Spiced Chicken Soup with Squash and Chickpeas
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 5 cups water
- 2 bone-in chicken breasts
- 2 bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut in bite sized pieces
- 2 cups water
- 1 15-ounce can of chickpeas, rinsed
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil in Instant Pot on high saute
- Add onion and salt and cook 5 minutes
- Stir in tomato paste, garlic and spices
- Cook 30 seconds
- Stir in 5 cups of water, scraping the bits from the pot
- Place chicken in pot and arrange squash around chicken
- Close pressure release valve
- Pressure cook on high for 20 minutes
- Quick release
- Shred chicken
- Skim fat from the surface of the soup
- Return chicken and juices to the pot
- Add 2 cups water and chickpeas
- Let sit for 3 minutes
- Serve with fresh cilantro