PrintUltimate Comfort Chicken Noodle Soup: Easy Homemade Recipe
This is the ultimate healing chicken noodle soup recipe. It is comforting, nourishing, and feels like a warm hug in a bowl, perfect for when you need simple, homemade goodness.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Total Time: 50 min
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 3 celery stalks, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or homemade chicken broth from scratch)
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 ounces egg noodles
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, carrots, and celery. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute more until fragrant.
- Pour in the chicken broth. Add the thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Add the chicken pieces to the simmering broth. Cook until the chicken is fully cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf. If you used whole chicken pieces, shred the chicken using two forks and return it to the pot.
- Increase the heat to medium-high and bring the soup back to a gentle boil. Add the egg noodles and cook according to package directions until tender, usually 6 to 8 minutes.
- Stir in the fresh parsley. Season the soup generously with salt and pepper to your taste.
- Serve this hearty soup hot.
Notes
- For an even richer flavor, use leftover roasted chicken instead of raw chicken breast.
- If you are making this ahead, cook the noodles separately and add them just before serving to prevent them from getting too soft.
- This recipe makes a great base for a healthy chicken and vegetable soup; feel free to add frozen peas or green beans in the last 5 minutes of cooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 31
- Cholesterol: 85