Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup

The moment the air becomes cool and crisp outside, I find myself craving hearty bowls of soup with warm bread for dipping. This homestyle chicken soup is easy to make with simple ingredients and sure to please the pickiest of little ones. You can serve it up solo or pair it with crusty bread or rolls.

1. Drizzle 3 tablespoons olive oil in the bottom of a Dutch oven or large stockpot.

2. Wash and slice a small bag of baby carrots. You can most definitely use a bunch of regular carrots, I just happened to have baby carrots on hand.

3. Wash and slice an entire bunch of celery, leaving the leaves on. Add celery to the pot.

4. Sauté celery and carrots until they are slightly tender.

5. Now, toss in 1 tablespoon granulated chicken bouillon and 1 1/2 tablespoons salt. Give it a good stir. You can use a container of chicken stock instead of granulated bouillon and decrease the water if you want to.

6. Place about a pound of frozen, skinless chicken tenderloins over the celery and carrots.

7. Nearly fill your pot with water, leaving a few inches for it to boil without spilling over.

8. Bring to a boil and cook until chicken is tender and fully cooked through.

9. Using tongs, remove chicken and place on a plate or in a mixing bowl. I usually drop them in a mixing bowl so I can use my hand held mixer to shred quickly. Allow chicken to cool.

10. Add enough water back to the pot to replace any liquid that evaporated while cooking the chicken. Bring back to a boil.

11. Toss in 8oz wide egg noodles and stir.

12. Cook noodles according to package time. I like to take my soup off the heat while they still have a little bite to them since they’ll continue cooking in the hot liquid as the soup cools.

13. While the noodles are cooking, remove any skin from the chicken and shred. Add chicken back to the soup and stir to combine.

14. Ladle into bowls and enjoy.

*If you find that you end up with less broth than desired, you can always add more water and adjust salt or broth to taste. I have found that some of the broth is typically absorbed as it sits in the fridge. For leftovers, I’ll often add more water, chicken stock or granulated bouillon as needed prior to re-heating.

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