The popular vegan minestrone soup can be prepared in your Instant Pot in a matter of minutes. Quinoa and kale are added to make the dish simple, rich, and savory.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (3 to 3 1/2 pound) whole chicken, skin removed and cut into pieces
- ¼ cup rancho adobo sazon criollo, or to taste
- 1 red onion, chopped into large pieces
- 2 Cubanelle peppers, chopped
- ¼ cup sazon liquido
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- ⅓ cup tomato paste
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder, or more to taste
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place chicken pieces in a bowl and season generously with ranchero sazon criollo. Add onion, Cubanelle peppers, sazon liquido, and garlic paste. Toss to coat chicken evenly.
- Put oil in the bottom of a heavy pot. Add brown sugar and do not stir. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until sugar is very, very dark brown but not burned, 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully add chicken pieces to the pot 1 at a time, reserving vegetables and any liquid left in the bowl. Stir chicken, coating each piece with sugar-oil mixture. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add reserved vegetables and liquid, water, tomato paste, celery, and bouillon powder to the pot and stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Let stew until chicken is cooked and tender, 15 to 30 minutes.
- You can use 3 to 4 pounds chicken drumsticks in place of the whole chicken.
- This recipe can also be prepared in the same way using bistek, beef, pork, or goat.
- You can substitute 1 or 2 green bell peppers for the Cubanelle peppers.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 273 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 72 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 1261 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Some of the best latin food I’ve ever tried to date! I paired it with rice and borracho beans. This is at the top of recipes I’ve tried on here.