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Instant Pot Chicken Soup

This Instant Pot Chicken Soup is easy comfort food, and perfect for a quick midweek lunch or dinner meal. It's so easy to make, and requires very few and simple ingredients! Trust me, you won't be able to stop at just one bowl.
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By: Diana Last updated on January 17, 2025

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INSTANT POT chicken noodle soup

This Instant Pot Chicken Soup is easy very comforting, and perfect for a quick midweek lunch or dinner. It’s so easy to make, and requires very few and simple ingredients! Trust me, you won’t be able to stop at just one bowl.

A bowl of Instant Pot Chicken Soup and a navy towel


I love chicken soup, it’s one of these comfort foods that I can eat at any time of the year. My Mum always made and still makes chicken soup for us, and everyone in our family loves it. Thanks to her, I know how to make the PERFECT chicken soup.

Chicken noodle soup is usually made during winter, especially if someone in the family is sick. I mean, when I catch a cold I instantly start craving a big bowl of homemade chicken soup (how does that even work?). But this chicken soup is really great to enjoy during any season in the year, not just the flu season. It’s so easy and quick to make, it’s healthy and it’s really delicious and comforting.

In this post, I’m sharing with you my Instant Pot chicken soup recipe, with all the tips and tricks that you will need to make sure that your chicken noodle soup is a crowd pleaser!

Best Chicken Soup Recipe!

Chicken soup is so versatile, you can still make it even if you don’t have all of the ingredients in hand. You can use fresh or frozen chicken, chicken breast or a chicken leg works, and any spices and herbs that you like can be added to this soup. This recipe is a real lifesaver when you’re stuck at home, and the weather is really cold outside and you just need something to warm you up (and cheer you up!).

If you’re looking for a stovetop recipe, my easy Dutch Oven Chicken Noodle Soup is perfect!

A close up shot of a spoonful of soup

How to Make Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

This chicken noodle soup is ready in just half an hour, and below are the detailed steps that anyone can follow (even if you’re really new to cooking).

Step 1.

Open the Instant Pot, make sure that the metal bowl is inserted. Click on “Saute”, choose 5 minutes and keep the lid open.

Add olive oil, and saute a diced onion, crushed garlic, and a chopped carrot. 

Sauteing onion and carrot in the Instant Pot

Step 2.

Place the rest of the ingredients in the Instant Pot bowl (except for the egg noodles).

This includes 2 chicken breasts (either fresh and chilled or frozen), bay leaves, peppercorns, spice, herbs, and salt.

An Instant Pot with the ingredients being cooked

Step 3.

Add 8 cups (2 litres) of chicken stock. It can be either cold or warm, it won’t make a difference. You can use homemade chicken stock, store-bought liquid chicken stock, or just use hot water and add 1 cube of stock to it.

Adding vegetable or chicken stock to the Instant Pot

Step 4.

Close the lid, make sure that the valve is in sealing position.

Choose the “Pressure Cook” program, set it on high for a total of 10 minutes. Leave the IP do its magic and come back once it’s done.

An Instant Pot showing the cooking time; 10 minutes on high pressure

Step 5.

When the cooking is finishing, quickly do a quick release. Open the lid, and using metal tongs take out the chicken breasts.

Taking the chicken out of the Instant Pot

Step 6.

Using 2 forks shred the chicken, and set aside.

shredded chicken on a black cutting board

Step 7.

Back to the Instant Pot, set the program on “saute” again and choose 10 minutes. Add the dried egg noodles to the soup and leave them to cook. I usually use a lid to let the noodles cook quicker. If you open the lid, you’ll see that the soup is boiling, a lot, and that’s okay.

instant pot chicken noodle soup in the Instant Pot

Step 8.

When the noodles are soft enough for you, dump in the shredded chicken in the soup and serve. 

You can garnish the soup with some chopped parsley.

comforting instant pot chicken noodle soup in a ladle

Do I Need to Use a Chicken Breast or Can I Use Other Chicken Pieces as Well?

You can use chicken legs or drums if you prefer or don’t have a chicken breast on hand. You can even cook the chicken with bone in the soup and leave it as is once it’s cooked, so you don’t need to shred it (unless you prefer to).

Can I Use Frozen Chicken Breast?

You can either use fresh chicken breast or frozen chicken breast to make this soup. If you don’t have time to thaw the chicken, just increase the cooking time by 1 minute.

What Herbs Can I Use in This Recipe?

I always add bay leaves, dried thyme, and rosemary, and garnish with fresh chopped parsley. However, you can add any herbs that you like! Dill tastes amazing in this soup, you could also add tarragon, dried scallions or basil.

