After a winter chock-full of carbs, I'm ready to start incorporating some low-carb dishes back into our spring meal planning. With all of the chilly, rainy days this spring is bringing, this Pressure Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup is showing up on our menu often. It's all the best flavors of classic buffalo wings, minus the orange-stained fingers and loud sports bar.
How to serve Pressure Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup
I like to serve this soup with a variety of toppings and have people can dress their bowl to their own personal taste. Fresh chopped green onions, shredded cheddar cheese, bleu cheese crumbles, and avocado are our favorites, but this soup is also perfectly delicious on it's own.
Which pressure-cooker do I use?
I named this recipe using the term "pressure cooker" rather than "Instant Pot" very intentionally because I want it to be flexible for the other models outside of the Instant Pot brand. I personally use an Instant Pot Ultra 6qt, but this soup can easily be made in other electric pressure cookers as well. Prior to upgrading to the Instant Pot I used a Cuisinart 6qt electric pressure cooker for many years.
The reason I mention this is because each brand varies, and with that so can cooking times. With my prior Cuisinart machine, I found that vegetables cooked at a much quicker pace, so I would have likely lowered the second pressure cooking session of this recipe (where vegetables and cheese are added) by a few minutes for that particular machine. Though I don't think this recipe would be ruined by an extra two or three minutes of cooking time in a different model electric pressure cooker, you'll want to gage this by your own particular model and preferences.
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A note for special diets
This Pressure Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup is gluten-free, grain-free, low-carb and can easily accommodate a low-lactose diet (cheddar is naturally low-lactose + this lactose-free cream cheese). This soup is friendly for some SIBO diets and is also very friendly for Keto diets at only 6g net carbs per serving.
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Pressure Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 portions 1x
- Category: Soups & Stews, Mains
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This cozy Pressure Cooker Buffalo Chicken Soup offers the best flavors of classic buffalo wings, minus the orange-stained fingers and loud sports bar.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breast
- 4 cups ( oz) chicken broth, divided
- 1 (8oz) cream cheese, softened (I like this lactose free one but you can use regular too)
- 1 cup sharp cheddar, shredded
- 1 medium head cauliflower (approx 6 cups), chopped
- 1 ½ cups celery, chopped
- 1 cup green onion, chopped
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- ½ tsp cracked black pepper
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- optional toppings: extra green onions, shredded cheddar cheese, bleu cheese, avocado
Instructions
- Add chicken breasts and 2 cups of the divided chicken broth to your pressure cooker. If the chicken breasts are particularly large, I like to slice them in half first. Seal and cook for 15 minutes on high.
- I usually prefer to quick release, but you can easily allow this to naturally release without over-cooking it. The meat should be nice and fall-apart tender either way.
- Shred chicken with two forks.
- Add the cream cheese to the pot first. I like to give this a bit of a stir with a wooden spoon, breaking up the cream cheese a bit so it incorporated more easily.
- Add remaining ingredients, including the remaining 2 cups of chicken broth.
- Give the ingredients a stir to combine, then seal again and cook for 5 minutes on high.
- Taste for salt and pepper. Serve with optional topping such as additional green onions, shredded cheddar cheese, bleu cheese, or avocado.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: ⅙ recipe
- Calories: 371
- Sodium: 1656 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg
Danielle Wolter says
omg i need to have this in my life. i'll bet its just perfectly spicy and hearty and delicious. I can't wait to try it. Another win for the pressure cooker!
Sarah says
Buffalo chicken soup!!! This is definitely going on the dinner menu!!
Geoffrey with Spoonabilities says
The idea of buffalo chicken in a soup is a wonderful idea. LOVE it... and the avocado on top doesn't hurt either.
SHANIKA says
Buffalo Chicken Soup sounds and looks delish!
Shashi at SavorySpin says
I need to borrow my mom's pressure cooker and make this - it sounds so comforting and inviting.
