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Easy, Healthy Instant Pot Tortellini Soup (Made With Spinach, Frozen Chicken & Without Cream)

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by Ed

I’m so happy that we have an Instant Pot Tortellini Soup recipe now! This is purely selfish and has nothing to do with our blog. I just want to eat it.

Whenever I’m in a restaurant and tortellini soup is on the menu or a Soup of the Day or whatever, I’m getting it. There is something so hearty and comforting about little bundles of pasta wrapped around meat or cheese and floating in – YES – soup, which is itself another comfort food.

This recipe is also my favourite type in that it is broth-based rather than creamy or tomato.

Instant Pot Tortellini Soup with Spinach and Frozen chicken - no cream

Don’t get me wrong – those are fine options too, but this version is how I prefer my Tortellini Soup.

It isn’t all comfort food fluff either – the chicken, spinach and other veggies back a healthy punch that makes this soup a nutritional winner too.

Now add in the time-saving fact that this tortellini soup cooks in the instant pot and we have even more to love. As with all our easy Instant Pot recipes, our Instant Pot Tortellini Soup is a champ for weekday meals when time is short.

Forgot to defrost the chicken? Don’t worry – this soup cooks it from frozen.

Dicing the veggies is the most hands-on task in the whole recipe, and you can do that ahead of time or – even easier – just use a frozen vegetable mix.

All the other goodness happens with the lid on and you unwinding doing whatever else you need to do.

And while we’re on the topic, you could use some of those newfound minutes to make a baguette with this 5-Minute Bread dough recipe. It will come out of the oven about the same time as the instant pot is depressurizing and the tortellini soup is getting spinach and, you know, tortellini added to it.

Cool the bread while you do the last few steps and it will arrive at the table still warm, so the butter melts when your spread it on. Ladle the soup into bowls when it finishes a few minutes later and you’ll have a complete meal, perfect for cold winter nights (or anytime, really).

And if you like this Instant Pot Tortellini soup, check out:

Easy, Healthy Instant Pot Tortellini Soup from frozen chicken - no cream

Healthy & Easy Instant Pot Tortellini Soup Made with Frozen Chicken (& No Cream)

Ingredients:

● 1 medium onion, diced
● 2 large carrots, diced
● 2 stalks celery, diced
● Salt and pepper
● 3-4 chicken breast portions, frozen
● 4 C chicken stock
● 4 C water
● 1 Tbsp dried basil
● 1 Tbsp dried thyme
● 1 Tbsp dried parsley
● 4 C fresh baby spinach
● 4 C frozen cheese tortellini

Easy Instant Pot Tortellini Soup Directions:

vegetables for Instant Pot Tortellini Soup from frozen chicken
Add diced onions, carrots, celery and salt and pepper to the Instant Pot.
Add frozen chicken breasts.
seasonings for Instant Pot Tortellini Soup from frozen chicken
Add broth, water and spices. Stir well.

Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.

Quick-release the steam.

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  • Remove the chicken portions from the soup.
  • Stir in spinach and tortellini.
  • Cook on high saute for 3 minutes.
spinach in vegetables for Instant Pot Tortellini Soup from frozen chicken
While the tortellini and spinach are sauteing, shred the chicken.

Return cooked chicken to the pot.
Instant Pot Tortellini Soup without cream without tomato
Stir well.

Instant Pot Tortellini Soup without cream without tomato
Serve hot.
Instant Pot Tortellini Soup without cream without tomato
This would be a most delicious meal with fresh, warm, homemade bread. Maybe try our easy baguette recipe!

healthy instant pot tortellini soup with no cream and with frozen chicken

Healthy & Easy Instant Pot Tortellini Soup Made with Frozen Chicken (& No Cream)

Yield: 6 to 8
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 33 minutes
Total Time: 43 minutes

This Instant Pot Tortellini Soup recipe is hearty comfort food. Little bundles of pasta wrapped around meat or cheese and floating in savory soup - it’s so hearty and tasty! No time to defrost the chicken? Don't worry - this soup cooks it from frozen. There’s no cream or tomato base - so lower-calorie and the chicken, spinach and other veggies back a healthy punch that makes this soup a nutritional winner too.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 large carrots, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3-4 chicken breast portions, frozen
  • 4 C chicken stock
  • 4 C water
  • 1 Tbsp dried basil
  • 1 Tbsp dried thyme
  • 1 Tbsp dried parsley
  • 4 C fresh baby spinach
  • 4 C frozen cheese tortellini

Instructions

  1. Add everything except tortellini and spinach to the Instant Pot. Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes. Quick-release the steam.
  2. Remove the chicken portions from the soup.
  3. Stir in spinach and tortellini. Cook on high saute for 3 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, shred the chicken and return it to the pot.
  5. Serve hot.

Notes

This would be a most delicious meal with fresh, warm, homemade bread. Maybe try our easy baguette recipe!

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 325Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 505mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 30g

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