Chicken Noodle Soup
Good for the heart, good for the soul….good when everyone in our household has been sick for 6 days straight! Poor little Kenya got a bronchial infection at one of the kid play spaces (a.k.a “germ factories”) I take him to and within days everyone in our house was down for the count. Since there’s little you can do medicinally for kids Kenya’s age, out came my homemade ginger-lemon-honey tea and my personal favorite, chicken noodle soup.
Almost nothing seems to taste good when you’re sick, but there’s something about chicken noodle soup that always makes you feel better. For years doctors have deemed it medicinal and I have to agree. I always considered my recipe for chicken soup fast, easy and fresh, but I became a true pro at making it day after day this week to feed my “patients”. Chocked full of carrots, celery and leeks, I got smart this time and made a huge batch for the freezer for the next time we’re all down for the count.
Chicken Noodle Soup (Make 4 Servings)
32 Oz Chicken Stock, preferably low sodium
2 Carrots or 3/4 Cup, chopped
1 Celery Stalk or 1/3 Cup, chopped
1 Leek or 3/4 Cup, halved and sliced thin
1 Large Chicken Breast
2 Tsp. Vegitor other herb free seasoning
3/4 Cup Fine Egg Noodles
1. Heat chicken stock in a large pot over a high heat and bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
2. Add the carrots, celery, leeks, chicken breast, Vegit and cook for 12 minutes.
3. Remove the chicken breast, cool and tear or chop into bite size pieces.
4. Add the egg noodles to the broth and cook for 6 minutes or until tender.
5. Add the chicken to the soup.
6. Serve.
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Not sure what I did wrong. The chicken took longer than 12 mins. After it was done, I added the noodles but they took longer than 6 minutes and the carrots were not tender when the noddles were done. I cooked the whole thing a lot longer and lost much of the broth in the process. Any suggestions? Also, any tips on how to get a 16 month old to eat/drink soup?
Hmm, Did you bring the stock to a boil then reduce to a simmer? For your 16 month old, show her how good the soup is, eat it with her. Give a her a little bowl with some soup in it and give her a spoon. See if that works – if she is a fan of the noodles, give her more noodles so she can eat them. Let me know how it goes!
I made this for my 13 month old daughter who had her first little cold. It turned out great the only thing that I did different was to add a couple minced garlic cloves. I had no idea if my LO was going to eat this (because she never had soup before) but she kept signing “more” as soon as her bowl was empty- it was so cute! Thanks for the yummy recipe I also enjoyed a couple bowls too!
iI can’t find low sodium stock, can I use broth or will it give another flavor?
You can use broth
I’ve not heard of Vegit. What is it and where do I find it, please? I live in the Metro area of MN. Thanks!
whole foods sells vegit. i think in the seasoning aisle. you can also order from amazon. it’s a little pricey, but probably worth it if you plan to cook with it a lot
is there a way to make this w/o vegit, and have still taste good?
Vegit just adds more seasoning, you can avoid putting it in and just season with some salt to taste
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