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Scottg's Old School Chicken Noodle Soup

This soup will cure your cold, or your money back!  A simple soup with few ingredients, but all you need to feel better.  Use your own bone broth if you can.  Making your own broth is the key to making great tasting food.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American, Chinese, Greek, Jewish
Keyword: bone broth, chicken, noodles, soup
Servings: 8
Author: scottg

Equipment

  • 3 qt. sauce pan
  • Large stock pot
  • Cast iron skillet or frying pan

Mise en place

  • 2 - 3 lbs chicken boneless, skinless chicken breasts and / or thighs, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 3 ea carrots cut into 1/2" thick slices
  • 1 ea onion yellow, large, 1/2" dice
  • 8 C chicken stock warm, homemade preferred
  • 2 tbsp butter unsalted
  • 8 oz crimini mushrooms (brown) sliced
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1 ea lemon
  • 12 oz wide egg noodles or factory pasta

Method

  • Warm the stock in the sauce pan over medium heat.
  • Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in the large pot over medium-high heat.
  • Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, and sauté, about 3 minutes, until almost fully cooked. Remove to a plate and set aside.
  • Add carrots and onion to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Cook until just soft and the onions are translucent but not browned, about 8 minutes or so.
  • Add the warmed stock to the pot. Bring to a low simmer and cook until the carrots are just cooked, about 20 minutes.
  • Heat butter in the skillet over medium-high heat, and add the mushrooms. Season with thyme. Sauté about 5 minutes, then add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Squeeze the juice of the lemon over the mushrooms and then stir the mushrooms and juices into the soup.
  • Add chicken pieces and accumulated juices to the pot, and bring the pot back to a low simmer - do not boil.
  • Add the egg noodles or pasta to the soup. Cover the pot and turn off the heat. Let sit about 10 minutes to allow the noodles to gently cook. Once the noodles are al dente, it is ready to serve.
  • Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve hot with some crusty bread. Feel better.