Chicken Noodle Soup from Scratch
Everyone knows that chicken noodle soup from scratch can do wonders for your health...and it's even better when it's been heating up in the slow cooker all day! Simple chicken noodle soup recipes like this are surprisingly easy and always delicious!
Cooking MethodSlow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 broiler chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), cut up and skinned
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- salt to taste
- 2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 3/4 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 10 cup water
- 2 1/2 cup uncooked medium egg noodles
Instructions
- Place the chicken, carrots, onion, and celery in a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker.
- Combine salt, parsley, marjoram, basil, poultry seasoning, pepper, and bay leaf in a bowl and mix to combine. Pour into slow cooker.
- Add 8 cups of water and cover. Cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours.
- Remove chicken and bay leaf, adding remaining 2 cups of water. Stir in noodles and cook, covered, on high setting for 20 minutes.
- Remove bones from the chicken and cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Add back to slow cooker and stir to mix.
- Cook for 15 minutes on high setting, covered.