This classic chicken noodle soup recipe is good for what ails you. Serve this
soup up on a cold winter's night along with a nice hot crusty loaf of French
bread.
Chicken Stock:
1 (2 1/2 to 3-pound) fryer chicken, cut
up
3 1/2 quarts water
1 onion, peeled and diced
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons
Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
3 cloves garlic,
minced
3 bay leaves
3 chicken bouillon cubes
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper
Chicken Noodle Soup:
2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups
sliced celery, with leafy green tops
2 1/2 cups uncooked egg noodles
1 cup
sliced mushrooms
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 teaspoons
chopped fresh rosemary leaves
Seasoning salt
Freshly ground black
pepper
Crusty French bread, for serving
Start your chicken soup by
making the chicken stock. Add all ingredients to a soup pot. Cook until chicken
is tender, about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove chicken from pot and set aside to
cool. Remove and discard bay leaves and onion. You should have approximately 3
quarts of stock. When chicken is cool enough to touch, pick chicken from bones,
discarding bones, skin, and cartilage. Set the chicken aside.
Next, in
order to make the chicken noodle soup, you'll need to bring chicken stock back
to a boil, add carrots, and cook on medium low for about 3 minutes. Add celery
and continue to cook for 5 to 10 minutes. Add egg noodles and cook according to
directions on package. When noodles are done, add chicken, mushrooms, parsley,
and rosemary. Cook for another 2 minutes. Adjust seasoning, if needed, by adding
seasoning salt and pepper.
