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Instant Pot White Chicken Chili (Whole30 & Paleo)

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Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 3 celery stalks sliced
  • 1 bell pepper any color, sliced
  • 1 jalapeno deseeded, minced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 cups chicken broth or bone broth
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp arrowroot powder can adjust for thicker soup
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • Toppings: cilantro, green onions, avocado, lime slices

Instructions

  • Turn the instant pot on sauté mode and add olive oil to the pot. When the oil is hot add onions, celery and bell peppers and sauté for 3 minutes. Stir in garlic cloves and jalapeño and sauté for one more minute.
  • Add in chicken breasts, dry spices and chicken broth. Close and lock the lid, set the valve to sealing and select pressure cook or manual on high for 12 minutes.
  • After 12 minutes, quick release and add coconut milk and stir. Set to sauté and add coconut cream and bring to a boil until coconut milk is incorporated.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the arrowroot with ½ cup of cold water to make a slurry. When all of the arrowroot is incorporated in the water and there are no clumps, whisk slurry into the soup. Let soup simmer and thicken for 2 minutes.
  • Add lime juice and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve immediately with cilantro, green onions, avocado, additional lime, coconut cream or any desired toppings.