Sad for the person who doesn’t get to enjoy a hearty bowl of soup on a chilly Fall or Winter’s day, or even when you feel a cold coming on or getting rid of one! Chicken Noodle soup is the quintessential comfort food that tends to transport us back to childhood days and Mom’s love to have served it. This is about the easiest soup ever to put together quickly and feel good about it because you used fresh ingredients. Preferably use fresh chicken stock if you have it, if not – using low-sodium broth will work beautifully too.
Serve with a couple of toasty grilled-cheese sandwiches or a complimentary side garden salad. Anyway you serve it…it’s good eats.
Serves 4
8 cups chicken stock
1 chicken breast, skinless and boneless
1/2 yellow onion, diced small
2 carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
1 1/4 cup dried thin egg noodles
3 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
In a large stockpot, bring chicken stock to simmer. Add chicken breast to the broth and simmer until tender and middle of chicken is not pink, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let chicken cool in broth. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and cut into small cubes and set aside while you prepare the vegetables.
Bring chicken stock to a simmer over medium heat and add onions, carrots and celery. Simmer until vegetables are slightly softened, about 10 minutes.
Add cubed chicken, egg noodles, 2 tablespoon of fresh parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until egg noodles are tender, about 3-4 minutes.
Garnish individual servings with portioned remaining tablespoon of parsley. Serve soup immediately and enjoy!
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Beautiful bowl of chicken soup! I love that the vegetables still have the vibrant colors!
That top photo is just fantastic…a beautiful classic :)
Being the “Jewish penicillin” I could live off chicken soup. This is timely for me as I will soon be entering my making-soup-for-the-entire-winter phase.
Me too, Mindy! Nothing like homemade…no can stuff – too salty. :)
It would be quite sad for anyone who hasn’t enjoyed the comforts of chicken soup. It’s so satisfying to the soul! I like the simplicity of your recipe!
A very healthy and tasty soup!
I like your presentation. We have a similar nourishing soup cooked in Chinese style, which uses chicken, pork or beef.
Chicken Noodle Soup is one of my all-time favorite comfort foods and I do think it works wonders when you have a cold! Send some my way when you make the next pot. ;) Your photos are lovely.
Thanks Gwen. I’ll bring a pot of chicken noodle soup to that lovely cabin of yours in the mountains! :o)
Who doesn’t love a hot steamy homemade bowl of chicken noodle soup! Yours looks delicious and your photography is giving me an instant craving for a bowl. Yum!
That is comfort in a bowl! I love the very idea of a bowl of steaming, home made chicken soup, and you chose the most perfect, prettiest pasta shape possible!
I had something like that for dinner last night except I added beef. :)
YUM! We just had chicken noodle soup last night. It is the perfect comfort food!
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a prettier bowl of chicken noodle soup. Honestly, this looks gorgeous! Now all I want is to curl up with a bowl of soup and a loaf of bread. Thank you also for the kind words on my blog. They mean a lot to me and my family. You are a sweetheart!
Homemade chicken soup looks amazing!
Oh man!! Now I am craving chicken noodle soup! This looks amazing! :)
I didn’t think your photos could get any better, but I must say that is the prettiest bowl of chicken noodle soup I have ever seen. I think I shall make some soup tonight.
-Gina-
There really is nothing like a steaming bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup. Yours is beautiful–love those classic egg noodles.
Nothing like homemade chicken soup…looks delicious. Love the photos!
There really is something special about Homemade Chicken Noodle soup, yours looks fantastic, thanks for sharing, I am suddenly in the mood for some delicious Chicken Noodle Soup, wonder why:)
Looks scrumptious! I’ve been craving all sorts of fall comfort foods recently, so this may have to go on my meal plan pretty soon. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
yum, that looks like a great bowl of comfort food.
oh, i love a chicken noodle soup. it’s a grey and rainy day here and your soup looks so cozy and delicious!
That looks perfect, I love dipping a cheese sandwich in there.
Nothing beats chicken soup especially this time of year. I’ve served it twice this week so I can almost taste those beautiful chunks or celery and carrot. I love how healthy yours looks–and so fresh! Looks great, Cristina! :-)
I can smell and enjoy the soup from the excellent photos, really comfort food :)
Cheers,
Gera
Oh yeah…see…nothing beats homemade chicken noodle soup. You are a talented photographer my dear.
Thank you Momma Cupcake! :o)
I’m all about comfort food and there’s nothing more comforting than a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup. This looks lovely, Cristina. I could cozy up with a bowl right now, and it’s still morning. Thanks for sharing!
healthy filling and delicious
There is nothing more warming than a homemade bowl of chicken soup! I love that you sliced your veggies instead of chopping them into little pieces. I love a spoonful of sweet carrots and celery. :)