Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken noodle soup is a comfort classic! Enjoy this cozy soup on a cold winter's night.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
- 3 shallots, diced (OR 1 medium onion, diced)
- 3-4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 3 carrots, peeled and sliced (Optional: cut them in half)
- 4 celery stalks, sliced
- 3 cartons of chicken broth (1 carton is 900ml. I used the low sodium variety.)
- 2 chicken breasts, shredded (See notes)
- 4 cups egg noodles
- 2 tsp fresh thyme
- ¼-½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- In a large pot on medium heat, warm up the oil. Add in the shallots or onions and sauté for about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and saute for around 1 minute.
- Add the carrots and celery and saute those for 3-5 minutes.
- Pour in all three cartons of the chicken broth and turn up the heat to high. Give it a good stir so all the ingredients are flowing freely.
- Bring the soup to a boil and then turn it down to low heat. Add in the egg noodles, parsley, and thyme, and stir.
- 6. While the soup is simmering, bake the chicken breasts at 400°F for 30 minutes.
- 7. Once the chicken breasts have finished cooking, let them cool for about 5 minutes and then shred them with a fork or a hand mixer. Add the chicken to the soup and stir until everything is well mixed. Serve immediately or you can let the flavours simmer for as long as you'd like.
Notes
Chicken Options:
There are 2 different ways to prepare the chicken. I prefer shredded, but it's personal choice. Also, I know that you can throw in the raw chicken directly into the soup, but I prefer to cook it beforehand.
- Bake the chicken at 400°F for 30 minutes. Let it sit for about 5-10 minutes, or until it's not insanely hot. Shred with a fork, or you can use a hand mixer.
- Slice and dice the chicken. Cook it in a frying pan on the stove top for around 20 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Add the cooked chicken to the soup for the last few minutes.
- You can either cook them separately until they're al dente. Throw them in the soup within the last 5 minutes of cook time.
- Once the broth has started to boil, add the noodles to the soup, and then turn the heat down to low.
- Swap out the chicken broth for veggie broth
- Replace the chicken breast with chickpeas or any other non-meat protein source (Add beans/legumes near the end of the cooking process.)