Chicken Noodle Soup

This old-fashioned chicken noodle soup welcomes you home from the cold. One taste and you'll see why it's one of Betty's Best. MORE + LESS -

Chicken and Broth

cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)

4 1/2

cups cold water

teaspoon salt

1/2

teaspoon pepper

medium celery stalk (with leaves), cut-up

carrot, cut up

small onion, cut up

parsley sprig

medium carrots, sliced (1 cup)

medium celery stalks, sliced (1 cup)

small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)

tablespoon chicken bouillon granules

cup uncooked medium egg noodles (2 oz)

Chopped fresh parsley

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1

Remove excess fat from chicken. In Dutch oven or stock pot, place chicken, giblets (except liver) and neck. Add remaining chicken and broth ingredients; heat to boiling. Skim foam from broth; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 45 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
2

Remove chicken from broth. Cool chicken about 10 minutes or just until cool enough to handle. Strain broth through cheesecloth-lined strainer; discard vegetables. Remove skin and bones from chicken. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch pieces. Skim and discard fat from broth. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate broth and chicken in separate containers up to 24 hours or freeze for future use.
3

Add enough water to broth to measure 5 cups. In Dutch oven, heat broth, sliced carrots, sliced celery, chopped onion and bouillon granules to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until carrots are tender.
4

Stir in noodles and chicken. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 7 to 10 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with parsley.

Start with 3 cups canned chicken broth and 3 cups cut-up cooked chicken or turkey instead of making the chicken and broth.
Leave nothing to waste. Three to 3 1/2 pounds of chicken necks, backs and giblets (except liver) can also be used to make broth.