Name: Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon coconut oil; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cubed); 1/2 small yellow onion (diced); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon dried rosemary; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 large carrots (sliced into coins); 2 stalks celery (sliced); 4 cups chicken broth (room temperature); 1 (12 oz) package frozen homestyle egg noodles (keep frozen); 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or more to taste)

This Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup is quick, easy, cozy, healthy-ISH, and so delicious! Full of egg noodles, tender chicken, spices, and veggies! Ready in 30 mins!

Trevor and I are originally from the Midwest. We KNOW what really cold winters are like.

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Trevor and I are currently on a road trip around the US and Canada. We’re TRYING to escape those really cold winters.

Trevor and I are in Florida right now and it’s 30 degrees outside and I don’t have a winter jacket <– LOLOLOLOL!

Sooooo, our plans to escape cold winters didn’t EXACTLY pan out (we at least escaped the below 0 weather our friends and family are experiencing right now), BUT, now I can eat alllll the comfort foods to try to stay warm.

Enter: Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup <– aka the 2018 modern twist on a cozy classic. 🙂

PSST – If you’re not on the Instant Pot train yet, be sure to check out all my slow cooker recipes! I’ve also listed my guesstimate directions for this recipe for the stovetop and crockpot. 🙂

Did any of you get an Instant Pot for Christmas?

I’m not gonna lie, I got one for Black Friday . . . last year and I JUST started using it this past summer. (You can see all our Instant Pot recipes here.)

I don’t know why, but I was absolutely TERRIFIED of using it.

But don’t you worry, I’ve done all the testing for you, so YOU don’t have to be terrified. 🙂

Today’s recipe, instant pot chicken noodle soup, was inspired by the record low temperatures we’ve ALL been experiencing. There’s just nothing better than cozying up to a steamy hot bowl of chicken noodle soup is there?!

Luckily for all of us, this recipe is even quicker and easier than the traditional recipe thanks to the Instant Pot, so before you know it, you’ll have that steaming hot bowl of comfort food to enjoy while binge-watching your fave tv show. 🙂 <– Don’t tell me that doesn’t sound like heaven right now! 😉

You’ll start by melting just a touch of coconut oil in your Instant Pot.

From there, you’ll sauté cubed chicken, diced onion, garlic, and spices: dried thyme, rosemary, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper for 3-5 minutes, or until the chicken *looks* cooked on all sides (it’ll finish cooking later).

Next, you’ll add in the rest of the ingredients: carrots, celery, chicken broth, and frozen egg noodles (I HIGHLY recommend using these noodles, because they hold up their texture really well).

Close your Instant Pot and cook on manual (HIGH pressure) for 5 minutes!

NOTE: It actually takes longer than 5 minutes, because the IP needs to build up pressure before the timer starts ticking down from 5 minutes. I only mention that, because I thought my IP was broken when I first used it. 😉 It’s not. It just takes time.

Once the timer goes off, you’ll do a Quick Release (flip the knob from Sealing –> Venting) and stir in just a touch of lemon juice.

I HIGHLY recommend serving this instant pot chicken noodle soup with a nice hearty piece of bread (so perfect for soaking up all that yummy and delish broth) and maybe a few oyster crackers.

OR Trevor LOVES his chicken noodle soup with a side of peanut butter saltine crackers. 😉