Chicken Pesto Soup
Feb 08, 2026 12:53 PM
This extra-flavorful Chicken Pesto Soup has the comfort food appeal that makes chicken soup such a popular dish, plus pesto and lemon juice! And you can make this fun soup with chicken and pesto in the Instant Pot or on the stove!
Chicken Pesto Soup is a recipe I came up with when I was experimenting with a chicken soup with cauliflower rice! And I do know how people love chicken with pesto. So knowing the popularity of that combination probably influenced the impulse to add pesto to this tasty soup.
And the chicken soup with pesto and lemon was really a wow for me! I made this soup in the Instant Pot, which was quick and easy. But you can easily make it on the stove, and I’ll give instructions for that. No matter which version you prefer, I hope you make this interesting soup right away!
Ingredients:
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 small carrots, chopped
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 T butter
- 1 tsp. Italian Herb Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp. ground sage
- 1/2 tsp. ground thyme
- salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 3 T chicken soup base
- 4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 10.5 oz. package frozen cauliflower rice
- 1/4 cup basil pesto
- 2 T fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
6 minutes
Total Time:
51 minutes
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