Chef John's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

By Coldsnap46

"This soul-warming soup is deliciously simple -- just chicken and noodles. What makes it so good is the homemade roasted chicken stock." --Chef John

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 2 tablespoons melted chicken fat
• 2 quarts roasted chicken broth (see footnote for recipe link)
• 4 ounces uncooked wide egg noodles
• 2 cooked boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Stir in carrot, onion, celery, salt, and fresh thyme. Stir in chicken fat; cook and stir until the onions turn soft and translucent, 5 to 6 minutes.

2. Stir in roasted chicken broth and bring to a boil.

3. Season to taste with salt, if necessary; stir in egg noodles and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.

4. Stir in cooked chicken breast meat and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper to taste.

Editor's Note:
This recipe calls for Chef John's Roasted Chicken Broth.

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