Description
This easy homemade chicken noodle soup recipe is cozy, satisfying, and made from scratch with simple everyday ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled & sliced
- 2 sticks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1.5 pounds uncooked boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 cups uncooked egg noodles
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Step 1: Add the oil, butter, onion, carrots, and celery to a soup pot and sauté over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes.
- Step 2: Stir in the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
- Step 3: Add in the chicken broth, water, chicken breasts, and Italian seasoning.
- Step 4: Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pot with the lid slightly ajar, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Step 5: Stir in the noodles and cook for another 8 minutes with the lid off, stirring occasionally.
- Step 6: Take the chicken out of the pot, cut it up or shred it, and add it back in.
- Step 7: Season the soup with salt & pepper as needed and add in the fresh parsley.
Notes
Feel free to swap chicken breasts for thighs. If using rotisserie chicken, add it toward the end. Note that noodles soak up broth during storage, so you may need to add more chicken broth when reheating.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 243 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 754 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 88 mg
Keywords: chicken noodle soup, easy soup, homemade, comfort food