BEST Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
It’s the ultimate comfort food…chicken noodle soup! Get ready to make the best homemade chicken noodle soup recipe you’ve ever tasted, with flavorful broth, juicy rotisserie chicken, and al dente noodles.
Servings: 6 large servings
Ingredients
- 2 rotisserie chickens roughly 2 pounds each
- 12 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- ½ pound wide egg noodles
- 4 large carrots peeled and chopped
- 4 large celery stalks chopped
- 2 medium yellow onions chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese rinds
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ tablespoon dried oregano or sub dried thyme
- Small handful chopped fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon of dried parsley
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Use a sharp knife to carve cooled rotisserie chickens, using your fingers to remove the skin and pull apart into chunks. Set chicken chunks aside in a bowl.
- In a large stock pot, add olive oil to just coat the bottom of the pot, onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Sweat veggies over medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
- Add chicken chunks and stock. It may look like a lot of stock but the chicken and noodles added later will absorb a lot of liquid! Stir.
- Add bay leaves, cheese rinds, and oregano. Gently stir.
- Turn heat to high and cover pot, bringing soup to a simmer. This might take 10-15 minutes! Monitor so the soup doesn’t suddenly boil over! Once the soup starts to simmer, stir, turn heat to low, and cover again for 15 more minutes.
- Add dried noodles, parsley, and black pepper to taste. Stir. Let simmer (covered) over low heat for 10-12 minutes, stirring halfway through, until noodles are just cooked.
- Remove bay leaves and cheese rinds. Serve as-is or with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese!
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Notes
- You can use parmesan rinds instead of Parmigiano-Reggiano rinds for a less expensive option. You can typically buy the rinds right in the cheese section of your grocery store!
- You can use regular chicken broth if you prefer more salt!
- Either broth or stock can be used!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 439mg | Potassium: 922mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 6853IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 3mg