Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
Chicken noodle soup (click for larger image), known in my family as "Jewish penicillin," is my remedy for just about any illness. But this chicken noodle soup recipe is also a classic Friday night favorite in my house.My grandfather was the chicken soup master when I was a kid. He added thin, spaghetti-like noodles to his chicken soup (which he called "lokshen soup"). Whatever you call this chicken noodle soup recipe, it is darned good!
Serve this chicken noodle soup with baked chicken with vegetables for a comforting meal any day of the week.
Ingredients:
- 2-3 pounds chicken parts (thighs, breasts, legs)
- 5 large carrots, divided
- 5 stalks of celery, divided
- 1 large onion, chopped and divided
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 Tbsp. dried thyme leaves
- 1 Tbsp. peppercorns
- 3 quarts (12 cups) water
- 12 oz. egg noodles
- 1 Tbsp. kosher salt (or more as needed)
Preparation:
- Place chicken pieces in a large soup pot or dutch oven.
- Wash and trim the ends off of 3 carrots and 3 stalks of celery. Cut into large chunks and add to the pot.
- Add half of the onion, all of the garlic, the thyme, the peppercorns and the water to the pot.
- Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to medium low. Simmer for 1 to 2 hours, until the chicken is fully cooked and falling off the bone.
- Remove chicken pieces from the stock and set aside to cool.
- Drain the stock (set a large colander over another soup pot or large bowl and pour the soup over -- you want to keep the stock and throw out the vegetables). Return the stock to the original pot.
- When the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred it, and add it to the stock. Discard the bones.
- Wash, peel and chop the remaining carrots into bite-sized pieces. Add to the soup.
- Wash and chop the remaining celery into bite-sized pieces. Add to the soup. Add the remaining onion to the soup.
- Turn heat to medium and let the soup cook about 5 minutes.
- Add the noodles to the soup. Continue cooking until the vegetables are tender and the noodles are done, 10 to 12 minutes.
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