Instant Pot Chicken Yock The Soul Food Way

Fast, flavorful, and full of soul, chicken yock just got an upgrade with the Instant Pot! The result? That rich, deep, slow-simmered flavor in just over 15 minutes, instead of yock made in over an hour on the stovetop.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 2

Pressure Release Time: 5

Total Time: 17

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Soul Food

Servings:

Calories: 378kcal

Author: Shaunda Necole • The Soul Food Pot®

Equipment

1 Instant Pot electric pressure cooker

Ingredients

2 cups chicken breast pre-cooked
8 oz spaghetti noodles uncooked
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
2 tablespoons butter unsalted
1 cup onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 hard-boiled eggs cut in half to garnish
¼ cup green onions chopped to garnish
soy sauce hot sauce, or ketchup for serving condiments

Instructions

Open the Instant Pot lid and turn it on with the sauté setting for 5 minutes.
With the Instant Pot lid off, sauté the butter, onions, and garlic until the onions are softened. Then, cancel the sauté setting.
Pour the water and chicken broth into the stainless-steel inner pot with the sautéed onions and add the chicken bouillon.
Add the Creole seasoning, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and chicken to the broth and stir the mixture.
Then break the uncooked spaghetti noodles in half and submerge them in the broth.
Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up – in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 2 minutes.
When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for at least 5 minutes.
To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to ‘venting’ and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.
Serve this chicken yock soul food recipe hot with garnishments of halved hard-boiled egg and chopped green onion to garnish.
Black folks eat yock with either a squeeze of soy sauce, hot sauce, or ketchup on top. Enjoy!

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❤️ Why trust this recipe?

Created + tested by Shaunda Necole, creator of The Soul Food Pot® (real cook, real kitchen). Rooted in African American culinary traditions, with modern shortcuts that don’t sacrifice flavor or legacy. No AI-generated instructions — measurements, timing, and techniques are written, cooked, and verified by Shaunda. Make-it-your-way guidance included, so you can cook confidently with the tools you have.

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