Instant Pot Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

This instant pot easy chicken noodle soup will surely warm you up on those cold winter days. We are just loving our new Instant Pot. Fran had this soup ready in less than an hour.

We enjoyed this hearty soup just before we left the house to watch our local hockey team play. Sadly we lost the game in overtime. But, at least we had this delicious chicken noodle soup before the game. It was the perfect meal before going to the ice arena.

Instant Pot Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion Chopped
4 carrots cut into round pieces
3 stalks celery chopped
1 clove garlic minced or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 large chicken breasts (We used bone-in, but you can use boneless)
32 oz. chicken broth
4 cups water
1 package wide egg noodles

Directions:

1. Press the saute' button and let the Instant Pot heat up for a couple of minutes.
2. Add the oil, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper.
3. Stir and cook about 5 minutes to allow them to get tender.
4. Add the chicken breasts (we removed the skin), Chicken broth, and water.
5. Set and lock the instant pot lid and make sure the vent button is closed.
6. Press the Soup/Broth button and set the time for 30 minutes.
7. After the cycle, open the vent to release the pressure, wait a couple of minutes before unlocking the lid.
8. Remove the chicken breasts with a pair of tongs and let cool a few minutes.
9. Press the Saute' button and bring the soup to a boil. While your waiting you can shred the chicken breasts.
10. When the soup comes to a boil add the noodles. Cook the noodles to your liking then add the shredded chicken and stir in until all is mixed well.

Now you can serve and enjoy this hearty chicken noodle soup. Ready in less than one hour and oh so delicious.

As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!

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Instant Pot Country Ribs and Sauerkraut

Eating pork and sauerkraut on New Years Day is well known to be good luck for the New Year. I'm not sure that this always works but who are we to break such a well-known tradition. So, we always have our pork and sauerkraut on New Years Day.

Since Santa brought Fran an Instant Pot for Christmas this year we thought what a great way to make our pork and sauerkraut.

So far we've only made a couple of things in the Instant Pot. Fran made meatballs and tomato sauce the other day in about 30 minutes and it was delicious.

And, this is coming from somebody who likes their tomato sauce cooking for hours. I didn't document the sauce process but, when we make it again I'll post it.

The first thing was to brown the ribs on all sides. To do this, I let the Instant Pot heat, up and then added 2 tablespoons of peanut oil. I added some black pepper and browned the ribs on all sides.

Instant Pot country Ribs and Sauerkraut:

Here is what I used:

1-1/2 lbs boneless Country Ribs
2 tablespoons peanut oil or Olive Oil (For Browning)
2 lbs. sauerkraut (drained)
2 heaping tablespoons brown sugar
1/3 cup water

Instructions:

1. First I warmed up the Instant Pot by pressing the saute' button.
2. Added the oil, black pepper and browned the ribs on all sides.
3. I added the sauerkraut, brown sugar and water.
4. Lock the lid in place and make sure the vent is closed.
5. Pressed the manual button, then set the time on 20 minutes.
6. After 20 minutes I moved the vent to open to relieve the pressure.
7. Then pressed the keep warm button for about 5 minutes before opening.

That's all there was to it. In about 30 minutes we were enjoying delicious Country ribs and sauerkraut. 

I highly recommend the Instant Pot for quick and easy meals. I can see why they say this is a real time saver.

As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!

Instant Pot Ultra, 10-in-1 Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Yogurt Maker, Cake Maker, Egg Cooker, Sauté, and more, Includes App With Over 800 Recipes, Stainless Steel, 6 Quart