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When I first got my pressure cooker, I had no recipes so I googled some and found this Chicken Soup. It sounded a bit strange, but I tried it. I have never eaten any chicken soup like this before. The recipe is for a pressure cooker (8 qt). I have only a 6 qt one, so I just added two cups of water after cooking.

PC Chicken Soup

6 Cups water

3 tsp. instant chicken bouillon

1 tsp. celery seed

1 tsp. onion salt

Parsley (as much as desired)

1 tsp. pepper

2-3 chicken breasts (boneless or not), leg quarters or leftover turkey meat

1-2 Cups chopped onions

2 Cups diced carrots

2 Cups diced celery

2 Cups cooked, pureed Hubbard Squash (or other winter squash - pumpkin, butternut, banana, etc)

Egg Noodles or cooked rice (we like the wide or narrow egg noodles of the Country Pasta brand or you can make your own)

2 cans Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup (or thicken it with ultra jel)

Salt & Pepper to taste

Combine all the ingredients except egg noodles and cream soups in an electric pressure cooker. Pressure on high for 21 minutes. Use the quick release steam method. Then remove chicken carefully, discard bones, and chop meat. Return chopped chicken to pot. Add 2 cans cream of chicken or mushroom soup (or one of each) and heat with the lid off until warm on the "saute" or "brown" pressure cooker setting. Stir occasionally. Meanwhile cook the egg noodles separately in boiling water on the stove according to package directions. Drain and add to soup when done. Taste the soup and add salt or pepper to taste.

I haven't tried cooking the noodles with the soup in the pressure cooker - I'm pretty picky about my noodle "done-ness". I like to control how done they are really carefully and that's easier to do on the stove. You can add cooked rice instead of the egg noodles or eat it without. It's also Gluten-free as long as you don't put in the egg noodles and thicken with ultra-gel.

My Note: The above is the recipe as I found it and I have no idea what ultra-gel is. As I said, I added the last two cups of water together with the pasta and cream soups. I used canned pumpkin and also added the juice of half a lemon. Also, I am sure this soup can be cooked in a large pot on the stove.

Enjoy