Oma's Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

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Oma's Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Make my easy chicken noodle soup recipe, aka Hühner-Nudelsuppe, made from scratch! Yes, you could make this using store-bought chicken broth. But why pay more for something that doesn't taste as great as home-made?

Buy the least expensive chicken you can - whole or parts - and simmer with soup veggies to make a stock that's really flavorful. Then, make your soup.

Ingredients:

Ingredients for Chicken Stock:

• 1 chicken (cut into pieces) 
• 5 - 6 cups water 
• 1 teaspoon Vegeta (or salt) 
• ½ teaspoon pepper 
• 1 - 2 stalks celery, chopped 
• 1 onion, quartered 
• 1 - 2 carrots, chopped 
• 1 - 2 parsnips, leek stalks, etc. 

Ingredients for Chicken Noodle Soup:

• About 5 cups of above Chicken Stock 
• 2 ribs celery, sliced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped 
• 1 - 1½ cups egg noodles 
• 1 - 2 cups of chicken meat 
• Vegeta, salt, pepper as needed
• parsley for garnish

Instructions:

Instructions for Chicken Stock:

1. Remove visible fat from chicken. 
2. Put chicken into large pot and cover with water. 
3. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer about 1 hour until chicken is tender. Occasionally skim foam from top during simmering time. 
4. Remove chicken pieces. Strain cooking liquid through sieve, saving liquid and discarding vegetables. 
5. Return stock to pot to continue cooking Chicken Noodle Soup below or refrigerate until needed. Skim fat off top if desired. You can also freeze stock for later use. Remove meat from chicken pieces. Remove nice large pieces for another meal (if desired.) Use smaller pieces for soup.

Instructions for Chicken Noodle Soup:

1. To the stock, add vegetables and bring to boil. 
2. Simmer until vegetables are almost tender, about 15 minutes. 
3. Add egg noodles and simmer about 8 to 10 minutes until noodles are tender.
4. Return chicken meat to soup. 
5. Season with additional Vegeta or salt and pepper. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Notes/Hints:

• When making the soup, you can also add mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, etc. Each additional vegetable adds a different flavor to the finished soup - each absolutely delicious! (it's a great way to clean out the veggie drawer!)
• Instead of egg noodles, you can use pasta. Small shapes work best - and the kids love them.
• Turn this easy chicken noodle soup recipe into a chicken rice soup by using about ¾ cup long-grained rice with the veggies and simmer about 20 to 25 minutes.

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