Name: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ tablespoon butter; 2 celery ribs, diced; 3–4 large carrots, diced; 1 clove garlic, minced; 10 cups chicken stock (homemade or store-bought); Salt, to taste; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ⅛ teaspoon dried rosemary, to taste; ⅛ teaspoon dried thyme; ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon paste or granules (optional, for added flavor); A batch of homemade egg noodles (or about 4 cups of dry egg noodles, farfalle, or other small pasta); 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken

Description

This soul-warming homemade chicken noodle soup combines tender rotisserie chicken, perfectly cooked egg noodles, and aromatic herbs in a rich, comforting broth that’s ready in just 40 minutes.

Ingredients

The Flavor Foundation:

½ tablespoon butter
2 celery ribs, diced
3–4 large carrots, diced
1 clove garlic, minced

The Soul of the Soup:

10 cups chicken stock (homemade or store-bought)
Salt, to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, to taste
⅛ teaspoon dried rosemary, to taste
⅛ teaspoon dried thyme
⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon paste or granules (optional, for added flavor)

The Heart and Body:

A batch of homemade egg noodles (or about 4 cups of dry egg noodles, farfalle, or other small pasta)
3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken

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Instructions

Step 1: Start Your Base

Melt butter in stockpot over medium-high heat until it smells nutty. Add celery and carrots, stir occasionally for 3 minutes until they start giving up their crunch. Your house should smell like Sunday already.

Step 2: Add the Garlic

Toss in minced garlic, stir constantly for 30 seconds until it hits your nose. Stop immediately – brown garlic tastes like regret.

Step 3: Build Your Broth

Pour in all the chicken stock, add salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Taste it now – if it’s bland, add bouillon. If it’s perfect, don’t fix what isn’t broken.

Step 4: Cook Those Noodles Right

Bring everything to a rolling boil, dump in noodles. Cook until al dente only – the second they’re tender with slight resistance, yank the pot off heat. Noodles turn to mush fast in hot liquid.

Step 5: Finish Strong

Stir in shredded chicken, let the heat warm it through. Taste again – this is your last chance to make it sing. Add whatever it needs.

Step 6: Serve Hot

Ladle into bowls while it’s still steaming. Watch people’s faces change on that first spoonful.

Notes

Layer flavors at each step instead of dumping everything together and hoping for magic. Sautéed vegetables taste different than raw vegetables thrown into broth. Season multiple times throughout cooking – salt added early penetrates differently than salt stirred in at the end. Both matter.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Category: Soup
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: American