Description
A creamy and comforting winter soup made with potatoes, chicken, and sweet corn, perfect for cozy snow days and easy family meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 tablespoon bacon grease
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 20 ounces russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1 cup frozen sweet corn
- 2 cups cooked rotisserie chicken, chopped
- 3 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Turn the Instant Pot to sauté mode and add the bacon grease.
- Add the diced onion and sauté for 3 minutes until softened.
- Pour in the chicken broth and scrape the bottom to deglaze.
- Turn off sauté mode.
- Add the potatoes, salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, corn, and chicken.
- Stir gently to combine.
- Secure the lid, set the valve to sealing, and cook on Soup mode for 4 minutes.
- Allow a natural pressure release for 5 minutes, then release remaining pressure.
- Temper the milk with 1 cup of hot soup, then stir it back into the pot.
- Mix cornstarch with cold water to form a slurry and add to the soup.
- Turn sauté mode back on and cook 5–10 minutes until thickened.
- Serve hot topped with crumbled bacon.
Notes
Be sure to deglaze the pot well to avoid burn notices, and always temper the milk to prevent curdling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: snow day soup recipe, winter soup, potato chicken soup, instant pot soup