Easy Pressure Cooked Tortilla Soup Recipe

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The ingredients and the process have evolved over the years. It took me a long time to try it in the pressure cooker. Now I wouldn’t go back to a stockpot.

I used to use boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I’d dice the raw meat and throw it in the pot. Now I prefer bone-in chicken breasts.

They are cheaper, more flavorful, and there is less touching of raw meat. I simply remove the skin and discard it, then plop the breasts in the pressure cooker with the veggies and water.

The meat is easy to shred from the bone after it is cooked. Other bone-in chicken parts work well too, use your favorite.

This is a recipe post, not a food issue post. But I say, go for BPA free tomatoes if possible. The Environmental Working Group is a great reference for info on food issues, from pesticides to BPA. Use the search box to bring up a long list of BPA articles.

I used to use convenient canned fire roasted tomatoes. But the high levels of BPA in commercially canned tomatoes scares me. Kick the can out the door.

There are enough endocrine disrupters in the world already, thank you very much. Surely, kids and pregnant women should not eat BPA laced foods.

So for a quick, rich, smooth tomato flavor, I have switched to marinara in glass jars. There is probably BPA on the jar lid. I reason, it is less than in a whole can, but I don’t know that to be true.

Diced tomatoes work well, especially if you like tomato chunks. You can use fresh ones, or use frozen from your garden if you have put them up.

Home canned tomato juice stored in glass is also fine. Plastic bottles scare me too, they can leach BPA.

Flavor, Lots of Flavor, from Herbs and Spices

No need for expensive broth here. Use flavorful cumin and garlic. Many lemon pepper and chili powder blends are gluten-free.

This is a great place to practice using tablespoons, rather than 1/4 teaspoon of spice for great flavor. Don’t be shy.

Pickled jalapenos are fun to stock in the fridge. You can heat up the whole pot of soup, or let everyone warm their own bowl to their liking.

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Servings: 6
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Ingredients

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  • 1 ¼ lbs boneless, bone-in chicken breast or thighs
  • 3 cups total of chopped onion, celery, and green pepper
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 cup corn
  • 1 tablespoon lemon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 3 cups (or more) diced tomatoes, tomato juice, or marinara sauce
  • cups of water, to thin soup to desired soupiness
  • pickled jalapenos to taste, diced
  • Garnish:
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • gluten-free corn tortilla chips
  • sour cream
  • 1 avocado, diced

Directions

  1. Remove skin from chicken, but leave the meat on the bone. Place in pressure cooker with onion, celery, peppers, carrots and corn. Add about 1 cup water and lock the lid on the pressure cooker.
  2. Bring to pressure and cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Remove the cooker from the burner and allow it to cool naturally. Or bring the cooker to the sink and run cold water over it to reduce the pressure quickly. It just depends how quickly you want to eat.
  4. Remove chicken from cooker. Remove meat from the bone and shred the meat. Dice it a bit if you like smaller pieces of meat. Add the meat back to the soup and discard the bones.
  5. Add spices- lemon pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic.
  6. Add tomatoes and pickled jalapenos to taste. Cook for a few more minutes.
  7. Serve with garnishes. Crush the tortilla chips into the soup if you like.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 115g
Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 141  
Calories from Fat 90 64%
Total Fat 10.21g 13%
Saturated Fat 4.54g 18%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 20mg 7%
Sodium 150mg 6%
Potassium 279mg 8%
Total Carbs 8.1g 2%
Dietary Fiber 3.2g 11%
Sugars 1.65g 1%
Protein 6.17g 10%
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