Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
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So the holiday festivities are behind us, and we’re settling back into the work routine. I don’t know about you, but I’m kinda happy to get back into the routine again. I love the holidays and taking a break, but after a while, I start to get a bit antsy and ready to do something again. Plus, after sitting around for a couple of weeks eating delicious (but heavy) holiday food, it’s time to get back into a normal routine. One of the first recipes that I always make right after New Year’s is a delicious soup. Nothing against all of the delicious cheesecakes, brownies, and Christmas cookies, but I’m ready for a change! I decided to start the new year off right with a classic comfort food: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup. Given how cold it is outside right now, this soup couldn’t have come at a better time!
This Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is seriously one of the easiest soup recipes ever. Rather than cooking my own chicken for this soup, I cheat and use a rotisserie chicken from the market. And you know what, I don’t feel bad about cutting that corner. When it comes to Chicken Noodle Soup, chances are you want something delicious, comforting…and easy to make, right? I do, however, use the rotisserie chicken to help make part of the chicken stock for this soup. Once you remove all of the meat from the rotisserie chicken, just drop the bones in a stock pot filled with 5 cups of water. Let that simmer for about 1 hour, strain the bones out, and you’ve got part of the stock for the soup already taken care of. Plus, it feels nice to not waste anything! (Most chicken stocks include seasonings and vegetables in the pot. However, since the soup recipe already uses other seasonings and veggies, I just leave them out when making the stock.)
There’s something about a classic Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup that’s sure to warm you up and put you in a better mood! (And if you happen to have a cold (or a child with a cold), then hopefully this soup will make you feel better.) I can promise this soup will definitely warm you up on a cold winter’s day. Here’s to starting the new year off with a delicious and healthy soup!
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 1 rotisserie chicken
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 3 carrots peeled and diced
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp Herbs de Provence
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 10 cups low-sodium chicken broth see note below
- 8 oz. egg noodles any style works, although I used wide
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Remove the meat from the rotisserie chicken and set aside. (See note)
- Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, and carrots, and saute until onions turn slightly translucent (~5 minutes). Add the pepper, Herbs de Provence, and cayenne pepper. Stir well.
- Add the 10 cups of broth; stir and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Add egg noodles, stir, and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes less than the package directions. (I cooked mine for 5 minutes.)
- Add shredded rotisserie chicken, stir, and add salt to taste.
Perfect timing — it’s freakin’ negative 11 at Casa de Ninj. Thanks, David!
-11!?! That makes my -1 seem like a summer’s day at the beach!
This soup would be perfect on these freezing cold nights we are having in Michigan.
We’re pretty darn cold here in New York, too, Laura…and this soup has been perfect! Stay warm out there!!
This looks delicious, and as the others have said, it’s been COLD here, so what’s better than a bowl of soup?!
Absolutely NOTHING beats a bowl of homemade soup when it’s this darned cold outside! 🙂
Is this soup good left over or do noodles get mushy
Hey Sue! The egg noodles definitely get mushy when this soup is reheated. (That’s just a problem with egg noodles.) However, with that said, we actually still enjoy this soup quite a bit reheated. My wife calls it “sludge” instead of soup which I admit is not the most attractive term…but it’s still quite tasty! 🙂