Description
Homemade chicken noodle soup made from scratch using a whole chicken for rich broth and deep flavor. Perfect comfort food.
Ingredients
1 whole chicken (about 4 pounds)
12 cups water
2 large carrots, sliced
3 celery stalks, chopped
1 large onion, halved
4 cloves garlic, smashed
2 bay leaves
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp peppercorns
Salt to taste
2 cups egg noodles
Fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
1. Place whole chicken, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, pepper in large pot and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 hour.
3. Strain the broth, let chicken cool, then shred the meat.
4. Sauté carrots and celery, return broth and chicken to the pot.
5. Add noodles and simmer until tender, then garnish with parsley.
Notes
Store noodles separately if freezing to prevent mushiness.
Add a squeeze of lemon juice before serving for brightness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: chicken noodle soup from scratch, whole chicken soup, homemade chicken soup