Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup made from scratch and in a fraction of the time. Delicious and hearty, loaded with noodles and chicken, this soup will warm the cockles of your heart.
I wished for snow for Christmas and my wish came true tenfold. While it was beautiful while snowing, now I don’t wish for it anymore, but I’m stuck with it. That and the temperature, because it’s been very cold. Nothing’s better on a cold winter night than a bowl of comforting chicken noodle soup. Especially when you have a cold. Not me, but hubs does.
Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
Which is why I decided to make him a chicken noodle soup, in the instant pot because you guys have been emailing me for more and more IP recipes. While I have some coming over the next few months, I thought now would be the perfect time for a chicken noodle soup.
How To Make Chicken Noodle Soup In The Instant Pot
The secret to good chicken noodle soup is to make the broth from scratch using chicken with skin and bones. My mom always made her soup with a whole chicken, lots of carrots, onion, celery and sometimes a parsnip for more flavor. The end result is always the best and tastiest broth and my favorite part was always the noodles. Oodles of noodles, the more the better.
This Instant Pot chicken noodle soup is similar but it takes a lot less time and the soup is just as incredible, loaded with tons of flavor.
I did not use a whole chicken, it’s not necessary, but you’ll need about 2 lbs of chicken with skin and bones. You will want at least one chicken breast, so that you have some to shred after to add back to the soup. The biggest advantage of using the Instant Pot to make this soup is of course time. It takes 7 minutes to cook the chicken for that delicious broth.
Someone asked me if the food cooked in the Instant Pot is bland and I think the exact opposite is the truth. I find the flavors richer and much deeper. When you open that lid after cooking and the aromas hit your nose, you won’t be able to wait till you have a taste of this soup.
One thing to note is I didn’t cook the noodles with the chicken on the soup cycle and that is because I didn’t want to end up with mushy noodles, noodles cook quick anyway, so I didn’t think it’s necessary.
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Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter unsalted
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 1 teaspoon thyme dry, 1 tbsp if using fresh
- 1 tablespoon parsley fresh, chopped
- 1 tablespoon oregano fresh, chopped, 1 tsp if using dry
- 4 cups chicken broth no sodium added
- 2 pounds chicken with skin and bones, use at least 1 chicken breast
- 4 cups water
- 5 ounce egg noodles uncooked, (about 2 cups)
Instructions
- Turn your Instant Pot to the saute setting. (See your manufacturer’s guide for detailed instructions on how to use your instant pot.)
- Add the butter and cook until the butter has melted. Add the onion, carrots and celery and saute for 3 minutes until the onion softens and becomes translucent.
- Season with salt and pepper, add the thyme, parsley, oregano and stir. Pour in the chicken broth. Add the chicken pieces and add another 4 cups of water.
- Close the lid (follow the manufacturer’s guide for instructions on how to close the instant pot lid). Set the Instant Pot to the Soup setting and set the timer to 7 minutes.
- Once the Instant Pot cycle is complete, wait until the natural release cycle is complete, should take about 10 minutes. Follow the manufacturer’s guide for quick release, if in a rush. Carefully unlock and remove the lid from the instant pot.
- Remove the chicken pieces from the soup and shred with two forks.
- Add the noodles to the soup and set the Instant Pot to the saute setting again. Cook for another 6 minutes uncovered, or until the noodles are cooked.
- Turn off the Instant Pot, by pressing the cancel button. Add the shredded chicken back to the Instant Pot, taste for seasoning and adjust as necessary. Garnish with additional parsley if preferred.
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Recipe Notes
- What is an Instant Pot: An IP is a multi-cooker, it’s like seven different appliances all in one! It does the job of a slow cooker, pressure cooker, rice cooker, steamer, yogurt maker, etc.
- I don’t have an Instant Pot, can I still make this soup: Absolutely, you would follow the exact steps except it would take a bit longer to cook the chicken in the broth. Or you can see my Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup or Crockpot Chicken Noodle soup recipe for the crockpot version.
- Can I use boneless skinless chicken breast: Yes, of course but cooking the chicken with the skin and bones will give you a deeper more delicious broth.
- Can I use chicken drumsticks or thighs: Yes, you can. Any part of the chicken can be used, as long as you have enough chicken meat to add to the soup after you shred it.Â
- Can I use frozen chicken: Yes, you can. The time can vary depending on how big your chicken pieces are but I would start with 10 to 12 minutes and go from there.
- Why use chicken broth, can I just use water instead: Yes, you can absolutely replace the chicken broth with an additional 4 cups of water.
- Can I freeze this soup: If you plan to freeze the soup, hold off on adding the noodles. Wait to add the noodles when you take the soup from the freezer and reheat it. The noodles won’t hold up very well when defrosted and reheated.
- Nutrition:Â Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
I come back to this recipe every time I want to make chicken noodle soup. So delicious and easy. I use brown rice noodles to keep it GF for my husband. I let us salt our own bowls so my young kids can have as well. We all love it! Thank you!
My pleasure, Kristen. Glad you guys enjoy it.
Are sliced fresh avocados and lime good in this soup?
I wouldn’t recommend the avocados, maybe a squeeze of lime juice or lemon juice should be fine, but if you want to take this soup to the next level I recommend adding some sriracha to it, it’s to die for.
My new instant pot does not have a soup button. What do I use? And for how long?
You can just use the Manual (high pressure) button, basically the same thing, same amount of time.
I have made this from your recipe countless times. My best friend is a grandma and her grandkids end up giving her the flu or horrible colds several times per year. I can whip together chicken soup so fast in my Insta-pot, using your recipe. The one thing I have come to do different is to cut a whole chicken in half – butterflied, roast it in the oven like I would do if I wasn’t making soup. This makes 2 soups, as a whole chicken is at least 4 lbs. (one for me, one for her!). I love kluski style noodles in my soup, I cook them separately, that way everyone can have the exact proportion of noodles to soup they want!
can you give adjusted measurements for double?
I would just double but i want to be sure
You can do it yourself right in the recipe card. Just hover over the number of servings and change to however many servings you want, the ingredient amounts will adjust as necessary automatically.
Delicious! Initially just made the soup for my daughter who is sick, but it was so good an additional three people asked for a bowl. Thanks for a great recipe!
I’m so glad you guys liked it! Hope your daughter feels better soon. 🙂
Absolutely wonderful. This recipe is fast, easy and delicious. Sometimes I whip up my own egg noodles or I use the thick home style egg noodles – the Instapot can be a little tricky with pasta.
Thank you for the fabulous recipe.
This recipe is quick, easy, and very tasty! I’ve made it 3 times so far , twice with boneless skinless chicken thighs, and once with chicken breast and it always comes out great. I prefer the thigh, but still need to try bone in. Bonus is that my 2 year old loves it too. Thank you for this fantastic recipe!
My family and I love the recipe! This may sound weird but I also added one teaspoon of fish sauce and one teaspoon of dark soy sauce. It simple bumps up the flavor a tad and the dark soy sauce adds a bit of color to the broth as well.
I forgot to use bone-in chicken but it still came out amazing!! Definitely hit the spot. And more flavorful than the last instant pot chicken noodle I tried. Thank you!
Hi, can i use frozen chicken breast?
Absolutely!
This is a great recipe!
How many cups is a serving?
The recipe assumes 8 servings, so we don’t exactly tell you how many cups are in a serving because it could come out different for everyone.