Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup (Mama's Cold Medicine) Recipe Video

Seasoned roasted chicken, fresh herbs, sauteed onion, carrots, celery, and garlic simmered in a flavorful stock creates the best chicken noodle soup ever!! We're in the icky cold and flu season so go ahead and make up a big old batch of this "mama's penicillin" to have in the freezer just in case.

Summary

Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time2 Hr 30 Min
Ready In3 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Servings6Cuisine
CourseTaste
MethodDish
Main IngredientHealthy

Ingredients

For chicken
 Whole chicken3 Pound
 Olive oil2 Tablespoon
 Salt and pepper To Taste
For the broth
 Celery stalks4
 Carrot2
 White onion1⁄2 Medium
 Parsley sprigs6
 Garlic6 Clove (30 gm)
 Salt & pepper To Taste
 Poultry seasoning To Taste
For the soup
 Olive oil2 Tablespoon
 Carrots3 Medium, peeled, chopped
 Celery stalks3 Medium, chopped
 White onion1⁄4 Large, diced
 Garlic2 Clove (10 gm), minced
 Egg noodles4 Cup (64 tbs)
 Parsley sprigs4 , chopped finely

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 914 Calories from Fat 427

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 48 g73.5%

Saturated Fat 12.1 g60.5%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 232.8 mg77.6%

Sodium 357.1 mg14.9%

Total Carbohydrates 65 g21.6%

Dietary Fiber 5.4 g21.5%

Sugars 6 g

Protein 54 g108.8%

Vitamin A 184.7% Vitamin C 25%

Calcium 11% Iron 22.9%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Place the chicken pieces on the baking sheet and brush it with olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper generously.
4. Bake for around 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let it cool completely.
5. Remove the meat from the bones and transfer it to a plate. Retain the bones for the broth.
6. BROTH: In a large pot put the chicken bones, celery, carrot, onion, parsley and garlic.
7. Pour water to cover the ingredients fully.
8. On medium heat bring it to a boil, cover and simmer for around 1 ½ hours.
9. Using a slotted spoon remove the ingredients from the broth and strain the broth with a fine strainer.
10. Season with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning to taste, mix and set aside.

MAKING
11. In a thick bottomed pot, heat olive oil. Put carrots, onion and celery till the onions are translucent.
12. Put the garlic and sauté till fragrant.
13. Pour the broth into this and bring it to a boil.
14. Add the egg noodles and parsley and continue to cook for around 8 minutes or until noodles are al dente.
15. Remove from the heat and add the shredded chicken. Stir to mix.

SERVING
16. In a serving bowl, serve the chicken soup hot.

Editors Review

Here comes the terrible cold and flu season and everyone seems to be having the sniffles. It would be wise to cook up a huge batch of "mama's penicillin for colds" and to freeze it for those miserable days! This recipe shows you how to make the soup using seasoned roasted chicken, fresh herbs, sautéed fresh veggies and lots of garlic simmered in a flavorful stock. This noodle soup is definitely going to remind you of your mama’s chicken noodle soup.
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