Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup

5 from 9 votes

Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup can be thrown together in a pinch and is ready to eat in about 30 minutes. Spicy and hearty, a big hit for your family!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Mexican/Spanish

Keyword: Instant Pot, Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup

Servings: servings

Calories: 301kcal

Author: Erica Walker

Equipment

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion diced
1 red bell pepper diced
10 ounces red enchilada sauce It is especially good with our Homemade Enchilada Sauce
10 ounces green enchilada sauce
16 ounces chicken broth
15 ounces diced tomatoes
15 ounces black beans drained
15 ounces chili beans NOT drained
15 ounces corn drained
4 ounces diced green chiles
8 ounces cream cheese
3 chicken breasts
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
2 cups cheese shredded
tortilla chips (optional)
cilantro (optional)

Instructions

Press the "sauté" function on the Instant Pot. Add oil, onions, and peppers.
Saute until onions become soft and transparent.
Add enchilada sauces, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, beans, corn, and chiles to the Instant Pot and stir until well mixed.
Add cream cheese in spoonfuls into the Instant Pot. Add chicken breasts and sprinkle taco seasoning over top.
Place lid on the Instant Pot and move tab to "sealing". Set Instant Pot to "manual" and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
Allow to natural release for 10 minutes before doing a quick release.
Remove lid from Instant Pot, shred chicken, and serve.
Top individual servings with cheese, tortilla chips and cilantro.

Notes

Instant Pot Note: We use a 6-quart Instant Pot brand pressure cooker that we bought in 2016. Different or newer versions may be more sensitive to the "BURN" notice. If you are concerned about the burn notice read this article: "What Does Burn Mean on my Instant Pot?"
If you don't have an actual "Instant Pot", don't fret. This simple recipe can be made EXACTLY the same in a pressure cooker. If your pressure cooker doesn't have a "sauté" function you can just sauté the vegetables in a pan on the stove before adding everything to the pressure cooker.
You can also make this soup in the crock pot! Cook the chicken breasts in the enchilada sauce in the slow cooker, then use a couple of forks to shred the meat, then add the rest of the ingredients. Let it cook for about six hours on medium heat and serve.

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