5.0 from 45 votes
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
This Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is easy and delicious, and it comes together fast with leftover chicken or turkey.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 8 servings (2 cups each)
Calories: 249 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 carrot peeled and chopped
- 1 celery rib chopped
- 8 cups chicken broth (2 quarts, see note 1)
- 3 cups cooked chicken chopped or shredded (see note 2)
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme minced, or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 ounces wide egg noodles
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- fresh parsley minced, for garnish
Instructions
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion, carrots, and celery and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in broth, chicken, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to simmer and cook until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in noodles and cook until tender, about 5 minutes longer. Remove from heat, season to taste with salt and pepper, and garnish with fresh parsley.
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Notes
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Chicken: Leftover chicken torn into bite-sized pieces works perfectly here, or you can poach a chicken (and make broth at the same time). Cooked turkey is delicious too.
- Chicken broth: Homemade chicken broth is ideal or you can make broth with chicken bouillon. Better than Bouillon chicken base paste is my personal preference if I'm not using homemade broth.
- Yield: This recipe makes about 16 cups of soup, enough for 8 servings, 2 cups each.
- Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Slow Cooker: Add the broth, chicken, carrots, celery, onion, bay leaves, and thyme to the slow cooker. Cover, and cook on HIGH for 3 hours, or LOW for 6 hours. Stir in the egg noodles and cook 15 minutes longer on HIGH until the egg noodles are tender.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2 cups
Calories
249kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
63mg
(21%)
Sodium
921mg
(38%)
Potassium
436mg
(12%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1359IU
(27%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings (2 cups each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 249
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2 cups | |
| Calories | 249kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 63mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 921mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 436mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1359IU | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.