Friday, August 3, 2007

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:
  • 2 chicken breasts or 6-7 chicken tenders cooked and cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 bag of frozen carrots
  • 4 stalks of celery (1-2 cups chopped)
  • 1/2 cup of onions chopped
  • 5 chicken boillion cubes
  • 2 cans cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cube of butter
  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1/4 cup of milk

In a large pot place onions, celery and carrots and bouillion in enough water to cover them. Cook on Med. hight heat. While the vegetables are cooking, melt butter in a small sauce pan to make the roux over low heat. When the butter is melted, wisk in the flour. Add milk and wisk. Let thicken again, and add 1/2 cup of the water from the boiling vegetables. Let thicken again, then add the cream of chicken, turn heat to the lowest setting. When the vegetables are tender, add the Roux to the water and vegetables. Stir and add water 1 cup at a time until the soup is the desired thickness.

Homemade noodles:

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tablespoon milk
  • 2 tsp. salt

Mix ingredients together. Sprinkle cutting board with flour and flour your rolling pin. Roll the dough at as thin as you can make it. Cut the dough in thin noodle shapes. One by one, place the dough in boiling soup and mix.

-Brandi's own recipe

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Loved this one! And so easy too. There is nothing like a pot of chicken noodle soup on a cold day.