Thursday, December 28, 2006

Chicken Noodle Soup


This is always a good standby for when you aren't feeling well. Here we used some homemade turkey stock that was frozen from the Thanksgiving turkey. Add your favorite veggies, curl up on the couch and enjoy a nice hot bowl of soup. Don't have stock? Well, canned chicken broth will work as well, it just won't be AS good.

Ingredients:
4 cups chicken or turkey stock (canned will work)
2 chicken breasts, cut up in bite sized pieces
1 cup celery (use the leaves, they have great flavor)
1 cup carrots
1 cup onions
couple of handfuls of egg noodles
salt and pepper to taste
a little fresh or dried thyme

Bring the stock to a boil, then set to simmer. Add the veggies and the chicken, salt and pepper, thyme. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the egg noodles and serve when the noodles are done. You can also add rice if you like, potatoes, peas, etc. You may need to add more stock if the noodles absorb too much liquid.