Chicken Crack Soup
Chicken crack soup in Instant Pot, pressure cooker, Ninja Foodi or on the stovetop is a bite of cream cheese goodness your whole family will love.
Servings: 6
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 lb bacon diced
- 2 lbs chicken boneless, skinless, cut into bite size pieces
- 1 oz ranch dressing seasoning 1 packet worth, or 2 Tbsp
- 6 c chicken broth
- 1 c orzo pasta
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 c cheese cheddar
Instructions
- Add oil to pot and press saute. Once hot add diced bacon and cubed chicken. Cook until outside of chicken pieces are no longer pink. Then turn pot off.
- Use a bit of your broth to deglaze the pot (scrape stuck on meat off of bottom of pot)
- Sprinkle in ranch mix, broth and pasta on the top. Gently submerge orzo into liquid. Seal lid and pressure valve closed.
- Set to high pressure for 5 minutes followed by a quick release.
- Lift lid and cut block of softened (room temp.) cream cheese into small cubes. Add these into the hot soup. Stir until melted.
- If necessary turn to saute and stir so it is all melted and creamy.
- Serve topped with shredded cheese.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 509kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 1350mg | Potassium: 389mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 715IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 1mg