Description
Comforting “creamy chicken noodle soup” blends classic homestyle flavors with rich, velvety textures. Hearty ingredients and simple preparation make this soul-warming dish perfect for chilly evenings you’ll savor to the last spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 2 cups (250g) shredded or chopped cooked chicken
- 8 cups (1.92 liters) chicken broth
Vegetables:
- 3/4 cup (100g) chopped yellow onion
- 1 cup (120g) sliced or diced carrots
- 1 cup (120g) sliced or diced celery
- 1 medium potato (280g), peeled and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
Dairy and Other Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup (31g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) half-and-half or whole milk
- 3–4 cups (112-150g) uncooked wide egg noodles
- Optional garnish: fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Heat butter in a spacious pot over medium temperature, introducing chopped onion, carrots, celery, and minced garlic. Sauté for approximately 5 minutes until vegetables transform into a tender state.
- Incorporate flour, seasonings, thyme, and oregano into the vegetable mixture. Continuously stir for 2 minutes to eliminate raw flour’s distinctive flavor profile.
- Stream chicken broth into the pot, gently folding in diced potato pieces. Elevate heat to medium-high, allowing liquid to reach a robust boil without additional stirring for 3 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, creating a partial pot cover. Simmer the liquid for 25 minutes, ensuring potato chunks reach complete tenderness. Evaluate and recalibrate seasoning as necessary.
- Introduce pre-cooked chicken fragments, creamy half-and-half, and delicate noodles into the simmering concoction. Continue cooking for 10 minutes until noodles soften and soup achieves desired consistency. Perform a final taste assessment and adjust seasonings.
- Ladle the steaming soup into serving vessels, optionally adorning with fresh thyme leaves as an elegant finishing touch.
Notes
- Swap half-and-half with lighter alternatives like low-fat milk or unsweetened almond milk for a healthier version that still maintains creamy texture.
- Use gluten-free flour or cornstarch as a substitute to make the recipe suitable for those with gluten sensitivities.
- Enhance protein content by adding extra shredded rotisserie chicken or white beans for vegetarian protein options.
- For deeper flavor complexity, consider roasting vegetables briefly before adding to the soup, which caramelizes natural sugars and intensifies taste profile.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 209 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 313 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 44 mg