Barbara of Barbara Bakes has a new blog called Pressure Cooking Today http://pressurecookingtoday.com/. She asked me to do a guest post about one of my favorite pressure cooker recipes. I have read Barbara’s other blog, Barbara Bakes, http://barbarabakes.com/ for a long time and it is one of my very favorite blogs. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read a post of hers and then got in my truck and driven 20 minutes to the nearest grocery store to buy the ingredients because I had to have whatever it was she was making RIGHT NOW!
Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Ingredients
- 4 T vegetable oil
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 3 or 4 Anaheim peppers, roasted, peeled and seeded
- 1 jalapeno pepper, roasted and seeded
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 5 cups chopped tomatoes
- 32 oz chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Cook the chicken breasts for 20 minutes on high in the pressure cooker in about 1/2 cup chicken stock, let the pressure come down naturally- set aside to cool
- Heat the vegetable oil in the pressure cooker on the browning setting, add chopped onions, cook and stir until onions start to soften, about 5 minutes
- Roast peppers on a grill or in a hot oven until blistered and slightly blackened, peel seed and chop
- Add the peppers and the garlic to the pot with the onions and saute for a few more minutes
- Add salt and pepper
- Add tomatoes and stir until warm
- Transfer to food processor and process until smooth
- Transfer back to pressure cooker, add chicken broth and bring back to to pressure for 20 minutes, let the pressure release naturally
- Shred the chicken and add to the soup
- Stir in the cream and cilantro
- Let it heat until the cream is warm, but don’t let it boil
serve with tortilla chips, queso blanco and sour cream…
You can add a few more peppers if you really like spicy food, or less cream to make it as spicy as you like. I would suggest starting with 1 cup of cream and then taste and if it’s too spicy, add a little more cream.
This soup will make you very happy, I guarantee it!
xxoo,
RMW
You’re so right ! It seems SOOOO good ! I just went on her blog and the cinnamon cakes seem delicious.
Thanks so much for guest posting! So fun that you’re a pressure cooker fan too. Can’t wait to try your recipe. We really need to met one day.
I have a pressure cooker that I’ve never used – maybe this will be the recipe that will get it out of the cupboard…..if so, I’ll let you know!
Good heavens! I haven’t had a pressure cooker for years. My mother used one often, but even when I inherited hers, I don’t think I used it once.
The soup looks great; I love Barbara’s recipes so will go check out the new blog just for fun.
Thank you, thank you! This is what’s for dinner!
I love my Kuhn Rikon pressure cookers! They are fabulous!
I cannot live without my pressure cooker, it’s so convenient and often cuts cooking meat by half the time! Not to mention it always comes out super tender and juicy. 😀 Your soup looks so fantastic, it’s a very bad idea to read this when I’m hungry…
OH WOW! This looks so good!
Pure Beautiful Comfort Food. WOW.
Oh wow that looks so full of flavour and amazingly good! I love my pressure cooker too 😀
I haven’t done pressure cooking. My mom used to. This looks absolutely delicious! And about identity – I really struggled with being a RETIRED registered nurse. I didn’t realize how much of my identity was in what I did and loved to do till health issues forced me to back off and then retire.
quick pressure cooker story from my childhood. one of my grandmothers was a superb cook, the other was a hit and miss one. she once made a meal in a pressure cooker that she neglected to seal properly. well, by the time the pressure got to an extreme it blew the top off the pot and we spend hours, days getting the residue off the ceiling in the kitchen. i don’t ever remember her cooking anything, ever again.
love this recipe, and will also share it with my son who loves to cook. (so far, neither of us has decorated a ceiling!)
This looks really good! Wonder though, can I just cook the chicken in the tomato mixture and puree the veg mix after to save time and season the meat? I just got a PC for Christmas, hope it’s not a silly question?
This recipe is great. I didn’t have time for pressure cooker. I subbed heavy cream with melted butter stirred into milk. I also used my immersion handheld blender. It worked fine. Thank you! My husband and picky son loved it.
I found this recipe as I am trying to build a steady go-to repertoire of pressure-cooker recipes, since I am LOVING my new pressure/slow cooker. I am just so happy I found this website.
This recipe – if you love warm, comforting, spicy and delicious foods then look no further! Even if you’re not a big soup fan, there is enough texture with the shredded chicken and tortilla chips to make you feel satisfied.
I can’t recommend this easy recipe enough. An added bonus is that I am not very comfortable cooking with hot peppers and I found the spice level in this recipe perfect.
Living in the foothills of the Rockies in Alberta, this soup really hit the spot on a cold night 🙂
Thanks, Lorah! I’m happy you liked my recipe!