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Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup

January 16, 2019 40 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious, comforting vegetarian Thai recipe which takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Includes tofu or chicken options!

Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious, comforting vegetarian Thai recipe which takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Includes tofu or chicken options!

Whenever we go to a Thai restaurant, I have to order the Coconut Soup; It’s magically delicious!!! So creamy, yet slightly spicy and sweet, it’s amazingly tasty and I crave it all the time. For a long time I thought the authentic Thai flavors were difficult to recreate at home, but I was wrong, it’s actually very easy when you have the right ingredients. This Instant Pot Thai Coconut soup only takes 4 minutes to cook in the instant pot (plus the time to come to pressure etc), and turns out fantastic. I like using tofu in my coconut soup, but a lot of people enjoy the soup with chicken, so I will include those instructions below as well. You are going to LOVE this comforting Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup! If you like Thai food, you should also checkout One Pot Thai Noodles, Instant Pot Thai Lettuce Wraps and Spicy Thai Chicken Tenders! 

Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious, comforting vegetarian Thai recipe which takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Includes tofu or chicken options!

How to make Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup:

**scroll all the way down for printable directions, full ingredient list, and step by step video**

    • Using a 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot, heat it up using the sauté  function. Add the oil, onions, and peppers and sauté . If you are going to add chicken, this is when you should do it.
      • Add the sliced chicken to the pot with the onion and peppers, and sauté  for about 3-4 minutes.
    • Add the mushrooms, and stir. Add the brown sugar, ginger, curry paste, fish sauce, lite soy sauce and stir some more. 
    • If you are using TOFU, add it now.
      • Make sure you DRAIN (see below for directions) your tofu before putting it into the pot.
    • Add the broth, close the top of the pot, seal the pressure valve, and set on manual/high for 4 minutes. 
      • You should remember when using the Instant Pot, that the time it takes to cook the recipe (4 mins), is not the total time of the recipe. You need to give the pot some time to ‘come to pressure’. With a soup this will take a bit of time since there is a lot of liquid, probably 10-15 minutes. Once it comes to pressure the pot will beep and the time will begin counting down. 
    • Once the time is up, let the pressure release naturally for 5-10 minutes, then flip the valve to release the remaining pressure (careful some liquid may spout out). Remove the top carefully.
    • Add lime juice, coconut milk, and sriracha to taste. Stir everything to combine. Serve the soup and garnish with lime wedges, cilantro, or anything else desired. Enjoy!

Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious, comforting vegetarian Thai recipe which takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Includes tofu or chicken options!

How to drain tofu:

It’s important to drain the tofu before using it. This will allow the tofu to absorb the flavor of whatever you are cooking it with; in this case the Thai coconut flavor. Flavorless tofu is not good tofu, so make sure you don’t skip this step if using tofu. 

  • Using firm or extra firm tofu, remove from package and discard the water in the package. Cut the tofu block in half long ways, so you make the block thinner.
  • Place 1 folded clean dish towel or paper towels down on the counter. Set tofu halves next to each other on top of the towels. Add another 1-2 towels on top of the tofu.
  • Place a cutting board on top of the towels, then add a lot of weight to the top of the cutting board. I typically use a few cast iron pots or pans.
  • Let it sit for at least 20 minutes, then remove the weight, towels, and cut the tofu into bite sized cubes. 

If you like tofu as much as I do (delicious when cooked correctly) then checkout my popular General Tso’s Tofu and Crispy Honey Sesame Tofu recipes!

Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious, comforting vegetarian Thai recipe which takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Includes tofu or chicken options!

Is Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup Healthy?

This soup is fairly healthy, however there is a decent amount of saturated fat due to the coconut milk. It contains 7 grams of saturated fat which is about 30% of your daily allowance, so as long as you are mindful of that, it’s still pretty healthy. Here is how the nutrition breaks down:

  • Nutrition info for TOFU: 202 calories, 12g fat, 7g saturated fat, 14g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, 7g sugar, 9g protein
  • Nutrition info for CHICKEN (no tofu): 215 calories, 10g fat, 6g saturated fat, 13g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, 7g sugar, 17g protein.
  • Weight Watchers Points: Tofu version contains 8 weight watchers points per serving and the chicken version contains 7 points.
  • The soup also contains 17% of your daily vitamin A and 62% of your daily vitamin C!

Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is the perfect meal, so doesn’t require any additional side dishes, but if you’d like more options, be sure to try out these delicious Instant Pot Thai Lettuce Wraps, One Pot Spicy Thai Zoodles or Spicy Thai Chicken Tenders! Serving this dish with just some steamed white rice and shelled edamame is a great option as well! 

