Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Casserole

This is how to make chicken noodle casserole in Instant Pot with cream of chicken soup is made in less than 10 minutes flat! If you love Instant Pot chicken noodle soup made in this pot, add noodles and make it a heartier meal!

Ever made chicken noodle soup and wished it was a bit heartier?? Well this pressure cooker chicken noodle casserole is the answer! Like a pasta simple chicken pot pie in your Instant Pot, we can’t get enough of it.

This is one of our easy Instant Pot recipes because it cooks the noodles, boneless skinless chicken breasts and vegetables in a creamy sauce all at the same time with very little prep on your part.

Ninja Foodi Chicken Noodle Casserole

Looking for an easy Ninja Foodi recipe, this is one of our quick easy chicken recipes. This will work great! You can use any pressure cooker recipe for that pot too. The brand doesn’t matter it just needs to be an electric version with the high pressure function to it except with this one you need to use the lid that is not attached.

We have made many different Instant Pot casseroles because that’s what I grew up on. Now they can be made a lot faster in our multi cooker pot. Most of the time I use leftover chicken but you could dice up a rotisserie too!

Best Chicken to Use

I don’t have a preference on whether I buy boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, I just want the pieces to be bite sized so they cook at the same rate as the pasta and veggies.

Can you use rotisserie chicken?

If you have rotisserie or leftover cooked chicken, Instant Pot chicken casserole is a quick throw together dinner you can make in no time. We used rotisserie this time. Fresh chicken can be used as well if you want. I will share all variations in recipe card below so you can make it in a variety of ways.

Can you use frozen chicken?

If you need to cook frozen chicken in the Instant Pot first that is fine but follow these steps initially to get breasts tender so you can dice them up. Then you will drain the liquid in the pot and follow directions below with the meat that is now nice and tender.

Best Vegetables to Add

I will generally add a cup or so of mixed Frozen vegetables with corn, peas and green beans as you see here but you could use just one of them if you prefer.

Can you use canned vegetables?

You could use canned mixed vegetables instead, drained, but those are a bit mushier under high heat so they aren’t my favorite. Instead I would use fresh corn kernels off the cob and green beans cut in thirds.

Small noodles, we used farfalle but small penne would work well too. I like this smaller size so they cook to tender but still al dente and not falling apart. I haven’t used frozen egg noodles but others have with success.

You will want a can of condensed soup. In this case I generally use Cream of chicken soup but mushroom is another great choice.

Chicken broth is the necessary liquid used to cook the noodles properly. Water works but won’t offer any flavor so go with the good stuff. I like some half and half too for a creamy texture.

How to Make Cheesy

And we like to add lots of shredded cheddar Cheese, lots of cheese for us, use as little or much as you want. You could even crisp an additional layer on top with the Foodi.

How Long to Cook Chicken Noodle Casserole in Instant Pot

You will need to saute/cook raw thicken just until the outsides are no longer pink which would take about 4 minutes. With precooked or leftovers you could skip that cook time. Beyond that you just need 2 minutes for small sized noodles to get them tender and the veggies too, that is it!!

How to Thicken

Cornstarch is optional, to thicken it up at the end if you feel it is necessary except remember that as it cools it will get thicker so I hesitate to do anything else other than just wait 15 minutes before serving.

Here’s what it looks like once it is done and I’m thickening it up at the very end. If you wanted to leave it as is it would be sort of a creamy chicken noodle soup. Good still, but we were aiming for a casserole and those are typically thicker. The pasta you use is up to you. I generally use what I have in my pantry.

Promise you this will become your new family favorite “we have no time to cook tonight” meal! I always use common ingredients that are easy to find at your local grocery store, and are family friendly. Instant Pot kids recipes are kinda’ my thing since I have 3 girls at home.

Other easy Instant Pot chicken recipes you will love: We have over 100 other easy InstaPot recipes here too for your dinner needs. This Instant Pot chicken thighs bone in recipe is fabulous Our pressure cooker chicken and rice recipe is similar to this but with white rice instead of pasta

How long can you keep a chicken casserole in the fridge?

The Food Safety Dept. recommends that casseroles containing chicken and pieces of chicken that have been cooked will stay good in the fridge for 3-4 days. Nuggets and patties will only last 1-2 days. I will say that we’ve never had leftovers, but this is the general rule for storing what’s left.

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