerant, Jovial, and Whole Foods. You can also swap out the Cannellini Beans for whatever beans you want! It's very common to see Kidney Beans in a Classic Minestrone recipe. I usually serve mine on it's own with a little olive oil on top, but you could also toast a slice of bread for dipping! If you're looking for a simple gluten-free/no yeast recipe, check out my Paleo Garlic Herb Bread!
How to make this EASY Minestrone Soup with Chicken
Prepping the broth + chicken
- Start by chopping your onion, and removing your chicken from packaging.
- For the broth you will add into your pressure cooker, water, chicken broth, and pureed tomatoes. (I use an immersion blender.) Next add in all of your seasonings, and give it a good stir!
- Add your chicken breast and diced onions to the broth mixture. Give it another good stir, then set your pressure cooker to high for 15 minutes.
- While the chicken, onions, and broth cook, it's time to prep the vegetables! Peel and chop your carrots and sweet potato. Chop and measure green beans. (If using fresh.) Then drain and rinse the cannellini beans.
Shredding the chicken + cooking the vegetables
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pressure cooker and add it to a small mixing bowl. Then add carrots, sweet potato, green beans, cannellini beans, and green peas into the broth and stir it up! Cook on high for another 15 minutes.
- While the veggies cook, shred your chicken. You can use a fork, or take a hand mixer, and blend the chicken for about 30 seconds. (Or until fully shredded.)
- Once the soup has finished cooking, stir in your shredded chicken. Serve it up, and ENJOY!
Helpful Kitchen Tools
- Ninja Pressure Cooker - I have the 8 quart. It also doubles as an air fryer!
- Instant Pot - I also have an actual Instant Pot! Both work great, it just depends what you need.
- Immersion Blender - This is a portable handheld blender that comes in handy for soups and sauces! I use it in this recipe to blend the whole peeled tomatoes.
- High Speed Blender - If you don't have an immersion blender, you can puree your tomatoes in a regular blender instead! I have a Vitamix, and the Ninja Foodi Hot & Cold blender - both work great!
- Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer - Both work great for quickly shredding chicken! You can also use two forks to break it apart.
Can you freeze leftover Minestrone soup?
Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for about 5 days. Any longer than 5 days, and I would put them in a freezer safe container. They will last for a few months in the freezer. I usually put half of the batch in the freezer for days I don't feel like cooking!
More soup recipes!
- Sweet Potato Curry Soup with Ginger Meatballs
- Healthy Minestrone Soup
- Easy No-Bean Pumpkin Chili
- Thai Red Curry Chicken Soup
- Instant Pot Taco Soup
- Veggie Loaded Beef Chili
Instant Pot Minestrone Soup
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1 Sweet Onion
- 1 Cup Chopped Carrots
- 2 Cups Cubed Sweet Potato
- 2 Cups Green Beans Chopped into about 1 inch pieces (Fresh or Frozen)
- 1 1lb Bag Frozen Green Peas
- 1 29oz Can Cannellini Beans Or two smaller cans!
- 1.5-1.75 lbs Chicken Breast (About 3 breasts.)
Broth
- 2 Cups Filtered Water
- 1 28oz Can Peeled Whole Tomatoes Or two smaller cans!
- 1 16oz Bone Broth I use Kettle & Fire Chicken Bone Broth, but you can swap for regular chicken broth!
Seasoning
- 1 Tsp. Garlic Powder
- ½ Tsp. Thyme
- 1+½ Tsp. Salt
- ¼ Cup Parsley
- ½ Tsp. Black Pepper
Instructions
- Start by chopping your onion, and removing your chicken from packaging.
- For the broth you will add into your pressure cooker, water, chicken broth, and pureed tomatoes. (I use an immersion blender.) Next add in all of your seasonings, and give it a good stir!
- Add your chicken breast and diced onions to the broth mixture. Give it another good stir, then set your pressure cooker to high for 15 minutes.
- While the chicken, onions, and broth cook, it's time to prep the vegetables! Peel and chop your carrots and sweet potato. Chop and measure green beans. (If using fresh.) Then drain and rinse the cannellini beans.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pressure cooker and add it to a small mixing bowl. Then add carrots, sweet potato, green beans, cannellini beans, and green peas into the broth and stir it up! Cook on high for another 15 minutes.
- While the veggies cook, shred your chicken. You can use a fork, or take a hand mixer, and blend the chicken for about 30 seconds. (Or until fully shredded.)
- Once the soup has finished cooking, stir in your shredded chicken. Serve it up, and ENJOY!
Notes
CAN YOU USE FROZEN VEGETABLES FOR THIS INSTANT POT MINESTRONE SOUP?
Yes! I personally love using a mix of organic frozen vegetables and fresh vegetables. Frozen vegetables are just as nutrient dense as fresh vegetables, so they’re a great option! I love using them in a lot of my soups and stir frys. For this recipe I used frozen green beans because they come pre-chopped and ready to go! I also used frozen green peas. You could even swap in frozen cubed sweet potato, and frozen chopped carrots! Just note that the more frozen vegetables you add in, the thinner the broth will get. To compensate, you could try using less water in the broth.WHAT MAKES THIS MINESTRONE SO EASY TO MAKE??
The soup is cooked in two simple steps! The first step includes the broth, seasoning, onion, and chicken. While it cooks, you can prep your vegetables. The second step is when you remove the chicken, and add in the chopped vegetables. While the veggies cook, we’ll shred the chicken! Shredding Chicken Tip – Instead of shredding by hand with a fork, I use my hand mixer or stand mixer! It sounds weird, but a friend of mine taught me this last year and it was life changing! It will shred in SECONDS.HOW TO MAKE MINESTRONE SOUP WHOLE30 & PALEO:
If you’re on Whole30 or Paleo, simply skip the Cannellini Beans! Green beans, and green peas are allowed on Whole30.SIMPLE SWAPS AND ADD-INS:
Traditional Minestrone Soup usually has pasta, so you’re welcome to add your favorite noodles! Some of my favorite gluten-free brands are Tolerant, Jovial, and Whole Foods. You can also swap out the Cannellini Beans for whatever beans you want! It’s very common to see Kidney Beans in a Classic Minestrone recipe. I usually serve mine on it’s own with a little olive oil on top, but you could also toast a slice of bread for dipping! If you’re looking for a simple gluten-free/no yeast recipe, check out my Paleo Garlic Herb Bread!Nutrition
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Martha
I was surprised when you said to use a hand mixer to shred the chicken, is that right???
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Yes! I know it sounds weird, but it shreds the chicken in seconds! Just add your chicken into a mixing bowl, and use the hand mixer as if you were blending batter! You can also use a stand mixer if you have one.
Love how quick & easy it is to make!! Delicous.
Yay! So glad you enjoyed. (: