A very satisfying Chicken Soup. Be careful to add a lot of chicken stock as the noodle soak up a lot of moisture.
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Hearty, Soup
Servings: 6
Cost: £12
Equipment
1 Large Soup Pan
Ingredients
14g(tablespoon) unsalted butter
100gchopped yellow onion (1/2 of a large onion)
120gsliced or diced carrots (1–2 large carrots or a handful of baby carrots)
120g120g sliced or diced celery (2–3 stalks)
1medium potatopeeled and diced (around 1 and 1/2 cups or 280g)
4garlic clovesminced
30gall-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonfresh ground pepper
1teaspoondried thyme leavesor 2 teaspoons fresh
1/2teaspoondried oreganoor 1 teaspoon fresh
2000ml(2 liters) chicken broth (I recommend reduced sodium)
250gshredded or chopped cooked chicken
250mlhalf-and-half or whole milk
150guncooked wide egg noodles (or other dry pasta)
optional for garnish: fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until vegetables have softened. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, thyme, and oregano and cook for 2 minutes.
Next, add the chicken broth and potato. Give everything a quick stir, then increase the heat to medium-high. Bring the soup to a boil, without stirring, and boil for 3 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium-low, partially cover the pot, and allow to simmer for 25 minutes or until the potatoes have softened. Taste the soup, and add more seasonings to taste, if desired.
Add the chicken, half-and-half/milk, and noodles. Cook for 10 minutes until the noodles are tender and the soup has thickened. Once again, taste the soup and add more seasoning as desired. Serve warm.
Storage
Cover and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. To reheat, simply pour into a pot over medium heat and cook until warm. Feel free to add more chicken broth to the leftovers if it’s too thick. (Soup thickens in the refrigerator as the noodles and potatoes soak up the liquid.)
Notes
Storage seems to increase the flavour. In this case, the soup will be creamier tasting (and a little thicker).