Our chicken noodle soup recipe can be prepared in the Instant Pot or slow cooker for a family-favorite, classic recipe your family will love.
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This chicken noodle soup is my go-to recipe on days that I know are going to be busy. There is nothing better than coming home to a warm dinner on a cold fall or winter day.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our chicken noodle soup, you need the following ingredients:
Instant Pot Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 3 celery stalks, finely chopped (optional)
- 4 large carrots, finely chopped
- ½ cup green onions, sliced
- 15 ounces corn (1 can), drained
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cups egg noodles, uncooked
- 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded (or 2 cans canned cooked chicken)
Slow Cooker Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 10 ¾ ounces cream of chicken soup
- ½ onion, finely diced
- 3 celery stalks, finely diced
- 4 large carrots, finely chopped
- ½ bunch green onions, sliced
- 15 ounces canned corn, drained
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 ½ cups egg noodles, uncooked
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
Instant Pot Instructions
- Put all ingredients into your instant pot and mix so the noodles are almost all covered in the broth.
- Put your lid on and turn the knob to sealing.
- Push manual or (pressure cook) and set the timer for 5 minutes.
- When it is done cooking, turn the knob to venting and let the pressure cooker release on it’s own. Take the lid off, mix and serve.
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Add everything but the uncooked egg noodles to the crock pot.
- Cook on low heat for 6 hours.
- Remove the chicken breasts and shred with 2 forks, then add back to slow cooker.
- Add the uncooked noodles, turn the heat to high, and cook for one more hour.
- Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
We prefer egg noodles in this recipe but little noodles like pipette, macaroni, elbow, and bow-tie are great noodles for chicken noodle soup to.
We use a few different type of chicken for the Instant Pot version, options include the following: chicken thighs, a whole chicken, or boneless skinless chicken breasts.
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Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
Our chicken noodle soup recipe can be prepared in the Instant Pot or slow cooker for a family-favorite, classic recipe your family will love.
Serving servings
Ingredients
Instant Pot Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 3 celery stalks, finely chopped (optional)
- 4 large carrots, finely chopped
- ½ cup green onions, sliced
- 15 ounces corn (1 can), drained
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 cups egg noodles, uncooked
- 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded (or 2 cans canned cooked chicken)
Slow Cooker Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 10 ¾ ounces cream of chicken soup
- ½ onion, finely diced
- 3 celery stalks, finely diced
- 4 large carrots, finely chopped
- ½ bunch green onions, sliced
- 15 ounces canned corn, drained
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 ½ cups egg noodles, uncooked
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- Put all ingredients into your instant pot and mix so the noodles are almost all covered in the broth.
- Put your lid on and turn the knob to sealing.
- Push manual or (pressure cook) and set the timer for 5 minutes.
- When it is done cooking, turn the knob to venting and let the pressure cooker release on it's own. Take the lid off, mix and serve.
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Add everything but the uncooked egg noodles to the crock pot.
- Cook on low heat for 6 hours.
- Remove the chicken breasts and shred with 2 forks, then add back to slow cooker.
- Add the uncooked noodles, turn the heat to high, and cook for one more hour.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
We prefer egg noodles in this recipe but little noodles like pipette, macaroni, elbow, and bow-tie are great noodles for chicken noodle soup to.
We use a few different type of chicken for the Instant Pot version, options include the following: chicken thighs, a whole chicken, or boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Nutrition
Calories: 222 kcal · Carbohydrates: 19 g · Protein: 22 g · Fat: 6 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 63 mg · Sodium: 1015 mg · Potassium: 648 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 5219 IU · Vitamin C: 15 mg · Calcium: 35 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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Yum! I definitely have to make this, I’m sure it’s much better than just Campbell’s! 😉
I love slow cooker noodle soup! this is my favorite!=) http://bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com/2011/07/comfort-me-comfort-food.html
I’m making this today! Cant wait!!
How many servings does this make?
Could you use regular noodles instead of egg noodles?
Regular noodles should work just fine!
How many people does this feed? I am needing to feed a large group!
Hannah, this recipe feeds about 8 to 10 people. It just depends on how big the servings are. Hope this helps! -The Six Sisters
Can you make this on the stove top? I would love to make this tonight
You can surely do it on the stove top.
Would it work to cook chicken breasts in with the broth and veggies all day instead of adding cooked chicken later?
We don’t know why it wouldn’t. But we have only cooked it as according to the directions above. Hope it all works out for you! 🙂 -The Six Sisters
I make this with raw chicken all the time–I use thighs (about 2 lbs for my family of 6) and leave it in the crockpot on low for 7-8 hrs, to be certain that they’re cooked through. Shred and return to crockpot when you add the egg noodles and it’s DELICIOUS.
It also turns into a freezer-to-crockpot meal this way. Add all the ingredients except for the broth to a Ziploc, freeze it together, and then it’s ready to go right in the crockpot with the broth added at cooking time.
I tried this last night, and it was AWESOME!!! My whole family loved it! I let it cook on low for 10 hours, as I am at work for quite some time during the day…I put the egg noodles in on high for 30 minutes and it turned out perfect! Thanks for the great recipes!
