Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
If you're craving the ultimate soul food, this Chicken Noodle Soup recipe delivers flavour, nutrition and comfort. We're talking a rich savoury broth, loads of flavour, and tender shredded chicken. Made in one-pot and ready in less than 45 minutes.
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
- 1 large pot
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 12 cups homemade chicken broth or store-bought salted
- 3 chicken breasts
- 2 cups egg noodles uncooked
- 1 yellow onion chopped into bite sized piece
- 3 carrots chopped into bite sized pieces
- 3 celery ribs chopped into bite sized pieces
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1/2-1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes optional
- 1 lemon juiced, too taste
Instructions
- 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. Sammy's tips: I recommend starting with 2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice and adding more to taste. Secondly, if you want more broth add an additional cup during this step.
- 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.
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Notes
Ingredient Variations
- Chicken: swap the chicken breasts for turkey.
- Egg noodles: swap for your favourite noodle variety. A few examples are macaroni, orzo or small shells.
- Broth: instead of using store-bought or homemade, you can use water and add a bouillon cube.
- Herbs: because herbs add a brightness, use what you like. A few examples are dill, parsley and rosemary.
- Smoked paprika: a pinch of smoked paprika will add a subtly smoky depth to the broth.
- Calabrian chili pepper: add a diced Calabrian chili pepper or more red pepper flakes to add spice.
- Curry powder: will add a warm earthy flavour.
Nutrition
Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 1268mg | Potassium: 438mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3307IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg
