Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is a creamy, filling bowl – perfect for when you need a comforting meal. Chock full of chicken and vegetables, this will be your new favorite fall soup!
If your family loves soup as much as mine, then you’ll want to check out my entire collection of Instant Pot Soup Recipes too!
Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
There are two steps to this soup. First, the broth, rice and vegetables cook in the Instant Pot. Then you’ll make a quick white sauce on the stove top and mix that into the soup, along with the chicken. The whole thing will take less than an hour – and a vast majority of that time will be hands-off.
This recipe calls for precooked chicken. I generally use leftover chicken, but a store-bought rotisserie chicken is also a quick option.
Or, if you don’t already have precooked chicken ready, you can cook it quickly in the Instant Pot – add the chicken and 1 cup of water or chicken broth to the pressure. Set the manual cook time to eight minutes then do a quick pressure release.
I love to serve this along with some warm, fluffy biscuits, which are perfect for mopping up extra broth, and a big salad.
If you want to learn more about cooking with your Instant Pot, check out my free Instant Pot School with lots of tips & tricks, downloadable lessons, a meal plan with several recipes and a few other fun things. *If you don’t have an Instant Pot yet, you can find the stove-top directions for this recipe here, and you’ll want to sign up for Instant Pot School too, trust me!
Instant Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Ingredients
- 64 oz. chicken broth
- 1 box Uncle Ben's Wild Rice Blend (you won't use the seasoning packet)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 3 Tbsp. flour
- 2 cups milk
- ¼ tsp. poultry seasoning
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
Instructions
- Add the broth, rice, onions, and celery to the pressure cooker pot.
- Set the manual cook time for 35 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally while you make the white sauce.
- On the stove top, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk in the flour and cook for a minute.
- Gradually mix in the milk. Cook over medium heat until it's bubbly and thickened. Add the poultry seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Release any remaining pressure in the Instant Pot. Stir in the white sauce. Stir in the chicken.
- Hit the saute button and cook until heated through. Adjust the seasonings and serve.
