Wicked Good Pressure Cooker Chicken Soup
Pressure Cooker Chicken Soup
This recipe takes ten minutes to cook but the soup tastes like it's been simmering all day.
Yield: 0
Calories:
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Materials
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 3 carrots medium peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 celery medium stalks thinly sliced
- 1 garlic clove minced or put through a garlic press
- 4 skinless chicken boneless breast or thighs, sliced into bite-sized pieces
- 4 cups chicken broth low or no-salt prefered
- 4 cups water see note
- 1 tsp Chicken Base Better than Bouillon Chicken Base optional
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- 1 dash salt and pepper to taste
- 6 ounces egg noodles half bag wide egg noodles, cooked
Instructions
- Place the olive oil in the pot of your electric pressure cooker.
- heat oil until it shimmers but does not smoke.
- Add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic.
- Cook until soft and fragrant, about three minutes.
- Add the chicken.
- Stir to combine.
- Add the chicken broth, water, chicken base (if using), dill, and basil.
- Stir to combine.
- Lock the lid in place and set the pressure release valve to "sealing."
- Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- When the cooking time ends, allow the pot to sit for three minutes and then turn the release valve for a "quick release."
- Stir in the cooked noodles. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cooking the Noodles
- In a separate pot: As soon as you lock the lid on the pressure cooker, start a pot of water on the stovetop for the noodles.
- Generously salt the water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the noodles and stir frequently during the first few minutes of cooking.
- Cook until tender. Drain and add to the soup.
- In the Pressure Cooker:
- Once the soup finishes cooking and you've released the pressure, select the saute setting and bring the soup to a gentle boil.
- Stir in the noodles.
- Cook, uncovered, until the noodles are tender.
Notes
Recipe Notes
Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base
Adding one teaspoon of chicken base enhances the flavor of the soup. I always use Better Than Bouillon. While this ingredient is optional, it's strongly recommended.
Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base
Adding one teaspoon of chicken base enhances the flavor of the soup. I always use Better Than Bouillon. While this ingredient is optional, it's strongly recommended.