Creamy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (Instant Pot)
Published Jun 22, 2018
Updated Sep 05, 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.
Can you add noodles to This? What kind do you suggest?
Yes, you can use ramen or whatever, but after the soup is cooked.
Would you cook the noodles first or in the instant pot? I’m new to the instant pot.
You can cook the noodles separately. Don’t cook the noodles in Instant Pot.
Hi–
Is the sugar required?
Thanks!
You can skip it but Thai food uses sugar in almost everything.
I live in South Dakota, and can’t source many fresh ingredients. Would I be able to substitute ginger for the galangal, and can I use dried kaffir lime leaves? I would love to make this for my IP!
Hi Dani – I used to live in South Dakota for two years. If you can’t find galangal, there is no need to use it. Same with kaffir lime leaves. But if you can lemongrass, use a couple of them. :)
How would you adjust the times for frozen chicken breasts? (For instant pot instructions)
Yellow curry paste should be more mild than red, right?
It’s about the same actually.
Hi, where did you get your instant pot?
Amazon
This recipe was amazing! I don’t have an Instant Pot, so I made it in the slow cooker. With the exception of the kaffir lime leaves, which I could not find, I followed the recipe as written. So happy to have found your blog!
How long did you cook it in your crockpot?
What about adding lime zest into the soup in place of the leaves? I’ve seen that substitute in Panang curry recipes.
There is no substitute for the leaves, lime zest is certainly not it. Just skip it completely. :)
Will this work with cubed pork loin?
I think you can use it…but this is meant as a chicken soup.
What can be used as a substitute for kaffir lime leaves. I am unable to find in our Asian Markets here.
They are optional. There is no substitute.
I buy kafir leaves on Amazon. when they come, I freeze them. They add A LOT to the flavor.
You can get kaffir lime leaves on Amazon.
Wow, that’s good to know. I love it. :)
They call these leaves, Lime Leaves at my local Asian market.
May I substitute chicken with fish?
You can but not ideal. You can use shrimp, but fish is not a very good option.