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Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup (with Frozen Chicken)

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This Instant Pot chicken noodle soup is the best chicken noodle soup I’ve ever made. Seriously, it really is that good. What makes it even better is that it’s made in the Instant Pot which means it cooks in no time! It’s packed with big chunks of moist chicken, veggies, egg noodles, and a rich and robust broth.

instant pot with bowl of chicken noodle soup

I’ve been sick for over two days and craving some home made chicken noodle soup. Yesterday I drug myself to take my daughter to Barnes and Noble so she could use a gift card she got from her grandmother. Even though I was sick, I couldn’t resist helping her buy a book.

chicken noodle soup close up with spoon

Across the street from the book store is a Whole Foods grocery so I had a great idea to buy some chicken noodle soup for dinner from its food bar. We got there and the soups of the day just didn’t appeal to me so we walked out with frozen pot stickers, an extra large chocolate cupcake with three buttercream flowers on top, and 2 overpriced salted caramel macarons.

Bowl of chicken noodle soup

Needless to say when the next day rolled around I still had a hankering for some chicken noodle soup, I wasn’t surprised: Instant Pot to the rescue. I haven’t made much in my Instant Pot yet, but thought it should be able to make a great batch of Instant Pot chicken noodle soup. And, I knew it could cook frozen chicken in minutes.

It didn’t disappoint.

I was able to make an amazing pot of Instant Pot chicken noodle soup with frozen chicken for lunch.

Normally, I’d do all of this on the stovetop, or in a crockpot, but I cooked EVERYTHING in the Instant Pot. Pressure cookers are the way to go when you want a meal on the table fast!

At one point I was about to get out a saute pan to cook the vegetables and then I remembered the Instant Pot has a saute setting. WIN!

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup IngredientsInstant Pot chicken noodle soup ingredients

  • chicken breasts (can be frozen)
  • carrots
  • celery
  • onion
  • butter
  • garlic
  • fresh ginger (this gives it an amazing flavor!)
  • noodles
  • bay leaf
  • Italian seasonings
  • salt & pepper
  • chicken broth

Can You Cook Frozen Chicken in the Instant Pot?

This is definitely a yes! I use frozen chicken breasts for this ip chicken recipe! There are plenty of times that I have no idea what’s for dinner and didn’t think to take chicken out of the freezer to thaw for dinner. Instant Pot to the rescue. The Instant Pot cooks frozen chicken in minutes.

How To Make Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

For this chicken soup recipe, I cooked four frozen chicken breasts with one cup of water for 10 minutes on manual. (NOTE: Depending on the size/thickness of your chicken, you may need to cook them longer. I used fairly thin breasts for this recipe.)

cooked chicken in the instant pot

Then I let the steam vent and removed the chicken and drained the water.

chopped chicken

I chopped the chicken up and set it aside.

Then I put in butter on the saute setting and added the veggies and sauteed them for 5 minutes.

Next, I put in the chicken, and then add eight cups of pre-made chicken broth.

Finished with seasonings and noodles.

Then I put the top on and set the Instant Pot to the soup setting, reducing the time to 4 minutes. (Note: it takes several minutes before the Instant Pot starts calculating the four cooking minutes.)

Once the time was up, I released the steam with the quick release valve and lunch was done.

Instant pot chicken soup!

This chicken noodle soup was so flavorful. It was the perfect pick me up that I’d been looking for.

This chicken soup recipe make a whole pot of soup. It feeds our family of four an entire meal, and leaves plenty of leftovers for another day. It freezes well so I usually put leftover soup in a container in the freezer to have another day.

chicken noodle sopu

I’m certainly going to make it again. Instant Pot chicken noodle soup is a new family favorite.