I saw on another link that you could freeze this meal but all it said was to freeze before cooking. I was wondering, do you freeze it without the chicken in it? I would assume you still add the uncooked egg noodles as directed above in the last hour of cooking but was unsure about the chicken. Thank you.
It would work fine to freeze it with the chicken or you could add the chicken later. It’s all precooked chicken so either way would work.
That is what I have done every time I make it and it has worked just fine for me. Usually the chicken is still frozen when I put it in and it is always done by the end (I usually do closer to 8 hours)
Any ideas on a cream of chicken substitute? My son is allergic to milk so the cream of soups aren’t an option for this mama 🙁
Thank you for sending such a readable recipe. Even I can understand it. I am looking forward to making the soup.
My husband made this and the noodles were over chief. Any thoughts on how to avoid this?
Just made this on the stove top. Wonderful recipe! My one year old and husband loved it!!
Will this feed very hungry 2 adults and 3 children? 🙂
Yes, it will easily feed 2 adults and 3 children.
What do you suggest substituting for the cream of chicken soup?
would this fit in a 4 quart slow cooker?
Yes, it should fit just fine in a 4 quart slow cooker.
Thank you
So delicious! Thank you!
This was a great recipe full of flavor. However, my noodles turned to mush after cooking on high for an hour. I think next time I will monitor them a little better or cut the time in half.
This is a wonderful, simple and delicious recipe. Just perfect for damp cold fall afternoon. I added a can of green beans for color. Otherwise I followed the recipe to the tee. Awesome Six Sister’s!!!!
You could just leave it out entirely. The soup is still tasty without the addition of the cream soup.
If I used home made egg noodles instead of store bought kind, how would that affect the cooking time?
I have a gluten intolerance, so it is easier for me to just make my egg noodles at home with a GF flour (plus I think they taste better 🙂 ) so that I know I can eat them. I have never tried them in a crockpot recipe though, so I don’t know how it would affect the timing of everything. Any ideas?
Wonderful idea! Love your blog!
The cold bug got our house good, I’m on the hunt for Chicken Noodle Soups and this one sounds amazing, thanks!
This was better (and much faster) than my almost all day chicken soup. THANKS so much for this recipe. The Instant Pot has been my friend for almost 4 years and enjoy discovering new recipes.
Just delicious, unfortunately used wrong noodles which expanded in the heat but was able to remove them and was left with a perfect chicken soup in my regular saucepan.
Next time I will use egg noodles as recipe suggests, I have learned my lesson. Thanks for grea5 recipes.
Nice recipe but I’d suggest if u want it to taste like the soup made by generations of grammas add a pigs foot, use cheap cuts of skin covered chicken with bones and add bay leaves in and the chicken broth and do the first cooking. Then strain and use this stronger tasting broth and follow the six sisters instructions to make ur soup
It’s nice to have the instant pot and these excellent recipes to make an old fashion soup that used to take 12 hours to cook
This was absolutely delicious. I made it with frozen chicken and it was on for 25 minutes. Thank you! The whole family enjoyed it!
Made this tonight and it was amazing! I’m so thankful that I found you guys! You’ve certainly inspired me to use my Instant Pot!
Hi Elizabeth. Yeah!! We love to hear stories like yours. So glad you are liking this Instant Pot Chicken Noodle soup. We have more recipes for the instant pot we think you will like.
This is the 3rd recipe I’ve tried from SSS since Kristen’s YT videos convinced me to purchase an IP 2 weeks ago. First time cooking this recipe and it turned out “ok” – the egg noodles came out quite soggy/mushy. Would this be from cooking to long? I cooked the raw chicken / broth for 15 minutes, quick released and put noodles, spices, and veggies in for 5 minutes. I didn’t hear the timer and left it in for an extra 6 minutes before i quick released. Would that affect the noodles? Thank you SSS for the great recipes!
This needed a quick release after 5 minutes. So your noodles were mushy from cooking that extra 6 minutes.
I would like to start getting your recipes. I have just got an instant pot and feel I am not using it enough. Thank you for your time.
Be sure to watch our You Tube videos. We do a new recipe every week. Most of them right now are Instant Pot recipes, or freezer meals that work in the instant pot.
I made this yesterday and it was absolutely delicious! I’m so excited to try more of your Instant Pot recipes and to get your cookbook in the mail!
Would this work with homemade egg noodles?
Sure, but you would add the noodles at the end and cook until tender.
Could this be done in instant pot and how long would you cook
We have 2 different IP chicken noodle soup recipes – https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/instant-pot-chicken-noodle-soup-recipe-dump-and-go/
https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/instant-pot-chicken-noodle-soup/
I have taught all my kids to cook and it has served them so well, now I’m down to my last little guy and he is just starting. He choose chicken noodle soup so I searched up this recipe so he would have one to follow, rather than making by memory. He had a great time peeling the carrots, chopping the celery and stirring. We used canned chicken for ease and he chopped it up into small bit too. I used Knor chicken bullion instead of broth, so he was able to measure the water and then the granules as well. Thanks for helping making cooking so easy!!
We love this! You are doing great things teaching your kids how to cook!!
My family loves this recipe, it’s definitely one of our favorite soup recipes. Even my children ask for it.