Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Easy Chicken Noodle Soup is the ultimate soul food with rich flavors, nutrition, and comfort, ready in less than 45 minutes.
Equipment
- large pot
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 12 cups homemade chicken broth or store-bought salted
- 3 pieces chicken breasts
- 2 cups egg noodles uncooked
- 1 piece yellow onion chopped into bite sized piece
- 3 pieces carrots chopped into bite sized pieces
- 3 ribs celery chopped into bite sized pieces
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 2 pieces bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme finely chopped
- ¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- ½-1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 1 piece lemon juiced to taste
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- Begin by chopping all of your ingredients and set aside until ready to use.
- To a large deep pot set to medium heat, add the olive oil and butter. Once melted, add the onions, carrots and celery. Cook stirring occasionally, until tender. About 3 minutes.
- Next, add the garlic, ginger, fresh thyme, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and allow to cook for an additional 2 minutes.
- Lay the chicken breasts directly on top of the vegetables then add the chicken broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through. About 10-15 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the egg noodles according to package instructions but reduce the cook time by 2 minutes. Drain and set noodles aside until ready to use.
- Gently remove the chicken from the pot and using a hand mixer or two forks begin to chop or shred the chicken.
- Return the chicken to the pot, followed by the egg noodles, fresh parsley and lemon juice. Taste here to see if you need to add additional salt.
- Allow the soup to come to a light simmer for 1-2 minutes, just allowing the flavours to combine and to finish cooking the egg noodles.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Ingredient Variations: Chicken can be swapped for turkey, and egg noodles can be replaced with favorite noodle varieties. Broth can be substituted with water and a bouillon cube. Flavour Variations: Use herbs like dill, parsley, or rosemary; add smoked paprika, Calabrian chili pepper for spice, or curry powder for an earthy flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 18gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 1268mgPotassium: 438mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 3307IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
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