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Can you boil soup in an Instant Pot?

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How do you make instant soup better?

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Why soup in a pressure cooker cooks faster?

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21 Day Fix 4-Ingredient Feel Better Soup {Instant Pot | Stovetop}

Published: Feb 4, 2018 · Modified: Feb 28, 2020 by Stephanie · 50 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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This easy and quick 21 Day Fix Feel Better Soup is the most deliciously comforting thing that you can make with four ingredients. Now with Instant Pot instructions!

Originally posted on January 8, 2017, this recipe has been updated with Instant Pot instructions for the easiest, no fuss belly warmer ever!

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Hey peeps! Anyone else have the entire family sick over the holidays?? It really seemed to be going around this year! Actually, the hubs managed to escape the madness - though it's hard to say which is worse, actually being sick or having to take care of all the sickos.

Truly, I think I'd rather be sick. I mean, sure you feel like garbage, but you're also forced to take a break from the usual chaos (sometimes one needs to be forced), drink tea, watch TV and if you're lucky, slurp up this soup 🙂

You guys. I really can't even properly impress upon you the feel-better magic that is this soup. But I'll try.

What makes this the BEST Feel Better Soup:

Not only does this soup only contain 4 ingredients, but 3 of those ingredients are probably in your house right now, go check!
It's super easy to keep all ingredients on hand at all times - 2 pantry items, plus eggs and grated parmesan cheese (you never know when an emergency need for Feel Better Soup will strike, so it's good to be prepared)
So quick (we're talking 10 minutes max, people) and easy that even if you feel like death, you can probably make it for yourself (take that chicken noodle!)
It's seriously comforting.
Thick and warm, your sore throat never had it so good.
Not that you care about this when you're sick, but it's healthy and 21 Day Fix approved.
It's freaking tasty whether you're sick or not. We make it for lunch on the regular.
It's pretty darn economical.
It feels like home. Ok, this one is probably just me, but still.

A little backstory: The original recipe for this was called Pastina (or at least that's what we called it) and although there are many variations of this made in my family, this is my mama's (and seriously the best one - sorry, everyone else!).

Pastina is basically an Italian version of egg drop soup and I don't ever remember a time when I was sick when my mom didn't make it for me. Because she's the best and I'm the luckiest <3 . And now I make it for my girls* so that one day they can tell anyone who will listen that I was the best 😉

If you haven't heard of it before, pastina is a pasta shape. It's super tiny, star-shaped and basically as adorable as a pasta can get. Let me tell you how I searched and searched AND SEARCHED for whole wheat pastina. Apparently such a thing does not exist. But before I crafted a strongly worded letter to Barilla - I thought I'd try something out first.

I tested it with whole wheat couscous, which is really just teeny tiny pieces of pasta anyway.

Sure, it's not star-shaped, but once the soup is made you can hardly see those stars anyway. So I made a batch and it was perfect. I couldn't tell the difference and neither could the girls.

Here are the ridiculously simple steps:

*Speaking of the girls, it was my now-5-year-old who originally dubbed this "Feel Better Soup" when she was 3 or 4. We all thought it was so cute that she called it that, that we all started calling it that and it stuck 🙂

I hope this recipe becomes a staple in your home the way it is in mine.

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📖 Recipe

4-Ingredient Feel Better Soup {21 Day Fix}

Yield: 2 Servings

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 (32 oz) box of low-sodium chicken broth
½ cup whole wheat couscous (dry, uncooked)
2 eggs
⅔ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
Optional: chives
Optional: a pinch of salt

Instructions

Stove top Instructions:

In a medium pot, bring the chicken broth to a boil. Add the couscous (and the pinch of salt if using) and cook until very, very soft.
While the couscous is cooking, in a small bowl, beat together the eggs and cheese with a fork.
Once the couscous is fully cooked, turn the burner off and stir in the egg/cheese mixture one forkful at a time until all of the mixture has been added. Add in some snipped chives if ya like and enjoy!

Instant Pot Instructions:

Add the broth and couscous to the Instant Pot. Lock lid and set on manual for zero minutes (yes, zero!). Quick release when finished.
While the couscous is cooking, in a small bowl, beat together the eggs and cheese with a fork.
Once the Instant Pot beeps and the quick release is done, remove the lid and stir the egg and cheese mixture into the pot by the forkful until all of the mixture has been added.
Add in some snipped chives if ya like and enjoy!

Notes

I've been told that quinoa makes a great substitute for the couscous in this recipe if you can't find whole wheat couscous. If making it with quinoa in the Instant Pot, cook on manual for 1 minute, QR.

