You will find there's nothing similar to homemade chicken noodle soup. It is such a solace, whether you are curling up while you're watching TV on a chilly, wet, stormy or trying hard to get a little down while getting over a cold or even flu.
Here is the capability of chicken noodle soup. All of our mothers and grandmothers knew it and the soup makers are aware of it, too.
What many do not know is that excellent chicken noodle soup is reasonably quick and not hard to make yourself and, as an further benefit, in which case you also are familiar with whats in it. My magic formula is for onions, carrots, celery and garlic to be fully cooked until tender and partly caramelized in olive oil. And then add broth and sliced up chicken breasts, or chicken thighs if you like. Let the soup simmer and sprinkle freshly ground black pepper, dried thyme and a bit of lemon juice for more depth.
One more strategy is to prepare the noodles in a completely different pot in chicken broth - not in water - to give them a wonderful chicken flavor and for preventing them from getting too soft. Next add them and additional broth and some frozen peas for color and extra flavor. There you have it. Should you have your own home made chicken stock you are a step ahead, however a good quality canned broth is very good, too. You could forget about the peas and it will certainly be good, but make sure to add the lemon juice.
If you'd rather, you can do what I have done and choose a head of roasted garlic rather than fresh garlic. I took out every roasted clove away from its skin, and then finely diced them all and included them before I added the chicken sections. The range of flavor is fantastic using this method. I sincerely hope that you'll cook this before the temperature gets warm. We ate it last night with our close friends while the rainfall came down outdoors. It was just the right style of weather for chicken noodle soup.
Here is the capability of chicken noodle soup. All of our mothers and grandmothers knew it and the soup makers are aware of it, too.
What many do not know is that excellent chicken noodle soup is reasonably quick and not hard to make yourself and, as an further benefit, in which case you also are familiar with whats in it. My magic formula is for onions, carrots, celery and garlic to be fully cooked until tender and partly caramelized in olive oil. And then add broth and sliced up chicken breasts, or chicken thighs if you like. Let the soup simmer and sprinkle freshly ground black pepper, dried thyme and a bit of lemon juice for more depth.
One more strategy is to prepare the noodles in a completely different pot in chicken broth - not in water - to give them a wonderful chicken flavor and for preventing them from getting too soft. Next add them and additional broth and some frozen peas for color and extra flavor. There you have it. Should you have your own home made chicken stock you are a step ahead, however a good quality canned broth is very good, too. You could forget about the peas and it will certainly be good, but make sure to add the lemon juice.
If you'd rather, you can do what I have done and choose a head of roasted garlic rather than fresh garlic. I took out every roasted clove away from its skin, and then finely diced them all and included them before I added the chicken sections. The range of flavor is fantastic using this method. I sincerely hope that you'll cook this before the temperature gets warm. We ate it last night with our close friends while the rainfall came down outdoors. It was just the right style of weather for chicken noodle soup.
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