Jacqueline Debono says
Wow your buffalo chicken soup looks and sounds amazing. Love all the toppings! Need to try this recipe asap!
Karyl Henry says
I'm a die hard chicken wing girl, but I do love the idea of transforming it into a soup! This looks warm and comforting, and probably more filling than the wings. I'll have to give this one a try for sure
Stine Mari says
That shredded chicken looks so good, especially along with buffalo sauce. And the soup looks so comforting yet very nutritious, I will have to add this to my Spring rotation. The rainy days will come!
Pearl Rodrigues says
Wow .. I've never tried my hands on a Buffalo chicken soup but after seeing how delicious this looks, I think it's going to be made for this weekends dinner meal. Pinning it right away
MARISA says
This soup looks super tasty especially with all of the toppings! I'm curious what made you switch to the IP from the Cuisinart pressure cooker?
Whip & Wander says
Thanks, the toppings really help brighten it up!
I initially decided to switch from the Cuisinart electric pressure cooker to an Instant Pot because replacement parts for the Cuisinart were so difficult to get. After using the machine for several years it was in need of a new sealing ring. The ones on Amazon had poor reviews about fit and the Cuisinart website isn't set up to be shopping friendly. I ordered a replacement ring through their customer service line and it was an ordeal that took over a month of my time communicating back and forth with them and left me having paid for a product I never ended up receiving and I was never reimbursed for.
I could have gone through the process all over again and hopefully would have eventually received a replacement ring (maybe?) that might have salvaged my machine, but the whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth about their customer service and how difficult products might be to get if I needed them in the future.
I looked into the Instant Pots and their replacement rings and other accessories are all readily available on their website (and the rings were cheaper!), several of the machines had more features than my old machine, and I really liked that the inner bowl was made of stainless steel rather than non-stick because it's supposed to be healthier to cook with. The model I chose (which is linked in my post) has the ability to adjust temperature beyond just the standard low/high and at 8qt is just slightly bigger than my old machine, which is nice because it still fits on my shelf. I also got a killer deal on my IP machine by buying on black friday so I felt better about the investment.
ilona says
Buffalo chicken sounds amazing. I always look for new soup recipes. Yummy!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
Now this sounds like a soup I certainly need to try! Sounds flavourful and delicious.
Emily says
Love this recipe! I have it pinned to my instant pot board and am adding it to my rotation!
Whip & Wander says
I hope you love it! It's a great recipe for easy weekday meal planning.
Erin @ Platings and Pairings says
I love buffalo chicken anything! But I especially love that you can make this soup in the pressure cooker! Cannot wait to give this one a try!
Aleta says
Whoa this soup looks amazing! It's perfect to add to our low carb menu, I love the flavour combo and of course anything in a pressure cooker has me dancing the happy dance!
Whip & Wander says
The pressure cooker makes everything so easy!
Kelly Anthony says
I've never seen a buffalo chicken soup but it is such a great idea. I love anything with a buffalo flavor so I'm excited to try this recipe out.
Marlynn | Urban Bliss Life says
I love using my pressure cooker for shredded chicken. It's so versatile! I'll have to try it with this buffalo chicken soup! Looks delicious.
Heather says
I love buffalo chicken anything never would have though to make a soup out of it. I got a pressure cooker but haven't done much with it yet. So I'll have to give it a try with this recipe!
Whip & Wander says
Sounds like a great way to start using your machine. It makes dinner so easy!
Elaine Benoit says
Buffalo chicken soup!? Yehaw!!! I have never heard of this but I'm so glad I found your recipe! This looks so incredibly delicious! And yet another reason to love my instant pot!
Whip & Wander says
I hope you give it a try, Elaine! It's such a tasty dish!
Katherine | Love In My Oven says
Loving my pressure cooker these days, and how quickly you can whip together a soup! I love buffalo chicken - this looks like a super speedy, delicious weekday lunch in the works!