Gluten-Free Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup [Freezer Friendly]

When I find a new recipe my family loves that lets me make the entire dish in one pot, I feel like I won the jackpot. My latest successful experiment is this gluten-free instant pot chicken noodle soup that is now one of my go-to “feel better” meals. You get that slow-simmered, cozy flavor in a fraction of the time, and it freezes beautifully!

I used our favorite gluten-free noodles, and honestly, if I didn’t tell you, you’d never know the difference. The tender chicken and wholesome veggies make the whole house smell amazing.

Extra bonus: This is a one-pot meal so the cleanup is a breeze!

🥣 Ingredients

This hearty soup will keep you full and satisfied. It’s great on those cold days when you want to warm up to a hot bowl. Here are the ingredients you need.

✔️Brown Rice Spaghetti – If you eat gluten-free, you will appreciate being able to enjoy traditional chicken noodle soup with gluten-free noodles.

The flavor and texture are similar to what you grew up eating, and it tastes great too.

✔️Veggies – We use a combination of carrots, celery, and onions for the vegetables in this soup. They are super flavorful and are so comforting.

Add in other vegetables that you have on hand, but these are our favorites.

✔️Chicken – Use any grilled chicken that you have. We like rotisserie chicken and grilled boneless skinless breasts. Leftover chicken is also great here!

Either way, using pre-cooked chicken saves you time and energy, and you will have dinner on the table faster.

✔️Chicken broth

✔️Garlic salt

✔️Seasoned salt

✔️Black pepper

🍽️ Instructions 

This chicken noodle soup is bursting with flavor and so easy to make. Once you have the vegetables prepped and chicken cooked, you can whip this up in under 20 minutes. 

👉Step 1 – Cook the chicken in the oven, sauté them in a pan on the stove, or even using the sauté feature on the Instant Pot. I used leftovers from my air fryer rotisserie chicken.

You can cube the chicken before cooking to make the process quicker.

👉Step 2 – While the chicken is cooking, prep the vegetables, measure out the spices and broth.

👉Step 3 – Once the chicken is finished, add it to the Instant Pot along with the vegetables, spices, and broth. Stir and cook on manual for 7 minutes.

👉Step 4 – Perform a quick release and stir. Add the noodles, reseal the lid and cook on manual for 4 more minutes. 

👉Step 5 – Do a quick release again and stir. If it seems a bit thick, add a bit of water to thin. Serve and enjoy!

If you don’t know how to use your Instant Pot-check out the Instant Pot Manual page here to verify anything that may be slightly different on your model!

🍴How to Freeze 

This is a great soup to make, freeze, and reheat later. Simply make the soup WITHOUT the noodles and freeze in a freezer-safe Ziploc bag.

Defrost overnight and then make the noodles according to the instructions, and add to the soup. Heat it up and serve.

If you freeze the noodles, they turn to mush after reheating. Blech!

❄️ How to Make this into a Freezer Meal

What is a Freezer Meal? A freezer meal is a meal prep technique where you put all of the ingredients in a freezer bag in order to cook them later. For those busy nights, it is great to pull out a bag of frozen ingredients and cook them per the instructions. This technique saves you substantial preparation time and keeps you and your family eating healthy.

🔪 Instructions

✅Precook the chicken and place it in a freezer bag. 

✅Peel and slice the carrots, wash and slice the celery, cut the onions and put all of the vegetables in the bag with the chicken. Add the seasonings and mix well. 

✅Seal the bag, label it, and freeze.

📌Optional: You can add broth to the freezer bag at this point as well, but I usually don’t.  I have had those bags leak before they are fully frozen and then I am left with a mess to clean up. It is easy enough to add the broth later.

🏷️ Free Printable Freezer Labels

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If you want the blank, editable freezer labels, fill in your information I will email it to you! You can use these for any freezer meal, and they’re just as great for frozen leftovers.

There’s a dedicated space for instructions, regardless if they are for cooking or simply reheating.

🍴Meal Prep

This is a great recipe to meal prep. It can turn into a quick dump and go option, which is my personal favorite!

The steps are the same as for the freezer meal but instead of freezing the chopped veggies, cooked and cubed chicken, and the seasonings, you place them in a container with a lid in the fridge.

You can do this 1-2 days ahead and simply pop them into the Instant Pot when you need a hot meal on the table fast.

📌 Expert Tips

🔸Dice the chicken before cooking or use leftover chicken to speed up the process.

🔸Make sure that your Instant Pot’s valve is set to sealing when you cook the soup.

🔸If you have an extra 5 minutes, I highly recommend using the ‘Sauté’ function on your Instant Pot to soften and caramelize the veggies. Cook the onions, carrots, and celery in a little olive oil for a few minutes until they just start to soften before adding the rest of the ingredients. This simple step adds a significantly deeper flavor.

🔸If you own a larger pressure cooker, you can double the recipe, just make sure it does not go over the max fill line on the pot or the pressure cooker will not come to pressure.

🔸Swap out the pasta noodles for another type you have on hand. Just reach for medium dried noodles.

🔸Swap the chicken with leftover turkey from a holiday feast. This is a great way to use the leftovers.

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