My favorite Instant Pot Recipes:

  • Instant Pot Asian Pork cooks up in just minutes, and is the perfect healthy dinner! Use the juicy meat in lettuce wraps, sliders, or a salad!
  • Best vegetarian instant pot recipes; From side dishes to main dishes, and a variety of cuisines, there is definitely something for everyone!
  • Instant Pot Bang Bang Chicken comes together in minutes and is so delicious! The classic spicy sauce is perfect on shredded chicken which can be used in rice bowls, salads, wraps, or however you want!
  • Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Potatoes are full of cheese, bacon, and green onions! Ultra creamy and delicious, these are the best loaded mashed potatoes! 
  • Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg Loaf: In five minutes you can have a whole bunch of hardboiled eggs which are perfect for egg salad! No peeling or ice bath for this Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg Loaf!
  • Instant Pot Thai Lettuce Wraps (pork or chicken) can be made with pork or chicken in the instant pot or slow cooker! Juicy pork or chicken covered in an easy Thai peanut sauce makes the perfect healthy easy dinner!
  • Instant Pot Roasted Red Pepper Soup: Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons is the perfect comfort food without any guilt! Make it in the Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, or on the stove top!

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Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious, comforting vegetarian Thai recipe which takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Includes tofu or chicken options!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 202 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 TBS sesame oil
  • 1 medium white onion, sliced
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, wiped clean, cut in halves or 4ths if larger
  • 1 TBS brown sugar
  • 1 TBS fresh ginger, about an inch diced
  • 2 TBS Thai red curry paste
  • 1 1/2 TBS fish sauce
  • 1 TBS reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1 block firm or extra firm tofu, drained and cut into bite sized peices
  • 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 3 TBS lime juice
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk, (found in the Asian area of the grocery store, usually in a can)
  • sriracha to taste , I typically add 1 tsp
  • lime wedges for garnish
  • cilantro for garnish
Instructions
  1. Heat a 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot, using the sauté  function. Add oil, onions, and peppers and sauté 2-3 minutes. **If you are going to add chicken, this is when you should do it (see notes below).

  2. Add the mushrooms, and cook for 2 minutes.  Add brown sugar, ginger, curry paste, fish sauce, lite soy sauce and stir. Add tofu then broth.

  3. Close the lid, seal the pressure valve, and set on manual/high for 4 minutes.

  4. Once the time is up, let the pressure release naturally for 5-10 minutes, then flip the valve to release the remaining pressure (careful some liquid may spout out). Remove the top carefully.
  5. Add lime juice, coconut milk, and sriracha to taste. Stir everything to combine. 

  6. Serve the soup and garnish with lime wedges and cilantro. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

TIP: You should remember when using the Instant Pot, that the time it takes to cook the recipe (4 mins), is not the total time of the recipe. You need to give the pot some time to ‘come to pressure’. With a soup this will take a bit of time since there is a lot of liquid, probably 10-15 minutes. Once it comes to pressure the pot will beep and the time will begin counting down.

If using CHICKEN:

  • 1lb boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced into 1/2 inch strips or bit sized cubes. 
  • Add the chicken at the end of step one, with the peppers and onions, and cook. Continue with recipe as written. Omit tofu.

Nutrition info for TOFU: 202 calories, 12g fat, 7g saturated fat, 14g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, 7g sugar, 9g protein.

Nutrition info for CHICKEN (no tofu): 215 calories, 10g fat, 6g saturated fat, 13g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, 7g sugar, 17g protein.

 

Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious, comforting vegetarian Thai recipe which takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Includes tofu or chicken options!
Instant Pot Thai Coconut Soup is a delicious, comforting vegetarian Thai recipe which takes less than 10 minutes to cook! Includes tofu or chicken options!
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Comments

  1. Stephanie says

    January 16, 2019 at 12:37 pm

    5 stars
    This looks incredible! Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  2. Andie Thueson says

    January 16, 2019 at 12:40 pm

    5 stars
    This looks amazing! I am always looking for easy and quick dinner ideas.

    Reply
  3. Jessica says

    January 16, 2019 at 1:13 pm

    5 stars
    I loved this so much! Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Sabrina says

    January 16, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    5 stars
    We’ve looking to add more vegetarian dinners into our weekly rotation and this was amazing!

    Reply
  5. Jen says

    January 16, 2019 at 2:56 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you for adding a video to give me the confidence to nail this for dinner. It’s really helpful.

    Reply
  6. Mahy Elamin says

    January 16, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    5 stars
    I made this soup for dinner and it gets 5 stars in our household! thank you for a great recipe! I will definitely be making this again.

    Reply
  7. Chrissie Baker says

    January 16, 2019 at 3:26 pm

    5 stars
    My first creation in my new Instant Pot. It was a flavor explosion! My family really liked it. Thank you!!

    Reply
  8. MaryKay Wood says

    January 16, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    5 stars
    This was delicious!! Thank you for the easy recipe.

    Reply
  9. Melanie Bauer says

    January 17, 2019 at 2:46 am

    5 stars
    Looks spectacular! Adding to my list of must makes, so tasty and flavorful!

    Reply
  10. Julie Blanner says

    January 17, 2019 at 11:22 am

    5 stars
    This looks very flavorful! can’t wait to make it!

    Reply
  11. Catalina says

    January 17, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    5 stars
    This looks so comforting! I really need it right now!

    Reply
  12. Dee says

    January 17, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    5 stars
    Bursting with flavor and very colorful, delicious!

