Chicken Noodle Soup
A comforting chicken built around carrots, celery and chicken broth — roughly 70 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (5)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: contains meat, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Egg
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How to make it
- Dice the onion, slice the carrots and celery, and mince the garlic. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion, carrots, and celery for 6 to 7 minutes until softened.
- Stir in the garlic, thyme, and bay leaf and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Pour in the chicken broth, season lightly with salt and pepper, and bring to a gentle boil.
- Add the whole chicken breasts, lower to a simmer, and poach for 15 to 18 minutes until cooked through and an internal temperature of 74 C (165 F) is reached.
- Remove the chicken to a plate, let it rest briefly, then shred it into bite-sized pieces with two forks.
- Return the broth to a boil, add the egg noodles, and cook for 6 to 8 minutes until tender, then stir the shredded chicken back in to heat through.
- Remove the bay leaf, stir in the parsley, taste and adjust the seasoning, and serve hot.
You'll use: Large pot · Saucepan
Tips & common questions
How long does Chicken Noodle Soup take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 13 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Chicken Noodle Soup is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Chicken with Noodles Soup - Noodles Soup 2023-10-24.jpg (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.