Creamy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (Instant Pot)
Published Jun 22, 2018
Updated Dec 09, 2024
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Creamy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup - easiest and fastest Thai coconut chicken recipe ever! Takes only 15 mins and dinner is ready!
What Is Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
I am super excited to share this Instant Pot creamy Thai coconut chicken soup, which is a Thai-flavored chicken soup made with coconut milk and chicken broth, infused with Thai herbs plus fresh lime juice.
This creamy Thai coconut chicken soup takes only 15 minutes to make and the end result is absolutely scrumptious. If you don’t have an Instant Pot, you can use a slow cooker or make this soup on a stove top.
Instant Pot Soup
I am sure many of you bought an Instant Pot on black Friday sales. I got mine a few weeks ago and this is my second Instant Pot recipe and I absolutely love the pressure cooker.
Many of my readers have been asking me to convert my popular Asian recipes to Instant pot recipes so here it is an Instant Pot soup recipe you have been looking for.
Ingredients For Coconut Chicken Soup
Here are the key ingredients used in this mouthwatering soup.
- Red curry paste
- Chicken broth
- Coconut milk
- Galangal
- Kaffir Lime Leaves
- Coconut milk
- Fish sauce
- Lime juice
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 395 calories per serving.
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Creamy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (Instant Pot)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 2 lbs. (1kg) skinless and boneless chicken breast , or chicken thighs, cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste, Mae Ploy brand
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into thick strips
- 6 slices galangal, optional
- 6 kaffir lime leaves, torn and bruised, optional
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce , or salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- Cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Turn on the Saute mode on your Instant Pot. Add the onion and sauté for 10 seconds before adding the chicken. Continue sautéing the chicken until the surface turns white.
- Add the Thai curry paste, bell peppers, galangal, and kaffir lime leaves (if using), and stir to mix well. Pour in the chicken broth, fish sauce, and sugar. Cover the pot and select High pressure for 6 minutes.
- When the Instant Pot beeps, turn the valve to Quick Release. Once the valve drops, carefully remove the lid. Add the coconut milk and lime juice to the soup and stir to combine well. Top with cilantro and serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I am anxious to make this soup – however I am not a fan of coconut – is there something else I can substitute, for the coconut milk?
You can use milk.
Wondering if this would make a good Laksa base ?
You can try, I think you will like the soup.
Sooooo good!!! I served it over rice with steamed vegetables from the freezer. I didn’t include galangal or kaffir lime leaves but the recipe is still amazing without them. Hoping to try the recipe with them in the future
Thanks for support!
Tried this for lunch today and it was Amazing. Wonderful Thai flavor. I made it exactly as written, even had the galangal and lime leaves. It was so good. The family loved it as well, no left overs. One question, my bell pepper became a little mushy under the pressure, any suggestion to improve this? Will absolutely be making this again. Thank You for the recipe!!!!
Such a delicious meal. We love this as a family and I’ve passed it onto many of my friends. Thank you so much! Be sure to use a less spicy curry if you have kids you’re feeding. My daughter’s a bit sensitive to spice so I use yellow curry instead of red.
Omg. The flavour! Incredible. This is going straight to a favourite recipe folder. Thank you for sharing such a quick extraordinary scrumptious recipe :)
Hi Claire, thanks. All my recipes are very flavorful just like this, please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
This soup looks dreamy!!! I love soups that have a Thai flair. Thanks for sharing, love your recipes!
Thanks for your support.
Hi
Just made this recipe tonight with shrimps and added some carrots since I didn’t have some of the other ingredients on hand
It was so filling and a hit; can’t wait to make it again. Thanks for thi
Thanks for trying my Thai coconut chicken soup recipe! :)
YOUR VERY WELCOME!!!
Made this last night. It came out amazing! I was fortunate to have all the ingredients on hand! Thank you for this very simple but delicious recipe. I sliced the peppers thin and cooked them for a few minutes after the pressure was released with the IP on saute before adding the coconut and lime juice.
I will make this again for sure!
Hi Maya, thanks so much for trying this creamy Thai coconut chicken soup. It’s very yummy!