Chicken Noodle Soup
One of my favorite feel good soups, homemade chicken noodle soup!
When the lockdowns began and shoppers rushed to the grocery stores, canned goods particularly soups were hard to find for weeks in some places and months in others. One of my favorite soups is chicken noodle soup and I’ve never liked it from a can anyways seeing as canned soups are so high in sodium so I decided to start making my own and now I’ll never go back! Making homemade chicken noodle soup is quick, easy, and so very delicious!
Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients:
- 1-2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 cup chopped carrots (~1 1/2 carrots)
- 1 cup chopped celery (~2 stalks)
- 1 cup chopped onion (~1/3 large or 1/2 medium)
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 8 cups (2 cartons) low sodium chicken broth
- 1 tsp better than bouillon
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp sage
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 1/2 cups egg noodles (substitute with other pastas or rice)
- 1-2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1/4 bunch of cilantro, lightly chopped with no stems
- 1 lime or lemon
- Salt/seasoning salt to taste
**While chopping veggies this is a good time to saute the chicken if you do not already have cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken) on hand.**
Directions:
1. Heat oil on medium-high heat in large pot on the stove.
2. Add veggies and saute ~7 minutes until veggies start to soften, stirring frequently.
3. Add garlic and ginger, saute for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add the chicken broth, bouillon, bay leaves, and all spices, boil gently for ~5 minutes or until veggies are fork-tender.
5. Add egg noodles and boil for ~10 minutes or until noodles are soft and cooked through.
6. Add chicken, peas, cilantro (or parsley), squeezed lime (or lemon) and boil 3 minutes or until chicken is warmed through. Taste soup and add additional seasoning if desired.
7. Serve with fresh cilantro on top, BON APPETIT!
Makes 6-8 servings
**Other variations: add 3 tbsp flour prior to adding chicken stock for a thicker soup. Noodles can also be cooked separately and added to the soup at the end with the chicken. Can substitute lemon for lime and parsley for cilantro**
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