Name: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup With Egg Noodles
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 0
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8-10 c water; 1 whole chicken; 4 carrots, peeled and chopped; 4 celery sticks, chopped; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 1 large sprig fresh thyme; 1 large garlic clove, smashed; 3 carrots, peeled and sliced; 3 celery sticks, diced; 1/2 yellow onion, diced; 4 tsp chicken base better than bouillon brand; 10 oz egg noodles; shredded chicken, or 2 cooked chicken breasts if not using a whole chicken from above; 1/2 tsp salt; pepper; Fresh parsley, chopped

This homemade chicken noodle soup is the best! This 15 year old family recipe is made with fresh vegetables, a homemade chicken broth and egg noodles. It’s an easy recipe that anyone can make.

Another great winter soup recipe is this creamy chicken gnocchi soup.

Chicken noodle soup with egg noodles is a winter staple. It’s such a classic that my family always asks for as soon as the temperature drops. I’ve been making it the same was for 15 years.

This hearty soup all starts with chicken broth made from a whole chicken and fresh vegetables. Making your own broth is so easy and delicious!

And I promise, when I say it’s easy, it is!

All you will need for the vegetables is carrots, onion, celery, garlic and some fresh parsley (if you can get it).

Whenever anyone has a cold in our house, I always make this soup. Chicken noodle soup is something I think we all had as kids when we were feeling under the weather.

It’s so much more healthy than the can version.

Making The Chicken Noodle Soup Broth

Here’s what I think makes this soup extra delicious.

When you make the broth (and you should do this) I make it with water, a whole uncooked chicken and vegetables.

You’ll need a larger soup pot for this.

The entire uncooked whole chicken will go in, then cover it with 8-10 cups of water, along with carrots, celery, onion, a sprig of thyme and garlic.

Chopping up these vegetables doesn’t have to be pretty. There are basically two rounds of vegetables. The first round is only to make the broth, so all of those vegetables will get discarded once the broth is done simmering.

Once it’s done everything in this pot will get strained out, and you’ll transfer it to another soup pot.

And that’s it for the broth, see how easy?

Making your own broth is a great way to know your family is getting the healthiest chicken noodle soup possible.

There are definitely some great brands that make really good broth and stock but nothing beats the simplicity and pure ingredients of homemade broth.

Ingredients

The ingredients are pretty simple for this recipe. Any time you are making a recipe from scratch it’s important to use quality ingredients.

whole chicken – these are a pretty standard size, make sure to clean out all the insides in the cavity prior to cooking
water – this is your base for making the chicken broth
carrots – you’ll need a whole package of carrots, because some will be used for the broth and some for the actual soup
celery – same for the celery, but one celery bunch should suffice
onion – you’ll need two onions total, a yellow onion is my go to
fresh thyme – if you don’t have fresh thyme you can use dried, but you’ll need much less since dried herbs are stronger than fresh, so just a tiny tiny pinch of a dried thyme
garlic – the garlic is used only for the broth portion of the recipe
chicken better than bouillon – this chicken base is more flavorful than other bouillon cubes, it’s quite different because this is a paste and crucial for the soup tasting how it should
egg noodles – egg noodles really complete this chicken noodle soup, it gives it such a homemade made from scratch taste
salt and pepper – for flavor
parsley – this is optional, because it’s only for garnish

Chicken Noodle Soup Tips

When taking out the chicken from the water (if it stayed whole and didn’t fall apart) be careful transferring to a cutting board. Make sure you dump all the water out of the cavity, into your pot before moving it.

I’ve actually gotten water all over my floor, you only do that once!

Use fresh vegetables for the actual soup, don’t re-use the ones you used to make the broth. This means one package of carrots and one stalk of celery is perfect for this recipe.

I use half for each part of the recipe.

Chicken better than bouillon, if you don’t have this stuff you need it and I stress this in my most popular recipe on here, world’s best beef stroganoff.

It’s not like a bouillon cube but a condensed base and is so perfect for soups.

Soup Recipes To Try

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup – chicken, gnocchi, vegetables and a creamy broth
Loaded Baked Potato Chowder – hearty and super comforting, it tastes just like a baked potato with all the works
Lasagna Tortellini Soup – For all those lasagna lovers out there
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo – served with rice
Creamy Tomato Red Pepper Tortellini Soup – A quick and easy tomato soup recipe
Tender Pot Roast French Onion Soup – french onion soup, with tender pot roast chunks in a savory broth with cheese melted on top
Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Copycat Soup – It’s been reviewed as even better than the restaurant favorite