Chicken Noodle Soup

Mike's Recipe

Chicken Broth First

Ingredients:

• 1 stewing hen, 4-7 lbs.
• 1 onion, unpeeled, cut in half
• 1 large carrot, ends trimmed, cut in half crosswise.
• 1 large stalk celery, root end removed, cut in half crosswise.
• 12 or so whole black peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf

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Directions:

• Cook for 5 hours gentle boil
• Gently strain the broth into a colander over another pot, being careful not to mix up the little bit of residue from the bottom.
• Discard the cooked veggies.

Discard cooked chicken if you desire; save it for the dogs; they love it!

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Chicken Noodle Soup Second

Ingredients:

• Egg noodles al dente
• Chicken breast small pieses, cooked
• The chicken broth
• Carrot, diced
• Onion, diced
• Celery, diced
• 3/8 teaspoon fresh minced basil
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dried parsley
• Salt and pepper, if desired

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Directions:

• Now that you have the broth
• Cook pasta al dente (not mushy, still a little chewy).
• Cook chicken separate pan
• Dice chicken into small pieces
• Bring the stock to a simmer in a soup pot or stock pot.
• Add carrots, celery, onion, basil and simmer until vegetables are tender
• Season to taste (salt, white pepper)
• Add the chicken and pasta to the stock and let them heat through before serving

Enjoy!