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Chicken Sweet Potato and Kale Soup (Instant Pot Recipe: Gluten Free and Whole 30 Compliant)

Nancy Johnson Horn, The Mama Maven Blog
This gluten free soup is really delicious, paleo, and Whole 30 Compliant
Course Soup
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • Ingredients:
  • Ingredients:
  • 3 small sweet potatoes
  • 3 small sweet potatoes
  • 3 32- oz containers of reduced-sodium chicken broth 12 cups of broth
  • 3 32- oz containers of reduced-sodium chicken broth 12 cups of broth
  • 1 package chicken breast or chicken tenders cut up
  • 1 package chicken breast or chicken tenders cut up
  • 1 container Trader Joe's <g class="gr_ gr_136 gr-alert gr_spell gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="136" data-gr-id="136">Mirapoix</g> carrots, celery, and onions -- can sub in 1/2 onion: 3 carrots: 3 celery stalks to equal these.
  • 1 container Trader Joe's <g class="gr_ gr_136 gr-alert gr_spell gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="136" data-gr-id="136">Mirapoix</g> carrots, celery, and onions -- can sub in 1/2 onion: 3 carrots: 3 celery stalks to equal these.
  • Salt to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • Extra Virgin olive oil to taste you can sub in coconut oil
  • Extra Virgin olive oil to taste you can sub in coconut oil
  • Baby Kale one bag
  • Baby Kale one bag
  • Oregano to taste
  • Oregano to taste
  • Thyme to taste

Instructions
 

  • Set your Instant Pot to "Saute"
  • Add olive oil to coat the bottom (2-3 tablespoons should do it). Add more if you need it.
  • Add <g class="gr_ gr_130 gr-alert gr_spell gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="130" data-gr-id="130">mirapoix</g> (carrots, celery, and onions) and cut up chicken breast.
  • Cook until the chicken is no longer pink
  • Shut off on your Instant Pot.
  • Add everything BUT the kale to your Instant Pot.
  • Seal your lid and set the knob to sealing.
  • Set it to high pressure for 8 minutes.
  • When it's done, let it do a natural pressure for 10-15 minutes (ie. turn it off and don't touch it).
  • Release the vent so any steam goes out.
  • Open your Instant Pot and add your baby kale.
  • Close the lid and lock it. Set it for another minute on high pressure.
  • Do a quick release (release the vent when it's done and watch out for the steam).
  • Serve!