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This Instant Pot Ramen is delicious, with tender chicken, gooey ramen eggs and vegetables in a hearty chicken soup. Spice up the ramen noodles with chili oil for an extra kick. This is comfort food in a jiffy and takes only 15 mins in the pressure cooker.
How To Make Instant Pot Ramen
Do you know that you can make ramen in an Instant Pot and it takes only 15 minutes in the pressure cooker?
Yes! This mouthwatering ramen is cooked in the Pot with chicken and the results are absolutely mouthwatering.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This Instant Pot chicken ramen is a two-step process. First of all, you pressure cook the chicken and the broth. Next, you cook the ramen and vegetables using the Saute mode. It’s that simple.
Many people make the ramen eggs by using the trivet before making the soup.
For me, I chose to make the eggs using the stove top when the chicken broth was in the pot. It’s faster and save a lot of time!
To make proper eggs with soft, gooey egg yolk just like Japanese restaurants, you can try my Japanese ramen eggs recipe or my shoyu egg recipe.
Ingredients
- Depending on your preference, you can either choose pork or chicken for the soup.
- Chicken broth.
- Ramen noodles.
- Eggs.
- Green leafy vegetables such as bok choy.
- Salt, pepper and seasonings
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: Season the chicken with salt and ground black pepper on both sides of the chicken.
Step 2: Turn on the Saute mode on the Instant Pot. As soon as the pot is fully heated and hot, add the oil. Pan sear the chicken until both sides turn brown.
Step 3: Add the chicken broth, water, and the white parts of the scallions. Cover the pot and select Manual and set to High pressure for 10 minutes.
Step 4: Meanwhile, make the ramen eggs. In a small pot, add cold water. The water level must be deep enough to cover all eggs. When the water boils, add the eggs and cook for 7 minutes. When your eggs are done cooking, plunge them into ice water and leave to sit for 5 minutes.
Step 5: Carefully peel off the shells, while the eggs are still in the water. Make sure you remove the membrane covering the egg white. Slice the eggs into halves. Set aside.
Step 6: When the Instant Pot beeps, turn to Quick Release. When the valve drops, remove the lid carefully. Discard the white parts of the scallions and scoop out the chicken. Let cool and shred the chicken using two forks.
Step 7: Turn to Saute mode and as soon as the soup boils, add the chicken and ramen noodles. Make sure you push the ramen noodles down so they submerge in the soup.
Step 8: As soon as the ramen noodles becomes soft (no longer in a block), add the bok choy and soy sauce. Stir the ramen around. Cancel Saute mode and remove the pot. DO NOT OVERCOOK the ramen as the noodles will continue to cook even after you remove the pot.
Step 9: Divide the ramen noodles into four bowls. Top with ramen eggs, chopped scallions, sesame seeds (if using), and dashes of chili oil. Serve the ramen immediately, do not keep in the pot as they will turn soggy.
Cooking Tips
- Discard the seasoning packets inside the ramen packages. You only want the dry ramen blocks.
- Instant Pot ramen noodles are not meant to have leftovers; you want to finish the ramen and the soup as soon as they are done cooking. The noodles will become soggy and soak up the soup if left inside the pot.
- You may add mushrooms, carrots or use another leafy green vegetable such as spinach for this ramen recipe.
- The chili oil or La-Yu turn this recipe into Spicy Instant Pot ramen. Yummy!
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is 369 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
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Instant Pot Ramen Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb. (500g) chicken tenders or chicken breasts
- .5 tsp salt
- .5 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 4 eggs
- 3 packages ramen noodles (discard the seasonings)
- 8 oz. (230g) bok choy (stem removed and sliced into pieces)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce or Japanese soup base (add more to taste)
- 4 stalks scallion (white parts into 2-inch (5cm) length and green part into rounds)
- black and white sesame, optional
- chili oil, S&B La-Yu Chili Oil
Instructions
- Season the chicken with salt and ground black pepper on both sides of the chicken.
- Turn on the Saute mode on the Instant Pot. As soon as the pot is fully heated and hot, add the oil. Pan sear the chicken until both sides turn brown.
- Add the chicken broth, water, and the white parts of the scallions. Cover the pot and select Manual and set to High pressure for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the ramen eggs. In a small pot, add cold water. The water level must be deep enough to cover all eggs. When the water boils, add the eggs and cook for 7 minutes. When your eggs are done cooking, plunge them into ice water and leave to sit for 5 minutes.
- Carefully peel off the shells, while the eggs are still in the water. Make sure you remove the membrane covering the egg white. Slice the eggs into halves. Set aside.
- When the Instant Pot beeps, turn to Quick Release. When the valve drops, remove the lid carefully. Discard the white parts of the scallions and scoop out the chicken. Let cool and shred the chicken using two forks.
- Turn to Saute mode and as soon as the soup boils, add the chicken and ramen noodles. Make sure you push the ramen noodles down so they submerge in the soup.
- As soon as the ramen noodles becomes soft (no longer in a block), add the bok choy and soy sauce. Stir the ramen around. Cancel Saute mode and remove the pot. DO NOT OVERCOOK the ramen as the noodles will continue to cook even after you remove the pot.
- Divide the ramen noodles into four bowls. Top with ramen eggs, chopped scallions, sesame seeds (if using), and dashes of chili oil. Serve the ramen immediately, do not keep in the pot as they will turn soggy.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have made this a few times and my family loves it. I have added shitake mushrooms, carrots, and broccoli to it as well.
In the recipe you call for soy sauce or Japanese soup base. Is this where I would use the Mizkan and omit the soy? I assume this is the case. I’ve never used this soup base though and don’t want to use too much. Excited to try this for my family!
Hi Laura. Thank you for your comment. Yes, if you plan to use soup base, omit the soy, as the soup base would have enough salt for the soup. However, taste the soup as you go, and adjust the flavour and taste as needed. Happy cooking!
But I thot these 7 dishes are supposed to be vegetarian? Why are there chicken shreds in it?
Hi Sueanne. This recipe is not a vegetarian recipe. But you are welcome to omit the chicken.
Does anyone have instructions for stovetop?
Thank you for this recipe! It is delicious and everyone liked it.
How would you make this without an Instapot?
You can make it using regular pot.
Hi I have made this recipe numerous times! The whole family absolutely loves it. I have made it without the chicken and with it. Thank you it is one of my favourites and super easy in the instant pot ! Yummy!
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Hi! I have a question regarding keeping leftovers of this recipe. This is my first time making any sort of attempt at making ramen.
You mention that keeping leftovers of this recipe is not advised, as the noodles will soak up too much of the broth and become soggy. However, I’d previously heard that the type of noodles used for ramen (not udon, but rather the type you see that come in a block like with Maruchan ramen packets) do not get soggy like traditional pasta does, or maybe just gets soggy much slower?
Anyhow, I was hoping that you might be able to set me straight, as I’m now confused on whether or not ramen noodles will get soggy lol. And if so…might you have any tips on preventing this? Could I possibly store the broth and noodles in the fridge separately, and just combine them when I serve the leftovers?
Thanks in advance, and I can’t wait to try your recipe!!
They do get soggy. Take out the ramen and separate from the broth and you will be fine.
This is one of my go-to meals that I know my family will love! I usually double up on the broth and water and do a bit more chicken than it calls for. Using normal bok choy and cutting into pieces works if your local store doesn’t have baby bok choy. We don’t mind eating leftovers of this, but the noddles do get fairly soggy. Overall, this is a dish I make at least every other week for my husband and kids!
If I’m serving a larger group, would I just add more chicken? Trying to figure out how to serve more people without actually doubling it. Thanks.