Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Casserole

This is how to make chicken noodle casserole in Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi pressure cooker 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 chicken pot pie in your Instant Pot, we can’t get enough of it. One of our favorite Instant Pot recipes.

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.

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!

Instant Pot Chicken Casserole

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.

If you’ve been following The Typical Mom blog for a while you know I am all about easy pressure cooker recipes and this is one of the easiest.

I typically don’t use precooked chicken but I do like to have a few recipes using leftover chicken recipes in my back pocket, like this one. I just hate wasting food.

• When I do buy one of these at the store we usually make soft tacos the first night by shredding the meat up and loading them up with veggies.
• The next day I use what’s left in a recipe like the one you see here. It adds a lot of flavor to the meat and revives it I guess you could say. 😉
• And here are tips on how to cook frozen chicken in the Instant Pot (in case all you have is frozen)

Ingredient Notes

I typically will make this with a few boneless skinless Chicken breasts, we used 2, or you could cut up some rotisserie chicken breasts, or use leftover chicken. Yes it is that versatile.

I will generally add a cup or so of mixed Frozen vegetables with corn, peas and green beans as you see here. You could use canned mixed vegetables instead though, drained, but those are a bit mushier under high heat.

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.

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.

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.

Tips

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.

Sometimes it’s a mix of farfalle and medium shells if that’s what I have on hand. Remember, no wasting around here. lol Shredded cheddar cheese is wonderful when added in at the very end too. We’re cheese obsessed around here.

Ninja Foodi Chicken Noodle Casserole

If you’re new to pressure cooking, welcome! Here we have hundreds to choose from for your Ninja Foodi as well as this pretty pot of mine. To make this one, in that machine you will use the lid that is not attached only.

As far as the meat is concerned you can use dark meat as well. If I find thighs on sale I just go for that. You do want to dice it up into bite size pieces first and cook a bit with the saute function. You don’t have to cook it all the way thru as it will be heated longer with the rest of the ingredients.

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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