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Instant Pot Pho Soup

Instant Pot Pho Chicken Soup Recipe made in only 35 minutes with Pho spices, lime, cilantro, tomatoes, hoisin, bean sprouts for this Chicken Pho Recipe
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keyword: instant pot, spinach
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 314kcal
Author: April Golightly

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Scallions green & white
  • 32 oz Bone Broth
  • 1 Pound Chicken Breast
  • 1/2 oz Ginger peeled & diced
  • 2 tsp garlic crushed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds crushed
  • 1 tbsp anise
  • 1/2 tbsp pepper
  • 4 ounces rice noodles
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups baby spinach fres
  • 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/2 cup bean sprouts
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons mint leaves fresh
  • 4 Lime wedges to taste
  • 1 tsp cloves whole
  • 1/2 tsp Sriracha
  • 1/4 cup Jalapenos diced & seeded
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce add more if needed to taste
  • 1 stem Thai Basil

Instructions

  • Place the chicken breast, coriander seed, ginger, garlic, Thai basil, cloves, anise seed, pepper, salt, scallions, and chicken broth into the instant pot and cook for 35 minutes on high pressure.
  • While it is cooking, let the rice stick noodles soak in water. Cut the cherry tomatoes into halves, slice rounds of the jalapeños, slice a lime into wedges, pluck the mint off the stems, wash the bean sprouts and spinach,  and dice the cilantro.
  • Let the pressure out using quick release at the end of 35 minutes. Strain the broth using cheesecloth. Take the chicken out and shred it with forks. Add the chicken back into the strained broth. Add 1 tbsp of fish sauce into broth and mix.
  • Ladle the soup into large bowls.
  • Then, insert the noodles, spinach, tomatoes, cilantro, bean sprouts, jalapeños,  and a small dash of Sriracha or hoisin to your liking. Remember, the more Sriracha you add, the hotter it will be!  Then, finish with a squeeze of lime juice from a lime wedge.

Notes

Paleo Pho / Whole 30 Tips

To make this Pho paleo and Whole 30 friendly, use paleo approved chicken broth or make your own at home. Also, swap the noodles out for zucchini noodles or Pasta Zero Miracle Noodles and swap the regular sriracha out for a paleo sriracha like this one.
Tips on Fish Sauce and Salt 
The fish sauce and salt are to taste. I recommend starting with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce and then adding more salt or fish sauce to your own liking. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Bowl | Sodium: 460mg | Calcium: 88mg | Vitamin C: 40mg | Vitamin A: 2550IU | Sugar: 3g | Fiber: 3g | Potassium: 839mg | Cholesterol: 72mg | Calories: 314kcal | Saturated Fat: 0g | Fat: 3g | Protein: 36g | Carbohydrates: 34g | Iron: 3mg