    Reply
  13. Jade says

    January 20, 2019 at 8:22 pm

    Is this vegan or a way to make it vegan ? thanks!!

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      January 20, 2019 at 10:08 pm

      I am 99% sure if you just leave the fish sauce out, it would be a vegan recipe. I think you would be fine to leave it out. Good luck!

      Reply
      • JG says

        July 26, 2020 at 5:06 pm

        You can also find vegan “fish sauce” on Amazon.

        Reply
  14. Angie says

    January 20, 2019 at 8:44 pm

    I love finding great recipes like this for my Instant pot! These flavors are fantastic together!

    Reply
  15. Jasmine says

    March 6, 2019 at 1:16 am

    Hi! When do you add the 4 cups of broth? It doesn’t say.

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      March 7, 2019 at 9:22 am

      Hi Jasmine- you add the broth after the tofu. It’s listed in step #2: “Add the mushrooms, and cook for 2 minutes. Add brown sugar, ginger, curry paste, fish sauce, lite soy sauce and stir. Add tofu then broth.” Good luck and I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

      Reply
  16. Danielle says

    March 10, 2019 at 2:14 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! Even my husband who hates tofu, mushrooms, and fish sauce loves this soup. Do you think it would be ok to add the coconut milk before the pressure cooking?

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      March 11, 2019 at 12:46 pm

      That is so awesome!!! I don’t know about adding it before, as I haven’t tried that. I would say, lets not try to fix what’s not broke, right? Going to share your comment with my Facebook page!

      Reply
  17. Patrick Cantrell says

    October 22, 2019 at 11:10 am

    This isn’t vegetarian due to the fish sauce.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      February 21, 2020 at 1:38 pm

      You’re confusing vegetarian with vegan

      Reply
      • Allen says

        August 25, 2020 at 5:40 pm

        I’m pretty sure fish sauce is neither vegetarian nor vegan. A pescatarian would eat it though.

        Reply
        • Allyson says

          August 25, 2020 at 6:45 pm

          There are several vegetarian fish sauce substitutes in stores!

          Reply
  18. Cynthia Magana says

    December 10, 2019 at 12:41 am

    What other vegetable could I substitute the mushrooms for? Looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      December 16, 2019 at 7:16 pm

      Just leave them out if you dont like them!

      Reply
  19. Sam says

    February 24, 2020 at 9:05 pm

    Is this keto?

    Reply
  20. Peter says

    March 11, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    If you use the chicken should it be cooked before adding it to the soup?

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      March 11, 2020 at 7:13 pm

      If you add chicken I would suggest either using cooked chicken and following the directions as written, or you can use raw chicken in small bite-sized-cubes, and increase the cook time to 8 mins on high and then 5-10 min natural release after the time is up. Good luck and let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  21. Kristy says

    September 23, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    Hi, just wondering if you cak freeze this soup? Also can you add cooked rice to it? If so can you freezs that or maybe better to leave out and add after? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kristy says

      September 23, 2020 at 11:57 pm

      Can*

      Reply
    • Allyson says

      September 24, 2020 at 10:44 pm

      Kristy- I don’t generally freeze soup that has tofu because the tofu becomes water dense. You can try it, as well as try adding cooked rice, but unfortunately I haven’t tried either of those things.

      Reply
      • S gerardi says

        January 7, 2021 at 4:44 pm

        5 stars
        Oh yum! This is sooo delicious! I wanted to make it more filling, so I added a bunch of rice vermicelli (cooked separately and added to each bowl). I plan to add this to my regular meal rotation! Thanks so much for a great recipe!

        Reply
        • Allyson says

          January 11, 2021 at 10:56 am

          I am so happy to hear you loved it! Love the addition of the vermicelli- I may try that next time! Happy New Year!

          Reply
  22. Kristina says

    January 8, 2021 at 10:43 pm

    5 stars
    I don’t EVER leave reviews anywhere but I was so surprised this only had a few reviews. We DEVOURED this soup! This was beyond amazing! We added in bok choy and I shredded up a rotisserie chicken! Do this recipe it will not disappoint!

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      January 11, 2021 at 10:55 am

      Kristina, Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to come back and leave a review! I love this soup too, it’s so cozy! I am so happy your family loved it and it sounds delicious with your additions!

      Reply
  23. Jamie says

    February 18, 2021 at 12:01 am

    5 stars
    This recipe is delicious! I did make a change for the instruction for the chicken. I find small pieces of chicken dry out in the insta. So I added a pound of normal size chicken breast right after the broth before sealing the instant pot. Once the natural pressure was released I took out the breasts and shredded them with 2 forks then added them back in. Juicy and delicious that way. Recipe was a hit!

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      February 18, 2021 at 2:58 pm

      That sounds amazing!

      Reply
  24. Frank Hochman says

    February 24, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    I HATE comments from those who have not yet tried recipes. Try the recipe, THEN make comments, otherwise they have no meanning.

    Reply
    • Allyson says

      February 25, 2021 at 11:08 am

      People do get excited about trying recipes and leave comments. However, this recipe has a TON of comments from people who have also tried it…take your pick!

      Reply

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