What’s the Difference Between Chicken Broth and Chicken Stock

There is a difference between chicken broth and chicken stock. Chicken broth is made from simmering the meat, but chicken stock is made from simmering just the bones. The taste of the stock is a bit more concentrated, and that’s what I’ve used to make this chicken noodle soup. But if you use chicken broth, that will work perfectly fine in this recipe.

How to Make a Gluten-Free Chicken Soup

My mother always added things like noodles, rice or potatoes to the soups that she made. It’s really important to add one of these 3 to make this soup filling and even more comforting. As my recipe calls for noodles, you could add substitute the noodles with rice or diced potatoes or both!

Rotisserie Chicken Soup

Making this soup using rotisserie chicken speeds things up, if you have some leftover rotisserie chicken that you need to use up then you can use it to make this soup. The cooking time will go down from 10 minutes to 5 minutes, and the soup will have a different colour and slightly different taste. But it will still turn out as fabulous!

Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

You can make this soup in the slow cooker as well. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours or when the chicken is easily shredded. Cook the egg noodles separately according to package instructions, then add them to the soup and cook on low for 5 minutes.

Storing Tips

  • Fridge: This soup can last in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
  • Freezer: You can freeze this soup for up to 3 months in a freezer-safe container.

What Kind of Noodles to Use?

You can use any pasta shape that you like. I usually go for fusilli, but you can add penne, farfalle, or even long noodles like bucatini or spaghetti. If you use small pasta shapes then you will need to cook the noodles for a minute or 2 less. 

Chicken noodle soup in a white bowl

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Instant Pot Chicken Soup

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 30 minutes mins
Total Time: 35 minutes mins
Author: Diana
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This Instant Pot Chicken Soup is easy comfort food, and perfect for a quick midweek lunch or dinner meal. It’s so easy to make, and requires very few and simple ingredients! Trust me, you won’t be able to stop at just one bowl.
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This Instant Pot Chicken Soup is easy comfort food, and perfect for a quick midweek lunch or dinner meal. It’s so easy to make, and requires very few and simple ingredients! Trust me, you won’t be able to stop at just one bowl.

Ingredients 

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 5 peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 8 cups (2 litres) chicken stock
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger optional
  • 1 cup (150 grams) egg noodles
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions 

  • Open the Instant Pot, make sure that the metal bowl is inserted. Click on “Saute”, choose 5 minutes and keep the lid open.
  • Add olive oil, and saute a diced onion, crushed garlic, and a chopped carrot.
  • Place the rest of the ingredients in the Instant Pot bowl (except for the egg noodles). This includes 2 chicken breasts (either fresh and chilled or frozen), bay leaves, peppercorns, spice, herbs, and salt.
  • Add chicken stock. It can be either cold or warm, it won’t make a difference. You can use homemade chicken stock, store-bought liquid chicken stock, or just use hot water and add 1 cube of stock to it.
  • Close the lid, make sure that the valve is in sealing position.
  • Choose the “Pressure Cook” program, set it on high for a total of 10 minutes. Leave the IP do its magic and come back once it’s done.
  • When the cooking is finishing, quickly do a quick release. Open the lid, and using metal tongs take out the chicken breasts.
  • Using 2 forks shred the chicken, and set aside.
  • Back to the Instant Pot, set the program on “saute” again and choose 10 minutes. Add the dried egg noodles to the soup and leave them to cook. I usually use a lid to let the noodles cook quicker. If you open the lid, you’ll see that the soup is boiling, a lot, and that’s okay.
  • When the noodles are soft enough, dump in the shredded chicken in the soup and serve. You can garnish the soup with some chopped parsley.

Notes:

If using frozen chicken, add 1 minute to the cooking time.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 258kcal, Carbohydrates: 14g, Protein: 26g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 80mg, Sodium: 156mg, Potassium: 593mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 5130IU, Vitamin C: 6.4mg, Calcium: 35mg, Iron: 1.1mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Will says

    Posted on 9/5/23 at 18:54

    4 stars
    Just followed your recipe; soup looks good and tasty too. Thank you for sharing..

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    • Diana says

      Posted on 9/5/23 at 21:15

      I’m glad to hear that you found the recipe good and tasty! Thank you for trying it out and taking the time to leave a review!

      Reply
  2. Gina M says

    Posted on 3/9/22 at 19:47

    5 stars
    I’ve been looking for a solid chicken noodle soup and I found itttt! Honestly soo delicious and comforting! I’ve done a few of LittleSunnyKitchen’s recipes and LOVE them, so I knew this would be another hit as well! This will definitely be my staple chicken noodle soup 5/5!

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