21 Day Fix Container Counts per Serving: ½ Red, 1 Yellow, 1 Blue

Weight Watchers Freestyle Points: 9

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Christine says
January 15, 2023 at 6:30 pm
The article is all about pastina, which I always have. Then you have couscous in the ingredient list!
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- Stephanie says
  January 16, 2023 at 9:56 am
  Hi! At a certain point in the post I explain that they don't make whole grain pastina, so my solution to that problem was to make it with whole wheat couscous instead. It works really well! That being said, if you aren't doing 21 Day Fix you can absolutely make this with the pastina you have on hand!
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Mal says
December 07, 2021 at 12:10 pm
I found this recipe when I had a cold, here I am with another cold and making it again! I followed your recipe exactly last time except I had Pearl Couscous on hand and added Flat Iron pepper flakes. This time I added chopped garlic and baby carrots as well. I always have frozen bone broth in the freezer so I use that as well whenever someone in our home is sick. I haven’t tried with regular couscous but I highly recommend the pearls!!
Thank you so much for sharing!!
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- Stephanie says
  December 20, 2021 at 10:26 am
  You're so welcome and I'm thrilled you love this one!! I'll have to try it with the pearl couscous!
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Kasandra says
May 21, 2020 at 11:22 am
Hello! I came across your site while searching for good soups on 21 day fix. All of yours sound so amazing but I made this one today because I had the ingredients on hand. Just wanted to say this is SO GOOD! Love it. Sending hugs from Texas! ♥️
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- Stephanie says
  May 26, 2020 at 12:53 pm
  Hi! Hugs back from Massachusetts! So glad you loved this one, it's close to my heart!
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Amanda says
January 03, 2020 at 2:45 pm
Omg this was just what I needed today. I added a bag of riced cauliflower because I needed some veggies-but still super yummy!
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- Stephanie says
  January 03, 2020 at 3:43 pm
  Great idea to add the cauliflower! I'm so glad you liked it!!
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Laura says
September 29, 2019 at 6:55 pm
I made this today as I have a head cold and am battling it. I added air dried shallots to the finished soup as well as fresh chives. The shallots gave it a little extra something and it tastes great!
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- Stephanie says
  September 30, 2019 at 8:14 am
  Ooh I bet the shallots were so good in this! So thrilled you liked it, hope you feel better soon!
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erica jonda says
May 03, 2019 at 9:41 am
We used to make something similar growing up, glad to have a fix approved one that tastes almost identical!
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- Stephanie says
  May 07, 2019 at 9:48 am
  Aww, that's the best!!
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Tamara says
February 05, 2019 at 6:15 pm
Hi, how much Pastina would you use for this?
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- Stephanie says
  February 09, 2019 at 8:47 am
  The same amount!
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Lee Ann says
February 02, 2019 at 11:26 am
I am looking forward to trying this soup. The fewer the ingredients the better! 🙂
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- Stephanie says
  February 02, 2019 at 2:32 pm
  Right?! Hope you love it!
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Katie says
January 03, 2019 at 9:21 pm
This is the most delicious simple soup I’ve ever made. I only had beef broth on hand and it turned out perfectly
Thank you!
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- Stephanie says
  January 03, 2019 at 11:58 pm
  Ah! I'm so happy you loved it!!
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Melissa says
December 01, 2018 at 4:54 pm
Love this! I’m feeling under the weather today but know I’ll be having matzoh ball soup tomorrow for dinner so didn’t want a chicken soup. I made the swap with rainbow quinoa since I had it on hand. I also didn’t have quite enough chicken stock so I used a cup of water instead. Still delicious and exactly what I needed. I will be making this again for sure - it defintely tastes similar to the patina I make but this is a much healthier version with the quinoa. Thanks for this one!
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- Stephanie says
  December 03, 2018 at 10:44 am
  I'm so glad! Thanks for letting me know!!
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Melissa Schmatz says
October 15, 2018 at 9:46 am
Just made this glorious soup with quinoa. Did 2 min and quick release. Is amazing!! It will definitely be a feel better staple for me because so easy!
Thanks Stephanie!
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- Stephanie says
  October 15, 2018 at 1:40 pm
  Ah! Yay!! I'm so happy to hear this and you're so welcome!
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Melissa G. says
August 22, 2018 at 5:25 pm
Would this work without egg? My kiddo has an egg and dairy allergy
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- Stephanie says
  August 23, 2018 at 12:39 pm
  Hey Melissa! Sure! It'll work without the egg and cheese, it'll just be a bit of a different thing, just couscous and broth. Hope this helps!
