"Never Buy Canned" Chicken Noodle Soup
This was one of the very first recipes I perfected. It is incredibly easy to do - an quite honestly could be done on a weeknight if you are organized and have about an hour!
When chicken noodle soup is this simple, why would you buy it?! Seriously - it is SO easy. I'll show ya, scroll down!
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups of cooked chicken diced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 onion diced approx. 1/2-3/4 cup
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 10 stalks celery diced
- 6 whole carrots diced
- Egg noodles
- 1/2 tsp dill thyme, oregano, salt, pepper*
Instructions
- Begin by heating olive oil in a heavy pot (I love to use a dutch oven!)
- Add diced onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic and cook additional 15 seconds until fragrant.
- Add celery, carrots, shredded or diced chicken, chicken broth, and spices. Bring to a boil.
- Turn down and simmer until veggies are tender (approx. 20 minutes)
- Add noodles and allow to cook a few minutes until soft.
- Enjoy with some warm bread for a comforting meal!
Notes
Tip 1: If you want to have lots of leftovers, boil noodles separately so you can save or freeze the soup and heat up when needed without having the soggy noodles.
Tip 2: To get the pinkish hue of broth pictured above, try adding some purple carrots to your soup.
Tip 3*: These are the BASICS to create the traditional flavors of chicken noodle soup. But this is YOUR soup, play around with flavors. What about some squeezed lemon juice? Or maybe a sprig of Rosemary? Or - even give it a kick with some cajun-style seasonings for a different twist.
Tip 2: To get the pinkish hue of broth pictured above, try adding some purple carrots to your soup.
Tip 3*: These are the BASICS to create the traditional flavors of chicken noodle soup. But this is YOUR soup, play around with flavors. What about some squeezed lemon juice? Or maybe a sprig of Rosemary? Or - even give it a kick with some cajun-style seasonings for a different twist.