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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