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Nourishing Chicken Vegetable Soup

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 6 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbls Coriander Seeds 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • 6 Whole Cloves or 1/4 tsp ground clove
  • 2 Garlic Cloves smashed & minced
  • 1 Large Yellow Onion diced
  • 2 inch chunk Ginger peeled and minced
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 3 Celery Stalks diced
  • 1 Green Apple cored and diced
  • 3-4 pound Whole Chicken or 3 whole chicken legs
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • 4 medium Carrots
  • 2 medium Parsnips
  • 2 tsps Turmeric powder
  • 2 tablespoons Fish Sauce
  • 1/4 cup Nutritional Yeast
  • 6 cups Water
  • 1 medium Zucchini

Instructions
 

  • Turn your instant pot on by pressing the saute button.
  • Add coriander and cloves to instant pot and toast 7-8minutes until fragrant, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
  • Remove toasted spices from instant pot, place in spice pouch and set aside.
  • If using ground spices, you'll toast these for 30 seconds or until fragrant. No need to remove from the pot.
  • Add olive oil, diced onion, celery, minced garlic and ginger to pot. Saute 8-10minutes until onion is translucent.
  • Turn instant pot off and deglaze pan by adding 4 cups of water.
  • Place whole chicken or chicken legs in the instant pot stock, along with 2 tsps salt, diced apple and the spice pouch.
  • Place lid on instant pot, closing the vent.
  • Pressure cook on Manual for 14 minutes
  • While chicken is cooking, dice carrots and parsnips into 2 inch chunks.
  • When time is up, quick release pressure on the instant pot.
  • Carefully remove whole chicken from the pot, place on a plate and tent with foil.
  • Add carrots, parsnips, and 2 cups water to the stock.
  • Stir in turmeric, fish sauce, and nutritional yeast.
  • Return lid to instant ensuring the seal is in place. Pressure cook on manual for an additional 3 minutes.
  • While soup is cooking, remove meat from chicken carcass and shred with two forks or cut into small chunks.
  • Slice zucchini into very thin ribbons or rounds.
  • Quick release pressure after cooking and add chicken and zucchini to the soup.
  • Taste for salt and pepper