Best Cindys Cooking Light Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes

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EASIER CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP



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Using cheese-filled tortellini as the noodle here adds more flavor than plain pasta; a hint of miso further enriches the broth. You'll sometimes find miso in your supermarket's produce section, near the tofu; it might be on the Asian foods aisle on the shelf. For the least expensive option, pick up miso at an Asian market. We call for white miso here, which is sweeter and less salty than red miso. Once you have it, it will last for months in the fridge; use it in salad dressings, marinades, or anywhere else you want savory depth. You can make the soup a couple of days ahead-just leave out the pasta, as it will swell once it goes into the liquid. Reheat the soup until it comes to a simmer. Then add the tortellini, and cook 6 minutes.

Provided by Ann Taylor Pittman

Time 35m

Yield Serves 6 (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion
1 1/3 cups thinly sliced carrot
1 cup thinly sliced celery
4 cups unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon white miso
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 (9-oz.) pkg. whole-wheat 3-cheese tortellini (such as Buitoni)
8 ounces skinless rotisserie chicken breast, shredded (about 2 cups)
1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Add onion, carrot, and celery; sauté 8 minutes. Add stock, water, miso, pepper, and salt; increase heat to high. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in tortellini. Cover and reduce heat to medium; cook 6 minutes. Stir in chicken and parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 281, Carbohydrate 26 g, Cholesterol 59 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 637 mg, Sugar 5 g

EASY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP



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This comforting classic is so easy to make, you'll never eat the store-bought version again.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Soups, Stews & Stocks     Soup Recipes

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 stalks celery, diced small
2 medium carrots, diced medium
1 medium yellow onion, diced small
Salt and pepper
4 cups chicken broth
1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
6 ounces vermicelli or angel-hair pasta, broken into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill

Steps:

  • In a large pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add celery, carrots, and onion and cook until celery and carrots are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Add broth and 4 cups water and bring to a boil. Add chicken, reduce to a simmer, and cover. Cook until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. With tongs, remove chicken and chop or shred into bite-size pieces. Add pasta to pot and cook until tender, about 4 minutes; season with salt and pepper. To serve, stir in chicken and dill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 204 g, Fat 4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 1 g

EASIEST CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP



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The majority of shortcut chicken soup recipes use rotisserie chicken. It's a convenient hack, but cooked chicken doesn't absorb flavors very well. On the other hand, sautéing ground chicken in olive oil with garlic, coriander and celery seeds (or fennel seeds and rosemary, or herbes de Provence) creates a deeply complex base. Add the vegetables, then the stock and the noodles for a complete meal that cooks in 30 minutes. You can use egg noodles, cavatelli or alphabet noodles, but you may want to adjust the amount of stock to taste, since they'll each absorb a different amount of liquid.

Provided by Alexa Weibel

Categories     lunch, weekday, soups and stews, main course

Time 30m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound ground chicken
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon celery seeds (optional)
1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 celery stalks, halved lengthwise, then sliced 1/2-inch thick
1 large shallot, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves)
7 to 8 cups chicken stock, plus more as needed
8 ounces dried egg noodles, cavatelli or other small shaped pasta
Crème fraîche, chopped fresh parsley and dill, and lemon zest, for garnish

Steps:

  • In a large pot, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add the chicken, season generously with salt and pepper, and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until starting to crumble, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, coriander and celery seeds (if using), and cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, scoop the chicken into a small lidded bowl (to retain moisture); cover and set aside.
  • Add the carrot, celery, shallot, thyme and the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the pot, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until slicked with fat, 3 minutes. Add the stock (7 cups for a stew-like soup or up to 8 cups for a brothy soup) and bring to a boil over high.
  • Add noodles and cook over medium-high until al dente according to package directions. (If the noodles absorb a lot of liquid, add more broth according to taste.) Add the reserved chicken and any accumulated juices and heat until warmed, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls; top with a spoonful of crème fraîche, a fistful of torn herbs and lemon zest.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP



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When you don't have time to make your soup totally from scratch, this is a very easy, very good substitute.

Provided by MARYVM

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Noodle Soup Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon butter
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped celery
4 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can vegetable broth
½ pound chopped cooked chicken breast
1 ½ cups egg noodles
1 cup sliced carrots
½ teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion and celery in butter until just tender, 5 minutes. Pour in chicken and vegetable broths and stir in chicken, noodles, carrots, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 161.5 calories, Carbohydrate 12.1 g, Cholesterol 46.4 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 13.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 1356.8 mg, Sugar 3.7 g

CINDY'S COOKING LIGHT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP



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This is a recipe I clipped out of an old cooking light cookbook years ago...It makes the best homemade chicken noodle soup. I usually use amish thick noodles in this soup and I tend to add more than the recipe says.

Provided by CIndytc

Categories     Clear Soup

Time 2h

Yield 6-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 (4 lb) broiler-fryer chickens, halved
2 stalks celery, halved
1 large onion, quartered
1 carrot, scraped and halved
1 turnip, peeled and halved
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4 teaspoon oregano
4 cups water
3 cups chicken broth
4 ounces thick egg noodles
1 large onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 carrots, scraped and sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon tarragon
1/4 teaspoon oregano

Steps:

  • Combine: chicken & next 10 ingredients in a large dutch oven, and bring mixture to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; cook 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. REmove chicken from borth; set broth mixture aside. Skin and bone chicken; chop chicken meat and set aside.
  • Pour broth mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a large bowl; discard cooked vegetables. Remove and discard fat from broth; return broth to dutch oven.
  • Cook noodles according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain and set aside.
  • Add chopped onion, sliced celery, and sliced carrots to chicken broth; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes -- add cooked noodles and simmer another 15 minutes. Serve or you can freez in containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 788.9, Fat 47.3, SaturatedFat 13.5, Cholesterol 243, Sodium 1330.5, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 5.5, Protein 62.8

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