There are times in life when you need
a warm blanket and a nice bowl of hot chicken soup.
Life happens fast. Life is never slow once it’s made a
decision that you will have a bad day Life puts things in motion. Quick fast
and in a hurry you’ll find yourself on the end of a very bad, terrible day. When
life kicks in the pants there are six things you realize very quickly:
1. Life
is not Burger King and you “can’t have it your way” all the time
2. You
are not a Princess and your throne is just imaginary
3. Eggrolls
taste best when they are made fresh
4. Fresh
fruit jelly on hot toast will cure the morning woebegone.
5. Chicken
noodle soup is manna from the goddess of life
6. Cuddling
with your blanket at 30 is just as comforting as when you were six.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Author: Cheryl Beverage Barnes
Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled and diced
- 4 celery stalks, small-diced
- 4 carrots, peeled and small-diced
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 quarts chicken stock or broth
- 3 cups cooked chicken, shredded or diced
- 2 cups wide egg noodles
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium, heat the butter and olive oil. Add the onion, celery, carrots, garlic and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the stock and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken and noodles and simmer until the noodles are cooked, about 10 minutes more. Discard the bay leaves. Season to taste and serve with a sprinkling of fresh, minced parsley, if desired.
Notes
…from the Picture-Perfect kitchen:
Planning: Store-bought rotisserie chicken is a great time-saver.
Product Purity: For an even richer soup, poach 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts in the stock until they’re cooked through. Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon and when cool enough to handle, shred the chicken and proceed with the recipe.
Presentation: For a different looking soup, you can substitute another pasta, like vermicelli or angel hair pasta.
Content and photography © 2014 Hutchstone, LLC. All rights reserved.
Planning: Store-bought rotisserie chicken is a great time-saver.
Product Purity: For an even richer soup, poach 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts in the stock until they’re cooked through. Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon and when cool enough to handle, shred the chicken and proceed with the recipe.
Presentation: For a different looking soup, you can substitute another pasta, like vermicelli or angel hair pasta.
Content and photography © 2014 Hutchstone, LLC. All rights reserved.
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