Cold Day Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes

COLD-DAY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrots and onion; cook and stir 5-7 minutes or until tender., Add broth, basil and pepper; bring to a boil. Stir in noodles; cook 12-14 minutes or until al dente. Stir in chicken and parsley; heat through.

COLD FIGHTING CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in garlic, ginger, lemongrass, thyme and rosemary until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Whisk in chicken stock, bay leaves and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Add chicken; reduce heat and simmer. Cook, covered, until the chicken is cooked through, about 10-12 minutes. Remove chicken and shred, using two forks; set aside. Stir in pasta and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes. Stir in chicken and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately, garnished with chives, if desired.

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Coat a large stock pot with olive oil and add the onions, celery and carrots. Season with salt, to taste, and bring the pot to medium-high heat. Cook the vegetables until they start to soften and are very aromatic, about 10 minutes. Add in the garlic, crushed red pepper and thyme and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken and fill the pot with enough water to cover the chicken. Add the bay leaves, bring the ingredients to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes and skim off any particles that accumulate on the surface. Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemon halves into the soup and drop in the lemon halves. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and taste for seasoning. Adjust the flavors with salt and pepper, if needed. Simmer the soup for an additional hour.
• While the soup is simmering, bring another pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until "al dente," firm but not crunchy. Drain the pasta and transfer to a medium bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and toss. Reserve.
• After the soup has finished, switch the heat off and remove the chicken to a cutting board. Discard the lemon halves, thyme and bay leaves. Let the chicken cool, then remove the bones and discard. Pull the meat into bite-sized pieces and return them to the pot. Taste the soup for seasoning, which should be spicy with a bright lemon flavor and a warm cinnamon chicken feel. It should be very full-flavored and warm your soul. Rinse the beans and add them to the pot. Adjust the seasoning, if needed.
• Spoon some of the reserved pasta into the bottom of each serving bowl and ladle the hot soup over the pasta. Garnish with the chopped cilantro and serve. This soup is perfect for a cold day! YAY!

COLD-BLASTING CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the chicken broth with the bay leaf until broth boils.
• Add pasta; return broth to boil.
• Add chicken and lemon pepper; return broth to boil.
• Let mixture cook until pasta is done, about 10 minutes (if you're using uncooked chicken, test the chicken for doneness-- but it should be cooked by the time the pasta is done).
• Add ginger, garlic and onion; cook a few more minutes until onion pieces start to turn translucent.
• Stir in cilantro and chili; cook one more minute, then serve.

SOOTHE YOUR COLD CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 6-8 quart pan; add onion, celery, carrots, garlic, parsley, bay, thyme, coriander, peppercorns, allspice, and water.
• Cover, and bring to boiling over high heat; reduce heat and simmer gently until chicken is no longer pink at bone in thigh (cut to test), about 1 hour total.
• Remove pan from heat; lift out chicken and set on a plate and discard parsley.
• If making ahead, let broth cool uncovered, then cover and chill until cold or up to 1 day.
• Skim or lift chilled fat from broth and discard.
• When chicken is cool, pull meat from bones.
• Discard bones and any skin; tear meat into bite-size pieces.
• If making ahead, cover and chill meat up to 1 day.
• Cover soup, and bring to a boil on high heat.
• Add noodles; cook until tender to bite, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Stir in peas and chicken and heat through, 3 or 4 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls, add salt and pepper to taste.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth and chicken in heavy large pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover partially and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to large bowl. Cool chicken and broth slightly. Discard skin and bones from chicken. Cut chicken meat into bite-size pieces and reserve. Spoon fat off top of chicken broth.
• Return broth to simmer. Add onion, carrots and celery. Simmer until vegetables soften, about 8 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover chicken meat and broth separately and refrigerate. Bring broth to boil before continuing.)
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Add mushrooms to broth; stir in noodles, herbs, and reserved chicken. Simmer until noodles are tender, about 5 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.