Instant Pot Chicken Florentine Soup
I love how easy and delicious this Instant Pot chicken Florentine soup is to make! It’s based off the many delicious Chicken Florentine recipes that are normally made with pasta. This is a fabulous twist on it. Of course, if you don’t have an Instant Pot, this will work out perfectly in any other type of pressure cooker, or even on the stove top.
This Instant Pot Chicken Florentine Soup is De-lish
I love how delicious and easy this Instant Pot chicken Florentine soup is to make! What I love even more is how it’s a fabulous recipe to add your Weight Watchers Freestyle recipe rolodex. This recipe carries over only 3 SmartPoints per serving! Those are the kinda points that I can begin to love all day long.
This recipe uses a lot of those fantastic zero point food items that WW gave to use. The only points you are enjoying in this recipe are from the parmesan cheese, olive oil, and light cream. That brings the points up to 12 SmartPoints for the whole pot of food, but only 3 SmartPoints per serving.
The serving size is a nice heft 1 1/4 cups-ish. I said is because it’s right in between a 1/4 cup and 1/3 cup. I found that makes a perfect portion size, especially for a yummy lunch. That makes this recipe a fabulous freezer meal.
If you want to spice up the presentation, you can always add a tad bit of grated/shredded parmesan cheese on top with a little extra Italian seasoning.
More Instant Pot Weight Watchers Freestyle Recipes You’ll Love
- Instant Pot Pineapple Chicken
- Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup
- Instant Pot Citrus Spiced Cauliflower
- Instant Pot Chili Lime Steak & Avocado Bowl
- Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken
Of course, these recipes are just the start of the the whole Instant Pot Weight Watchers Recipes success stories. You can more over by going to the main Weight Watchers Instant Pot Recipes Page. All of the recipes have SmartPoints by them, and then you’ll see lots of great resources below.
Instant Pot Chicken Florentine Soup
This Instant Pot chicken Florentine soup is rich and creamy, and very easy to make.
Ingredients
- ½ cup sundried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
- 2 cup water
- 2 15-oz. cans cannellini beans
- 1/3 cup light cream
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small red onion, chopped small
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 4 cup fat free chicken broth
- 8 oz. white mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
- 2 cups baby arugula
- ½ c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus additional for serving
Instructions
1. Place the sundried tomatoes in 2 cups water and set aside. Let soak until softened, approximately 30 minutes, then chop into small pieces. Reserve the soaking liquid and set aside.
2. Rinse and drain one can of cannellini beans, and puree the other with its liquid in a blender or food processor. Set aside.
3. Remove the light cream from the refrigerator and set aside at room temperature until the soup is done cooking. (This will prevent it from
curdling when added to the hot soup later).
4. Add olive oil to Instant Pot and press the “Sauté”
button. Set the heat setting to high and add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and translucent, approximately 4-5 minutes.
5. Add chicken broth and scrape any brown bits off the bottom of the container, then add the chopped sundried tomatoes and soaking liquid, the whole and pureed white beans, mushrooms, and Italian seasoning. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste, and stir to combine.
6. Submerge the chicken breasts in the liquid and add lid. Securely lock into position and set the pressure value to the “Sealing”
position.
7. Press the “Manual” button and adjust heat setting to high. Then, adjust the cook time to 10 minutes. After a brief pause, the Instant Pot will automatically start building pressure. If you don't have manual button, then press the "Pressure Cook" button.
8. When cook time is complete, allow pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then flip the pressure value to “Venting” to release any remaining steam.
9. Carefully open lid and add arugula, light cream, and grated Parmesan cheese. Stir until the greens are wilted and the cheese is completely melted. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
10. Serve immediately with additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired. Enjoy!
This sounds yummy!
Can u put the above recipe in a Crocker pot and cook it or any of your instant pot meal just wondering my email is [email protected]
Hi Michelle! You can definitely just put it on set and forget in the crockpot! Put it on low for 6 hours or high for 3-4 hours!
What can I use in place of the light cream? I was thinking of half & half, would that work okay in this recipe? Thanks. Looks delish!
You can definitely use half and half with no issues!