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Instant Pot Chicken Soup From Scratch!

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This Instant Pot Chicken Soup From Scratch is the easiest, most comforting homemade soup you'll ever make in your pressure cooker, with tender drumsticks, carrots and fresh herbs.

Total45 min
Serves6-8
Calories142
Protein16g
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Bowl of Instant Pot chicken soup from scratch with carrots, chicken and fresh herbs

Instant Pot Chicken Soup From Scratch: the easiest and most comforting homemade soup you will ever make in your Instant Pot pressure cooker!

The recipe

Instant Pot Chicken Soup From Scratch!

5.0 from 1 ratings

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min
Serves
6-8
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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Add the drumsticks to the Instant Pot. Top with the carrots, onions, garlic, peppercorns, sprigs of parsley and dill, Herbes de Provence and cinnamon sticks.

  2. Pour in water to fill below the 2/3 mark, between the 1/2 and 2/3 lines.

  3. Use the Soup/Broth setting on the Instant Pot for .

  4. Release the pressure, then discard the whole onion, sprigs of parsley/dill, garlic, peppercorns and cinnamon sticks.

  5. Remove the chicken drumsticks, debone and add the meat back into the pot.

  6. *Add the optional broken vermicelli and zucchini. Select the high Sauté setting and cook, uncovered, until tender. Stir in the minced parsley and dill; season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts

6 servings per recipe
Serving size1 bowl (1/6 of the pot)
Amount per servingCalories
142
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.4g7%
Saturated Fat 1.5g8%
Cholesterol 71mg24%
Sodium 898mg39%
Total Carbohydrate 7.1g3%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Total Sugars 3.3g
Includes 0g Added Sugars0%
Protein 15.8g32%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Macro mix

  • 45% Protein 15.8g
  • 20% Carbs 7.1g
  • 35% Fat 5.4g

Protein score

11.1g protein per 100 calories

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Nutrition is an estimate per serving, calculated from USDA ingredient data and will vary with brands and portions. Optional items not included: broken vermicelli; zucchini; extra salt and pepper to taste. Uses 6 servings (the recipe says 6–8). Counts the skinless drumstick meat only (about half of the 2 lb weight once skin and bones are removed), plus about 15 g of chicken fat rendered into the broth. The whole onion, garlic, peppercorns, cinnamon sticks and herb sprigs are discarded and not counted; the diced small onion is counted. Counts the full 2 tsp of salt. Use it as a guide, not medical advice.

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Behind the recipe

The story, tips & photos

Bowl of Instant Pot chicken soup from scratch with carrots and fresh herbs

I’ve been doing very important things here at home. I’ve been loving and nurturing our now 8-week-old boy, Jace, while making quick and nourishing recipes in the Instant Pot.

Easy and comforting meals are important these days, especially when I’m cooped up in the house doing not much other than breastfeeding all day, every day. Homemade chicken soup from scratch doesn’t get any easier than with the Instant Pot! This nourishing and hydrating soup is essential for a breastfeeding mother and the whole family.

Chicken drumsticks, carrots, red onion, herbs and cinnamon sticks in the Instant Pot for chicken soup

I added all the ingredients and water and set the Instant Pot to the soup setting for 30 minutes. Then I discarded the unwanted ingredients, such as the whole onion and cinnamon sticks, and skinned and deboned the chicken.

Overhead view of chicken soup ingredients covered with water in the Instant Pot
Instant Pot filled with water, chicken, vegetables and herbs for chicken soup from scratch
Minced parsley and dill with broken vermicelli for Instant Pot chicken soup

I added the optional zucchini and broken vermicelli (see recipe) and cooked them until tender. Then I topped it off with the fresh herbs. They add so much flavor and freshness!

Bowl of homemade chicken soup next to the Instant Pot and fresh carrots
Instant Pot chicken soup with shredded chicken, carrots, zucchini and vermicelli

My days may feel too short and my nights very long, but I’m soaking in as much as I can because I know one day I’ll look back and reminisce about these precious moments. I know I’ll have warm memories of these fuzzy days enjoying this delicious and healthy Instant Pot Chicken Soup From Scratch. I hope this soup brings you warmth and comfort!

What I’ve used in this recipe:

Instant Pot electric pressure cooker

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Instant Pot Chicken Soup From Scratch

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Questions & comments 2

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  1. AAna

    Adding cinnamon stick to chicken noodle soup is a delicious idea. I haven’t made chicken soup in a while so it’s time to make some! It’s great what you can do in an instant pot you can cook almost just about everything in it and easily too. This is a great how-to make chicken noodle soup from scratch recipe. Hope you guys are all well 🙂

    1. ChristineAuthor

      Thanks, Ana! Did you try this recipe? I loooove cinnamon in chicken soup.

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