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MaryJo says
April 12, 2018 at 7:23 am
Hi Stephanie, just wondering if you can freeze this soup?? I made it and it's amazing... thanks
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- Stephanie says
  April 13, 2018 at 8:37 am
  Glad you liked it! I've never frozen it, but I think it would freeze fine!
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Mom says
March 08, 2018 at 8:41 am
I love the name the family chose for this soup. Definitely a feel good soup and one of my favorites.
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- Stephanie says
  March 09, 2018 at 8:26 am
  Mine too, Mama!
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Alex Sto says
December 04, 2017 at 10:17 am
This is amazing! Mine always comes out pretty runny though instead of thicker like in your 0icture. Thoughts on why that may be?
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- Stephanie says
  December 05, 2017 at 11:39 am
  Hey Alex! I'm so glad you liked it! Most likely you just needed to let it cook a little longer. The couscous gets cooked more here than you would normally cook couscous and soaks up more of the liquid. Hope this helps!
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Christy says
September 07, 2017 at 6:16 pm
Are you mixing in raw egg with the couscous? Does it cook into it even after shutting the burners off?
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- Stephanie says
  September 07, 2017 at 8:15 pm
  Yes, it's boiling when you turn it off, so it's still really hot and it completely cooks the egg.
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Tiffany says
September 07, 2017 at 7:43 am
I don't understand how a 2 cup serving is only 1 yellow? The plan states that the couscous is counted as 1 being cooked, not one yellow uncooked.
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- Stephanie says
  September 07, 2017 at 9:18 am
  Hi Tiffany! This makes a large serving because there are 4 cups of broth here. There is only 1/4 cup of dry couscous per serving (which makes 1/2 cup cooked, which is one yellow). It gets really thick (and looks like a ton of couscous) because of the egg and grated cheese that's in it. I hope that makes sense!
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Annette says
February 06, 2017 at 7:12 pm
How do you think it would be with quinoa instead of couscous?
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- Stephanie says
  February 06, 2017 at 7:43 pm
  Hey Annette! This is a tough one for me (mainly because I really hate quinoa, unlike basically the rest of the world!)... I would say that it would have more of a chew to it, whereas, the couscous gets really soft. Also, the quinoa has a bit of a flavor to it which the couscous doesn't have, so in that respect it would be different. I think it's doable if you like quinoa, but it wouldn't turn out quite the same. I hope that helps!
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- Bethany says
  October 14, 2017 at 10:39 am
  Did you ever try it with quinoa? I want to try as I love quinoa!
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  - Stephanie says
    October 14, 2017 at 10:56 am
    I haven't! I'm sure it would be good, but the texture would be different. I'd love to hear how it goes if you try it!
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    - Bethany says
      October 22, 2017 at 9:41 am
      I tried it with quinoa and the quinoa just soaked up all the broth. Maybe cooking quinoa separately first then adding to broth. It does make it a chewy taste but good.
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      - Stephanie says
        October 23, 2017 at 6:16 am
        Gotcha. That makes sense. Thanks for updating me, Bethany!
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Mary Kay says
January 31, 2017 at 1:53 pm
Wow really yummy!! I added a dash of cayenne pepper to give a little kick to it??
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- Stephanie says
  February 01, 2017 at 12:31 pm
  That sounds great! I'm so glad you liked it, Mary Kay!
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Cynthia says
January 15, 2017 at 4:28 pm
I know Walmart carries Barilla Pastina, but its not whole wheat, just the usual semolina kind.
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- Stephanie says
  January 16, 2017 at 8:12 am
  Thanks, Cynthia!
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Jessica says
January 13, 2017 at 12:40 pm
Just so I'm clear. A serving size is 2 cups and that equals the 1/2 R, 1Y, 1B?
This sounds super delicious! I cannot wait to try it!
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- Stephanie says
  January 13, 2017 at 1:40 pm
  Yes, that's right! It's a huge serving! I hope you love it, Jessica!
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Rahul @samosastreet.com says
January 10, 2017 at 11:59 am
Happy New Year, Stephanie. A steaming bowl of soup always makes things a little brighter.
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- Stephanie says
  January 11, 2017 at 11:08 pm
  I agree! Happy New Year, Rahul!
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Amanda says
January 08, 2017 at 12:44 pm
SO i've definitely never heard of this but MY GOD I want to try it! Carbs+eggs+ cheese is pretty much the best!
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- Stephanie says
  January 10, 2017 at 10:23 am
  Yes! So crazy-comforting! <3 <3 <3
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