Instant Pot Low-Carb Buffalo Chicken Soup with Crumbled Blue Cheese

Directions

Chop the onion and celery. Heat the oil in the Instant Pot, using the Saute setting with medium heat. Add the chopped onion and celery and cook until they're starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the thyme and garlic powder and cook a minute or two longer.   or a mortar and pestle I would grind the thyme. ) While the veggies cook, trim the chicken and cut into lengthwise strips. Add the chicken strips, Frank's Red Hot Sauce , and chicken stock to the Instant Pot. Lock the lid and set Instant Pot to MANUAL/HIGH PRESSURE for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, use NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE for 10 minutes, then quick release the rest of the pressure. While the soup cooks, crumble the blue cheese and cut the cream cheese into small cubes. Use a slotted spoon to remove the chicken to a cutting board and shred apart After the pressure has released and you've removed the chicken to a cutting board, add the two cheeses to the Instant Pot and let them melt while you shred the chicken apart. When cheeses have melted, whisk soup together, then add the shredded chicken back into the soup. Serve soup hot, with extra crumbled blue cheese and Frank's Red Hot Sauce to add at the table if desired.