Tag: chicken noodle soup

One of my absolute favorite comfort foods of all time is chicken noodle soup. Every time I’m sick or even if I just have a little chill, I crave it. But who has the time to cook up the good stuff from scratch? Well, with the Instant Pot, you can do it all and make the most amazing soup in under an hour with very little work or attention required.

Ingredients

1.5 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs

2 cups chopped celery

2 cups chopped carrots

1 yellow onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tbsp butter

8 cups chicken broth (I like Swanson)

1 tsp salt (add more to taste)

1 tsp fresh ground black pepper (add more to taste)

1 tbsp dried parsley

1 tbsp dried thyme leaves

1 tbsp dried oregano leaves

1 tsp dried basil

1 bay leaf

2 cups wide egg noodles

1/4 lemon

Directions

1. Set the Instant Pot to saute mode. Add the butter and let melt, coating the bottom of the pot.
2. Add in the diced onions, celery, and carrots. Stir occasionally until onions are translucent and fragrant, about 4-5 minutes.
3. Add in salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, oregano, basil, and bay leaf. Mix well. Then add in minced garlic. Be careful not to burn it, cooking for about 1 minute before the next step.
4. Add in 4 cups of chicken broth.
5. Place the chicken thighs in.
6. Add in additional 4 cups of chicken broth.
7. Press “cancel” to stop the saute mode on your Instant Pot. Lock your lid on the pot and flip the valve to “sealing” mode. Select the “Soup/Stew” button and set it to 7 minutes. (*Note: It will take more than 7 minutes to cook. Since there is a lot of liquid, it will take some time to come to pressure before your 7 minute timer will begin. Feel free to get some other chores done during this time, the pot will work its magic!)
8. Once the pot beeps and the 7 minutes are complete, allow the pot to naturally release pressure for 10 minutes (just don’t touch anything for 10 minutes!).
9. Flip the valve to “venting” mode (use an oven mitt to do this to avoid burning from the steam release). Once all pressure is released and the float valve goes down, carefully open your pot and remove the chicken thighs.
10. Shred them up to your liking (I like them a little chunky myself!) and return them to the soup.
11. Set the pot to saute mode and add in the egg noodles. Cook for about 6 minutes, or until noodles are cooked.
12. Spritz your soup with the juice of the lemon and remove the bay leaves.
13. Serve hot!

Weight Watchers Freestyle SP: 5 points for one serving (about 8 large servings total).

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