Hearty Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 5-1/2 hours
YIELD: 12 servings (3 quarts).
This satisfying soup with a hint of cayenne is brimming with vegetables, chicken and noodles. The recipe is from my father-in-law, but I tweaked it to make it my own. —Norma Reynolds, Overland Park, Kansas
Ingredients
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12 fresh baby carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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4 celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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3/4 cup finely chopped onion
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1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1-1/2 teaspoons mustard seed
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2 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
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1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast halves
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1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
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4 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
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1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated linguine
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Optional: Coarsely ground pepper and additional minced fresh parsley
Directions
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1.
In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 6 ingredients. Place mustard seed and garlic on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag. Place in slow cooker. Add chicken and broth. Cover and cook on low 5-6 hours or until meat is tender.
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2.
Discard spice bag. Remove chicken; cool slightly. Stir linguine into soup; cover and cook on high until pasta is tender, about 30 minutes longer. Cut chicken into pieces and return to soup; heat through. If desired, sprinkle with coarsely ground pepper and additional parsley.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 199 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 73mg cholesterol, 663mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 22g protein. Diabetic exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch.
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