Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup (Print version)

Hearty soup with tender chicken, vegetables, and egg noodles made quickly in your pressure cooker.

# What You'll Need:

→ Poultry

01 - 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs

→ Vegetables

02 - 1 medium onion, diced
03 - 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
04 - 3 celery stalks, sliced
05 - 3 cloves garlic, minced

→ Soup Base

06 - 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth

→ Seasonings

07 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
08 - 1 teaspoon dried parsley
09 - 1 bay leaf
10 - 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
11 - 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

→ Pasta

12 - 6 ounces egg noodles

→ Garnish

13 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

→ Oil

14 - 1 tablespoon olive oil

# Directions:

01 - Set the Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Add olive oil, then sauté onion, carrots, and celery for 3 to 4 minutes until softened.
02 - Add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
03 - Place chicken breasts or thighs on top of the vegetable mixture.
04 - Pour in chicken broth, add thyme, parsley, bay leaf, black pepper, and salt. Stir gently to combine.
05 - Lock the lid, set the valve to Sealing, and cook on High Pressure for 10 minutes.
06 - Allow a natural pressure release for 5 minutes, then carefully quick-release any remaining pressure.
07 - Remove chicken to a plate and shred using two forks.
08 - Set the Instant Pot to Sauté mode again. Add egg noodles and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes, or until noodles are tender.
09 - Return shredded chicken to the pot, stir to combine, and adjust seasoning as needed.
10 - Discard the bay leaf. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with fresh parsley if desired.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • Your kitchen fills with that unmistakable aroma of comfort in less time than it takes to binge an episode.
  • It's foolproof enough that even when life is hectic, you can still serve something homemade and deeply satisfying.
  • The Instant Pot does the heavy lifting while you do literally anything else.
02 -
  • Never skip the sauté step even though you're using an Instant Pot—those few minutes of browning the vegetables build layers of flavor that make people think you've been simmering this for hours.
  • If you're using rotisserie chicken because you forgot to prep, add it when you add the noodles instead, since it's already cooked and just needs warming through.
03 -
  • Substitute rotisserie chicken and add it with the noodles to cut active cooking time down to virtually nothing.
  • Keep frozen egg noodles on hand because they cook in the same amount of time as dry and you skip the preparation step entirely.
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