Everyone needs a classic chicken noodle soup recipe on hand. This is perfect for a frigid night or when the flu bug hits the home. Comfort food at it’s finest!
Welcome to 2017! I figured I would start the year off with a comfort food classic. Having a go-to Chicken Noodle Soup recipe on hand is essential if you have kids, especially once they start school. The minute I see a runny nose, this soup hits the stove. I highly recommend doubling the batch–sometimes when I’m sick this is all I can stomach!
When I’m at the grocery store, I love to pick up a rotisserie chicken or two. They’re quite budget friendly and it’s enough chicken to feed our family of 5 for at least 2 meals! Costco has my favorite, but Walmart is right up there too. If you shop early, browse for day-old chickens on markdown for even more savings!
After I pull the chicken from the bone (truthfully NOT my favorite job), I boil the bones on super low heat to make a rich broth. That is the base of this soup. If I don’t have time to boil the bones, I use a store bought boxed stock (not broth). Better Than Bouillon will give you the extra rich flavor to your soup base–I live by it! I always keep the chicken, beef and veggie varieties in my fridge for cooking.
- 2 Cups Shredded Chicken , chopped
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup onion , chopped
- 1 cup carrot , chopped, plus one carrot peeled and cut into coins
- 1 cup celery , chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- salt & pepper , to taste
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 2 Tablespoons Better than Bouillon
- 2 cups Thick Cut Egg Noodles (also called Amish style)
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Heat a large soup pot over medium heat. Add extra virgin olive oil. Allow to heat up while chopping veggies.
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Add onion, celery, carrots to pot. Cook for 2-3 minutes to soften. Season with parsley, salt, pepper and dill.
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Stir in Better than Bouillon. Slowly add chicken stock.
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Add shredded chicken. Allow to bubble over low heat for 10 minutes.
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Add egg noodles, breaking slightly if they're extra long.
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Allow to cook for 10-12 minutes. Turn off heat.
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Enjoy with saltine or oyster crackers.
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Note: this freezes well! Perfect for a family with a new baby!
If you have turkey leftover, it can easily be substituted! The noodles used are thick cut, egg noodles. In our stores, they are called Amish style. I really love the ones that Aldi sells, but I always break them slightly as I’m adding to the soup pot–they are quite long! If you are using regular egg noodles, reduce the cooking time to about 6-7 minutes.
What’s your favorite variety of soup? How’s your year going so far?!
I have all the ingredients to do this so I’m excited to try it. I love homemade chicken noodle soup there is just nothing better.
That looks delicious. I love making chicken noodle soup. I usually make it in the crockpot. I need to try this.
Yum! That looks amazing. That would be perfect for this winter. Thanks for the recipe.
I never thought about using store bought chicken. That certainly cuts down on the time!
That looks great! You can’t beat a good soup. It’s really good at this time of the year when it is so cold outside too.
This is the perfect time of the year for this recipe. I am excited to make some this weekend. It looks so delicious.
That looks so good. I saw this just in time too. I’ve been wanting to make some chicken noodle soup. I can’t wait to give it a try.
I love this recipe because you used my favorite kind of noodles. It is so cold out that I could really use a bowl now!
Oh my goodness that looks AMAZING. I love Better Than Bouillon, it’s my go to for broth and adding flavor to sauces.
Yes, isn’t it the best!? Much better than those cubes–haha, hence the name!
What a hearty looking soup. I need to make myself a pot of it so that I can warm up in these arctic temps.
After we butcher our chickens I made a huge pot of chicken stock so I can can it for later. That way I always have a good base for soups and stews throughout the year.If you ask me there isn’t much better than homemade chicken soup
Looks great, love chicken soup..one of these dishes I probably will never get tired of it.
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Mmm, I can totally use this right now. It is super chilly and that is super wholesome. YUM.
we have been hit pretty hard by the flu and while I’m a vegetarian this soup looks like it would be wonderful! Thinking I just need to substitute a vegetable broth and otherwise will follow your recipe. Thanks for sharing!
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Yes, totally! Sub veggie stock, plus add lemon or ginger if you all are super sick. The flu bug is going around here too!
This is the perfect dinner for this week. We are getting dumped on with the snow and all I want is a nice bowl of soup!
I wish I had a bowl of this in front of me right now! Nothing is better on a freezing winter day than a bowl of chicken noodle soup!
I was wanting to make chicken noodle this week. Thanks for the recipe.
Totally love this recipe. Can eat this all day everyday! Comfort foot at its finest!
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