A cooking apparatus (2), and instant noodle machine. The cooking apparatus (2) has: a hot water container (23) having a materials intake opening (26) configured for adding food materials and provided at an upper side, and a heating unit (22) provided at a lower portion; an output portion adjacent to the hot water container (23) and arranged on an opposite side of the hot water container (23); and a receiving container (24) provided above the hot water container (23). An accommodation portion for accommodating food materials is provided at a front side being the side of the materials intake opening (26), and an output transfer portion for transferring the food materials is provided at a rear side being the side of the output portion. The accommodation portion can be submerged in the hot water container (23). The receiving container (24) delivers the cooked materials to the output portion side by means of the output transfer portion. The cooking device (2) enables multi-stage and non-stop cooking to produce instant foods sold in bowl portions, such that each bowl of food is cooked and output independently, and cooking in the hot water container (23) is performed sequentially, thus reducing the cooking time for a single bowl of food. In addition, automated output of single food portions is enabled. Cooling with cold water is also enabled to improve the texture of instant foods.