Chicken Noodle Soup

A bowl of chicken noodle soup served with crackers

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5 from 7 votes

Healing, hearty, warming and delicious homemade Chicken Noodle Soup.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken noodle, healthy, main course, soup

Servings:

Calories: 222kcal

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil, unsalted butter or fat skimmed from homemade broth
1 medium onion, chopped
3 medium carrots, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 medium clove garlic
10 cups chicken broth, homemade or low sodium
2 bay leaves
a few sprigs of fresh thyme, optional
6 ounces dry egg noodles
4 cups chopped cooked chicken
¼ cup parsley leaves, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
juice of ½ lemon, optional

Instructions

Warm the olive oil (butter or skimmed chicken fat) over medium-high heat in a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the onion, carrots and celery to the hot oil. Season with ½ teaspoon salt. Sauté the vegetables until crisp tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute or until fragrant.
Pour in the broth, add the bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil. Add the egg noodles and reduce the heat to medium. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 6 to 7 minutes (per package directions) until the noodles are about al dente, or just slightly undercooked.
Add the chicken and heat, uncovered, until the soup is warmed through. Remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs and discard. Check the seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from the heat, add the parsley and lemon juice, if using. Serve.

Notes

Egg noddles will soften over time. If preferred, cook the noodles separately and add to each bowl of broth individually. If using this method, cook the noodles completely, per package directions.
Fresh or frozen egg noodles can be substituted for dry. Adjust cooking time as needed.
Rewarm leftovers gently until heated through.
We do not recommend freezing this soup with the noodles in the broth. The chicken broth and vegetables freeze very well, however.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

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