Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Name: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter or olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 3 carrots, sliced; 3 celery stalks, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 1/2 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or breasts; 10 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1 tsp dried thyme; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 6 oz wide egg noodles; 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 1 tbsp lemon juice

Tender shredded chicken, carrots, celery and wide egg noodles in a golden, herby broth. A cozy one-pot dinner for cold nights and the first thing to make when someone has a cold.

Prep15 min

Cook45 min

Total1 hr

Serves6

What you'll need

Enameled cast-iron Dutch ovenFor soups, stews and braises

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8-inch chef's knifeFor all the chopping

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Ingredients

2 tbsp butter or olive oil

1 large onion, diced

3 carrots, sliced

3 celery stalks, sliced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or breasts

10 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1 tsp dried thyme

2 bay leaves

1 tsp salt, plus more to taste

1/2 tsp black pepper

6 oz wide egg noodles

2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

1 tbsp lemon juice

Steps

Melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery and cook until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic for 30 seconds.

Add the chicken, broth, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower to a gentle simmer and cook, partly covered, until the chicken is cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.

Lift out the chicken, let it cool a few minutes, then shred the meat and discard the skin and bones.

Bring the soup back to a boil, add the noodles and cook until tender, about 8 minutes.

Return the chicken, stir in the parsley and lemon juice, remove the bay leaves and season to taste. Serve hot with crusty bread or crackers.

TipIf you plan on leftovers, cook the noodles separately and add them to each bowl so they don't soak up all the broth overnight.