Chicken noodle soup

Comforting homemade chicken noodle soup. So perfect for winter.

Servings: 6

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Prep Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
1 hour, 20 minutes

Total Time
1 hour, 25 minutes

Soup

American

Chicken Noodle Soup

Instructions

1 In a large stockpot, place chicken, 12 cups of water, 1 bay leaf, and 1 tsp
salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a gentle boil, and simmer partway covered
for about an hour.
2 When chicken is finished cooking, remove, allow to cool, and debone chicken and
reserve two cups of chicken for soup. Set aside. The rest of the chicken can be
used for another meal.
3 Strain broth and reserve eight cups for this soup. If you have any leftover, use
for another meal.
4 In an empty stock pot, heat 1 T. olive oil or butter. Add carrots, onion, and
celery and cook under crisp tender.
5 Add 8 cups broth, an additional 1-1.5 tsp salt depending on your preference,
thyme, and a bay leaf.
6 Bring to a boil and add in noodles. Cook until noodles are al dente.
7 The last few minutes of cook time for the noodles, add in 2 cups chopped
reserved chicken. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.