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Chicken Noodle Soup with Homemade Stock

Chicken Noodle Soup with Homemade Stock

Chicken soup is the original comfort food, but a boring can of Campbell’s just doesn’t quite do the trick. Try this hearty, flavorful chicken soup and warm your frozen bones this winter!

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This recipe involves making a stock first, so this is a sort of two-for-one post. We’ll go through every step to make the stock and mouthwatering chicken noodle soup.

And be sure to watch the video for a full walk-through of every step.

Chicken Noodle Soup with Homemade Stock

Recipe by Great Lakes
4.8 from 40 votes
Course: SoupDifficulty: Moderate
Servings

8

servings
Prep time

45

minutes
Cooking time

2

hours 
Total time

2

hours 

45

minutes

Ingredients

  • Chicken Stock Ingredients
  • 1 whole chicken

  • 2 white onions

  • 2 carrots

  • 3 celery ribs

  • 1 turnip

  • Several fresh thyme sprigs

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns

  • Chicken Noodle Soup Ingredients
  • Chicken stock

  • Chicken meat

  • Vegetables removed from stock

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 white onion, chopped

  • 2 carrots, sliced

  • 2 celery ribs, sliced

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme

  • 1/2 tablespoon Lawry’s Seasoned salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 5 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

  • 8 ounces wide egg noodles

Directions

  • Chicken Stock Directions
  • Roughly chop carrots and celery. Cut onions in quarters, and cut turnip in half.
  • Put peppercorns, bay leaves, and thyme sprigs in small steeping bag.
  • Place whole chicken (rinsed, giblets removed) and vegetables in large stock pot. Fill pot with enough water to cover chicken and vegetables, but no more.
  • Add steeping bag full of spices, and turn stove to high heat. Once boiling, reduce to a medium simmer. Partially cover pot with lid, and simmer for 1.5 hours.
  • After 1.5 hours, remove chicken from pot, and strain to separate vegetables from liquid.
  • Use a fat separator to skim much of the fat out of the stock. Discard excess fat and return remaining stock to the pot.
  • Puree vegetables with food processor or blender.
  • Remove all meat from the chicken and roughly chop into bite-sized pieces. Discard skin, bones, and anything else that isn’t meat.
  • Chicken Noodle Soup Directions
  • Heat olive oil in skillet or large sauce pan. Saute carrots, celery, onion, and garlic until onions are translucent (but not brown).
  • Add sauteed vegetables to stock pot with chicken stock, and turn to medium-high heat. Then add chicken meat.
  • Add bay leaf and stir in thyme, black pepper, and Lawry’s seasoned salt. Bring everything up to a simmer.
  • Add parsley and egg noodles. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until noodles are tender.
  • Serve. Garnish with more fresh parsley (optional) and season to taste with more Lawry’s seasoned salt (optional).