Ultimate Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Peel carrots and add peels to a Dutch oven or other large pot. Trim off ends and leafy tops from celery; add to the pot. Trim dark green stalks from leek; rinse. Cut into 2-inch pieces and place into the pot; add bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Smash and peel 2 garlic cloves and add to the pot.
• Finely chop the light green and white parts of the leek; rinse and set aside in a medium bowl. Slice carrots into small pieces and add to the bowl. Slice celery on the bias and combine with the carrots and leeks. Mince remaining garlic; set aside separately.
• Cut away the skin from the chicken breast; set aside. Place chicken in the pot with the vegetable trimmings and pour in broth to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 30 to 40 minutes.
• Remove chicken; discard skin. Wrap chicken to prevent it from drying out. Strain broth and discard vegetable trimmings.
• Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat; cook chicken skin until lightly crisp and fat has rendered out, about 8 minutes. Remove skin and increase heat to medium-high. Add reserved chopped vegetables; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Add minced garlic and thyme; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Pour in strained broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, bring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook egg noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain.
• Season broth with salt and pepper. Stir in lemon juice; taste and adjust as needed. Stir in shredded chicken and cook until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
• Scoop egg noodles into serving bowls and pour soup on top; garnish with parsley. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry with paper towels; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken in batches, skin side down; cook until dark golden brown, 3-4 minutes. Remove chicken from pan; remove and discard skin. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons., Add onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add broth, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil. Return chicken to pan. Add celery, carrots, bay leaves and thyme. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until chicken is tender, 25-30 minutes., Transfer chicken to a plate. Remove soup from heat. Add noodles; let stand, covered, until noodles are tender, 20-22 minutes., Meanwhile, when chicken is cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones. Shred meat into bite-sized pieces. Return meat to stockpot. Stir in parsley and lemon juice. If desired, adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves.

Steps:

• For the stock, in large pot, combine all ingredients and add just enough water to cover.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to the barest simmer and cook 4 hours, occasionally skimming the scum off the surface.
• Strain stock into a large bowl and discard solids except for chicken halves, set those aside.
• To make soup, in large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onions, carrots and celery.
• Cook about 10 minutes.
• Add 6 cups stock.
• Cook 25 minutes, or until vegetables are very tender.
• Meanwhile, pull chicken into shreds from reserved chicken halves; discard skin and bones.
• Add chicken to stock, along with dill and noodles, and cook until noodles are al dente, 8-10 more minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper (the stock is unsalted; it may need more than you think).
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• Place a soup pot over medium heat and coat with the oil. Add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, thyme and bay leaf. Cook and stir for about 6 minutes, until the vegetables are softened but not browned. Pour in the chicken stock and bring the liquid to a boil. Add the noodles and simmer for 5 minutes until tender. Fold in the chicken, and continue to simmer for another couple of minutes to heat through; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.
• Place the chicken and vegetables in a large stockpot over medium heat. Pour in only enough cold water to cover (about 3 quarts); too much will make the broth taste weak. Toss in the thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns, and allow it to slowly come to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low and gently simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, partially covered, until the chicken is done. As it cooks, skim any impurities that rise to the surface; add a little more water if necessary to keep the chicken covered while simmering.
• Carefully remove the chicken to a cutting board. When its cool enough to handle, discard the skin and bones; hand-shred the meat into a storage container.
• Carefully strain the stock through a fine sieve into another pot to remove the vegetable solids. Use the stock immediately or if you plan on storing it, place the pot in a sink full of ice water and stir to cool down the stock. Cover and refrigerate for up to one week or freeze.

Steps:

• Add 3 of the carrots, 3 stalks of the celery, half the onion, the chicken, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme and bay leaf to a large stock pot. Separate the parsley leaves from the stems and reserve the leaves. Add the stems to the pot. Cover with 3 quarts water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook until the broth is golden and the chicken is cooked through, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Use tongs to remove the chicken from the pot and put in a large bowl to cool. Strain the stock through a fine mesh sieve into a large bowl or other container. Discard the solids. Wipe out the stockpot and pour the strained broth back into the pot.
• Cut the remaining 2 carrots diagonally into 1/4-slices. Cut the remaining 2 celery stalks into 1/2-inch slices. Dice the remaining half of the onion. Add the cut vegetables to the stock and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• While the vegetables are cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook the noodles until al dente, about 5 minutes, then drain and reserve.
• When the chicken is cool enough to handle, remove the skin and tear the meat into bite-size pieces. Discard the bones and skin. Add the meat back to the pot along with the cooked noodles. Chop the reserved parsley leaves and add to the pot. Season with 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons salt and some pepper and bring to a simmer to reheat.

Steps:

• Chicken: (or purchase a precooked rotisserie style chicken).
• Rub the chicken with the salt, pepper and butter. Bake chicken for 70 minutes at 350 degrees F. When chicken is cooked and cooled - debone the chicken (don't be concerned if there is some meat undercooked at this time). Put the liquid from the baking dish in the bowl with the meat.
• For the Homemade Stock: (or use 6 cans or more of low sodium chicken broth).
• Put the bones and skin in a crockpot along with the celery,carrots, onion 10 peppercorns and parsley. These vegetables should be clean, but they do not have to be peeled - just broken. Put in approximately 6 cups of water to cover the bones, skin and vegetables. You may add in a smashed clove of garlic or two if desired. This will provide the broth for the soup, after you have cooked the skin, bones and vegetables for overnight or 14 hours, cool, strain and put into a large soup pot discard solids (bones, cooked vegetables). Add the reserved meat from the chicken with cooking juices, carrots, celery, onion, and parsley. Cook for 20 minutes in the chicken stock you have prepared, or in chicken stock that you have purchased. Salt and Pepper to taste. At this point you may add a package of frozen egg noodles, or dried noodles or make the following recipe, and be surprised how good and easy these noodles are.
• Egg Noodles - Homemade. (or use frozen egg noodles or dried egg noodles).
• makes about 1 lb.
• In the food processor add the flour and a pinch of salt - pulse a few times to combine. Crack the eggs into the work bowl of the processor, add a drizzle of olive oil and process until the flour is evenly moistened, but still crumbly - about 10 seconds. Add 1 T. of water at a time, if needed - process until the dough comes together to form a loose ball on top of the blade and feels moist, but not sticky when pinched, this should take about 30 seconds.
• Kneading the dough:.
• Sprinkle a clean work surface with flour, place the dough on top and knead by pushing it down and away from you, stretching it out. Fold the dough in half and continue kneading. Repeat until the dough no longer feels sticky and has a smooth surface. When the dough is smooth, wrap in plastic and let rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Rolling the dough:.
• Cut the dough into 4 pieces. Keep the dough you ae not working with wrapped in plastic wrap. Using a hand cranked pasta machine, run 1 piece of dough through the widest setting on the machine. Flour the dough lightly if it starts to stick. Fold the dough into thirds, adjust the roller to the next narrower setting, and run the dough through again, repeat twice, lightly flouring as necessary, continue until you have a long, thin smooth sheet of pasta. Stop after the third to last setting for the noodles for this soup. If the sheets become too long to work with easily, cut them in half.
• Cutting the dough:.
• For the noodles in this recipe, use the fettuccine attachments, or cut the sheets yourself, using a pizza cutter and ruler, or with a long sharp knife. I usually cut my noodles into 2" lengths for this soup and about 1/3" wide - approximately.
• Cook the noodles by dropping them into the simmering soup. Add a handful at a time, stirring gently after each addition. Let them cook for about 10 minutes and then reduce heat. Your soup is ready. Garnish with sprigs of parsley if desired.
• Any leftovers can be frozen with great results.