chicken noodle soup recipe

Name: chicken noodle soup recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## FLAVOR BASE; 1/2 medium yellow onion, quartered; 2 - celery stalks, sliced; 2 - cloves of garlic, peeled; ## SOUP; 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter; 5 large carrots, peeled and sliced; 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced; 4 - celery stalks, sliced; 1 teaspoon(s) fresh thyme leaves; 16 cup(s) low sodium chicken broth; 2 - chicken bouillon cubes (omit for lower sodium); 3 cup(s) cooked chicken meat, shredded; 2 cup(s) fresh or frozen green beans, cut into 2" pieces (optional); 8 ounce(s) package egg noodles; - salt and pepper to taste

28 Pinches

sylvia bourque

Moncton, NB

Updated on Jul 7, 2014

If you love homemade soup but don’t have time to let it develop a hearty flavor from cooking all day, you need to try this quick and easy chicken noodle soup recipe. Making a flavor base before you add the soup ingredients cuts the cook time down to just 2 hours. You’ll get a quick start by using a food processor to mince onions, celery and garlic. They’ll need to cook for only a minute or two, but stir constantly to keep to keep them from scorching—if the garlic burns you may as well start over because all the flavor will be gone! When it comes to adding chicken, use leftovers or shred a rotisserie chicken from the store. Cooked with a combination of fresh and frozen veggies and noodles, no one will know!

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 8-10 servings

Ingredients

FLAVOR BASE
1/2 medium yellow onion, quartered
2 - celery stalks, sliced
2 - cloves of garlic, peeled
SOUP
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
5 large carrots, peeled and sliced
1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
4 - celery stalks, sliced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
16 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 - chicken bouillon cubes (omit for lower sodium)
3 cups cooked chicken meat, shredded
2 cups fresh or frozen green beans, cut into 2" pieces (optional)
8 ounces package egg noodles
- salt and pepper to taste

How To Make chicken noodle soup recipe

Step 1

1.First, make the flavor base by pulsing the onion, celery and garlic in a food processor until very finely chopped

Step 2

2.Next, place a large soup pot over medium-high heat and melt the butter. Add the minced vegetables and cook 1−2 minutes, stirring constantly so that they don’t burn—the liquid from the minced veggies will cook off and the flavor base will thicken into a paste.
Step 3

3.Add the chicken broth and chicken bouillon and stir to combine, scraping the bottom of the pot to loosen anything that may be sticking. Add the carrots, chopped onion, sliced celery and chicken meat then bring the soup to a boil. Immediately reduce the heat to low then simmer, covered, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Step 4

4.About 15–20 minutes before you are ready to serve the soup, remove the lid and increase the heat to medium-high until the soup comes to a bubble. Add frozen vegetables (if desired) and egg noodles to the soup, return the soup to a boil then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer until the noodles are cooked through but still firm.
Step 5

5.Remove from the heat, taste for seasoning and serve immediately. Enjoy!
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