Get the healing that your body deserves with this healthy Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup.
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Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup


Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 8 servings
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A family favorite! Flavorful and Instant Pot easy chicken noodle soup. Make it with frozen chicken to save time!
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Ingredients
  

  • 4 large chicken breasts frozen, skinless
  • 3 carrots full size, chopped
  • 4 celery stalks chopped
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 3 tablespoons butter unsalted
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 slices fresh ginger
  • 8 oz. wide noodles
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 cups chicken broth 2-32. oz. containers

Instructions

Cook Frozen Chicken

  • Place frozen chicken breasts in Instant Pot, adding one cup water
  • Put on Instant Pot lid and close vent
  • Set Instant Pot to manual and set the time to 10 minutes
  • Once the Instant Pot is up to pressure it will start the 10 minute timer
  • Once the timer is up, do a quick release and remove the chicken. (Be careful to avoid the steam from the Instant Pot vent)
  • With kitchen gloves, take out the Instant Pot insert (pan/bowl) and drain water
  • Rinse Instant Pot pan and place back inside Instant Pot

Make Chicken Noodle Soup

  • Add 3 tablespoons butter and press saute on Instant Pot
  • Once butter is melted, add carrots, celery, and onion. Saute until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes
  • While vegetables are sautéing, shred or chop chicken
  • Add cooked chicken, chicken broth, garlic, sliced ginger, and bay leaf
  • Add salt, pepper, and Italian seasonings
  • Add noodles
  • Close Instant Pot lid and close vent
  • Set Instant Pot to Soup and reduce the time to 4 minutes
  • Once the Instant Pot is up to pressure it will start the 4 minute timer
  • When timer is done, press the quick release valve (being careful to stay out of the way of the steam)
    Serve soup warm

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 1075mg | Potassium: 682mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4110IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Anne says

    May 7, 2022

    We enjoyed the soup and had plenty as far as leftovers go. I appreciate the effort on your part to include nutrition information, it is a lot more then what other web sites do.
    I’d like to point out one thing that most people don’t think about with food blogs and that is the importance of precise and factual nutrition information, particularly the carbohydrates. My son has been a type 1 diabetic for 12 years now and carbohydrates are what we base his insulin dose on for blood sugar correction. This is why specific portion sizes as well as the numbers really help. After 12 years of it I know where to look, for the most part, to figure out carbs for recipes, but not having a serving size makes it a lot harder for me. Out of the last 12 years I’ve probably spent about 3 of them online looking up carbohydrate information for recipes and it’s very frustrating. Not trying to discourage you in any way, I just wanted to point that out. Thanks again it was delish✌

  2. Rebecca says

    August 3, 2022

    I like to add corn on the cob to my soup, and use olive oil instead of butter(lactose intolerant family). I highly recommend cooking the noodles separately so they don’t get soggy in leftovers. I top it with avocado slices and fresh lemon juice.

  3. Nancy H. says

    September 21, 2022

    My chicken was nowhere near done at 10 minutes. Size matters

  4. Jeanette says

    December 11, 2022

    Thank you so much for this recipe. It sure hit the spot for me tonight!

  5. majag says

    February 15, 2023

    I made this last night for supper when I google “instant pot frozen chicken” and I am beyond impressed with how this turned out. Super easy directions, staple ingredients and the star of the show – frozen chicken thighs. Thank you!

  6. Amy says

    February 26, 2023

    Made this tonight after work for a sick husband! If you typically buy chicken breast from Walmart in big packs and they’re the HUGE ones ( approx 14 oz each)- two of them frozen solid takes 16 minutes. If you add your onions, garlic, dry/fresh herbs and all your broth right from the beginning and just skim the chicken floaties off the top of your liquid, you get all that flavor super infused right into your broth. Just put the chicken in one bowl to cool a bit before chopping it and the broth/onions in another while you sautee the carrot/celery in the butter.1 tsp turmeric adds a lovely yellow color and peppery flavor, good anti inflammatory if you’re not feeling well! Proceed as directed here for the rest of the steps ❤️ I love that this included ginger which is delicious and also great if you’re under the weather.

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