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Billion Dollar Soup


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 servings 1x

Description

A creamy chicken kale noodle soup made in the Instant Pot or slow cooker. It’s made with tender chicken, hearty vegetables, egg noodles, bacon and parmesan in a flavorful broth.


Ingredients

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  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1 rib of celery, diced
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 4 cups loose packed chopped kale
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenderloins (or chicken thighs cut into chunks)
  • 4 oz Mrs. Millers Wide Egg Noodles
  • 1/2 cup half and half
  • 1/2 cup bacon crumbles
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the onion, celery and salt. Sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic cloves for 30 seconds.
  2. Pour in the white wine vinegar, soy sauce and broth. Scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. 
  3. Add in the carrots, kale, thyme, pepper, chicken and egg noodles.
  4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set SOUP button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  5. Pour a cup of hot broth into the half and half to temper it. Stir it into the pot. Stir the bacon and parmesan into the pot.
  6. Ladle into bowls and serve. 

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the butter and let it melt. Add in the onion, celery and salt. Sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic cloves for 30 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker.
  2. Add in the white wine vinegar, soy sauce, broth, carrots, kale, thyme, pepper and chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours. Add in the noodles and cook for 30 more minutes. 
  4. Pour a cup of hot broth into the half and half to temper it. Stir it into the slow cooker. Stir the bacon and parmesan into the slow cooker.
  5. Ladle into bowls and serve. 
  • Category: Chicken, Soup
  • Method: Instant Pot, Slow Cooking