Cooking Chicken Noodle Soup!

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

Hi! Does anyone have a recipe for a nice, traditional chicken noodle soup please. I had some in a hotel last week and it was lovely - I want to make myself some now to warm me up!!

Thanks!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Here is a recipe I posted on another board for chicken soup and dumplings. What I normally do with Chicken Noodle soup is make the soup as stated below (minus the peas) and add egg noodles. I normally cook the noodles separate and not as long as the package states (a minute or two less) and place the noodles in the bowl and add the soup on top. This way the noodles do not get too soft.

Hope this makes sense!

Chicken Soup (I didn't measure so these are approximate amounts)
4 boneless chicken breast (or what ever parts you have on hand)
6 cups water
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, diced
4 celery stalks, diced
3 cups carrots, sliced or diced (I like alot of carrots)
3 chicken bullion cubes
6 cups stock or broth
handful dried parsley
1 bay leaf
1 cup frozen peas, partially cooked (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
2 heaping tbs of cornstarch mixed with water (to thicken broth a bit)

Place chicken and 6 cups cold water in a pot and bring to a boil, simmer 20 minutes. Remove chicken (cool and shred, cut up...however you like it) and reserve liquid (also separate 1 1/2 cup for dumplings).

In a large pot, heat evoo and saute carrots, celery and onion for about 2 minutes. Add stock, reserved liquid (except what is reserved for dumplings), bullion, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Simmer for about 20 -30 minutes until vegetables are tender. Add parsley and remove bay leaf.

While this is cooking, mix dumplings and set aside.

Stir cornstarch mixture into soup and stir for about 5 minutes. Add chicken and peas, bring to boil. Add dumplings as stated below and serve.

Drop Dumplings (I halved this recipe)
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
5 tsp baking powder
2 tbs melted butter
Approx. 1 cup reserved liquid (broth or water can also be used)
***I added black pepper and parsley

Sift dry ingredients together. Add butter and liquid. Batter should be moist but stiff (add more liquid if needed).

Drop by teaspoonful to boiling liquid. Cover pot and lower heat and simmer 20 minutes.

Serve...Yummy!

I also took a pic!

 

[babylisa4]

Ingredients
Chicken:
1 (2 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 teaspoon House Seasoning, recipe follows
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of celery or cream of chicken soup

House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups


The above is really Paula Deen's Chicken and Dumplings and she gives the recipe for dumplings. I use the above though.
I usually just cook chicken breasts (about 4) in about 6 cups of water. I add the other stuff above to the pot of broth, chop up the chicken after its cooked. I usually add 2 cans of cream of celery soup(this makes it creamy). I add a bag of no yolk wide noodles. (Based on the amount of liquid you can make the soup as thick or thin as you want.

Paula Deen also has a Chicken Noodle soup recipe that gets 5 stars but it is more complicated. Go to FoodTV. com and do a search on Paula Deen Chicken Noodle Soup. (I got the above by doing a search on www.foodtv.com for Paula Deen Chicken and Dumplings.

 

[babylisa4]

the noodles I mentioned are just a brand of a package of dry egg noodles(wide or medium). I've also thrown in a few frozen peas to the mix to make it more soupy.

 

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

thank you both so much! I cant wait to make one this weekend!

Do you know how many servings they make?

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Mine makes alot...maybe 8 good servings. You could freeze the soup...I try not to freeze it with noodles in it so you could just add them like I stated above.

Hope this helps!

 

[MazdaUK]

hey! Someone else who can ask silly questions about "novel" ingredients Just in case, Waitrose/Ocado does Stove Top stuffing, and Bisquick, and at Thanksgiving had marshmallow fluff and tinned pumpkin. Not that I recommend adding them to chicken noodle soup

 

[Pooh's-Honey-Pot]

hey! Someone else who can ask silly questions about "novel" ingredients Just in case, Waitrose/Ocado does Stove Top stuffing, and Bisquick, and at Thanksgiving had marshmallow fluff and tinned pumpkin. Not that I recommend adding them to chicken noodle soup

No way!!!! I LOVE marshmallow fluff . . . I am getting in the car right now!! Thanks!

 

[MazdaUK]

I got mine from Ocado as a Thanksgiving item - not sure if they still have it (or if they had it in store). But they'll have ham reduced so you could make ham and pea soup