Easy Chicken Soup
This chicken builds boneless skinless chicken breasts, carrots and celery stalks into a proper meal you can have ready in about 70 minutes. 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)
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How to make it
- Finely dice the onion, carrots and celery, and mince the garlic. Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
- Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, then add the onion, carrots and celery and cook for 6 to 8 minutes until softened. Stir in the garlic, thyme and basil and cook for another minute until fragrant.
- Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir constantly for about 1 minute to cook out the raw taste and form a light roux.
- Gradually pour in the chicken stock while stirring to keep the mixture smooth, then add the chicken pieces and bring to a gentle boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 74 C (165 F) with no pink remaining.
- Add the egg noodles and simmer for a further 8 to 10 minutes until tender.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, stir through the chopped parsley, and serve hot.
You'll use: Large pot Β· Saucepan
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (ΒΎ the amount) Β· coconut oil Β· margarine
Tips & common questions
How long does Easy Chicken Soup take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 14 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (ΒΎ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β 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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Easy Chicken Soup is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Lemon chicken orzo soup.jpg by Karen and Brad Emerson, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.