Description
Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup - how to make a pot of homemade chicken noodle soup using a store-bought rotisserie chicken.
Ingredients
Rotisserie Chicken Broth
- 1 (2- to 4-pound) rotisserie chicken, breast meat removed and saved for later
- Juices from the rotisserie chicken container
- 1 onion, peeled and halved
- 1 carrot, scrubbed and cut in half (or 4oz baby carrots)
- 1 celery rib, cut in half
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 8 cups water
Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced ½ inch thick
- 1 celery rib, sliced ½ inch thick
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 8 cups of Rotisserie Chicken Broth (from above)
- 4 ounces baby red potatoes, quartered
- 1 cup wide or extra-wide egg noodles
- Breast meat from the rotisserie chicken, shredded
- 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt
- ¾ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- Minced parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Pressure cook the broth for 60 minutes with a Natural Pressure Release: Cut the chicken breast meat off of the rotisserie chicken and set aside for later. Add the rotisserie chicken carcass, onion, carrot, celery, bay leaves, and salt to the pressure cooker pot, then add the 8 cups of water. (It should just cover the rotisserie chicken - it’s OK if the knobs of the drumsticks are poking up.) Lock the lid and pressure cook on high pressure for 60 minutes in an Instant Pot or other electric PC (Manual or Pressure Cook mode in an Instant Pot) or 50 minutes in a stovetop PC. Let the pressure come down naturally – about 30 minutes. (It takes a long time for all that water to cool off. If you’re in a hurry, let the pressure come down for at least 20 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.) Scoop the chicken carcass and vegetables out of the pot with a slotted spoon and discard; they’ve given their all to the broth. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer, and set aside for later.
- Sauté the aromatics: Wipe out the pressure cooker pot liner, then put it back in the pressure cooker base. Add the butter and melt over sauté mode (medium heat for a stovetop PC). Add the onion, celery, and carrot, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the dried thyme. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften and turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Everything in the pot: Add the shredded chicken breast meat, potatoes, and the egg noodles. Pour the rotisserie chicken broth into the pot, and give everything a stir.
- Pressure cook the soup for 4 minutes with a Quick Release: Lock the lid, and pressure cook for 4 minutes on high pressure. (Use the same timing for Instant Pot, electric PCs, and stovetop PCs). Quick release the pressure. (If the steam that is released starts to sputter and spit out starch, shut the valve and let the pressure come down naturally for 5 minutes before trying the quick release again.)
- Season the soup: Stir in 1½ teaspoons of fine sea salt and the fresh ground black pepper. Serve, sprinkling each bowl with a little parsley. Enjoy!
Notes
You can make the entire batch of broth ahead of time if you need a quick weeknight recipe. Finish step 1, then freeze the broth in 2 cup containers. When you’re ready for soup, grab 8 cups of broth from the freezer, and continue with step 2.
You can make this recipe from rotisserie chicken leftovers. Save the bones and any remaining meat from 2 rotisserie chickens. Pick the meat from the bones - you want about 2 cups of shredded chicken - and use the bones and any clinging meat to make the broth.
Tools
6-quart or larger pressure cooker. I love my 6 quart Instant Potelectric pressure cooker.
Slotted Spoonand Fine Mesh Strainerfor straining the broth.
A second inner pot for your pressure cooker makes straining the broth easy - pour from one pot to the other.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Sunday Dinner
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: American