Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup is hearty and delicious, and now easy to make in the Instant Pot or on the stove! The savory broth with delicious chicken, noodles, and vegetables is perfect for dinner or lunch!
Using the "SAUTE" function add olive oil with onion, carrots, and celery. Cook for about 3 minutes, until onions become translucent in color.
Add the bone-in chicken breasts, chicken broth, water, salt, pepper, 1 tbsp fresh parsley (and optional seasonings, if you like). Secure lid and select HIGH PRESSURE. Add a cook time of 10 minutes.
When the cook time ends, allow a natural release of pressure for 10 minutes, followed by a quick release of remaining pressure. Open the lid and remove the chicken to a cutting board. Shred or cut chicken off the bone. Set aside.
Select "SAUTE" on in the instant pot and add your egg noodles. Cook until desired consistency (about 6-8 minutes). Return the shredded chicken to the pot and serve with more remaining 1 Tbsp fresh parsley.
Notes
For best results, if you’re going to freeze this soup, DO NOT ADD NOODLES.
One thing we like to do if I know we’ll be having leftovers, is I stop when I get to step 3 above. I cook my noodles separately in a pot of water on the stove. Then we serve our noodles in a bowl and ladle the warm chicken soup over the noodles.
By cooking the noodles separately, they won’t get mushy and soggy when making leftovers or freezing.
If freezing, pour cooled soup into a ziploc freezer bag, or freezer safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
To serve, thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat on stove top and add noodles. ENJOY.