Chicken Noodle Soup with Homemade Broth

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subheading: Ingredients for the home made chicken broth:

1 whole chicken, inner parts removed, tail fat chopped off

1 carrot, peeled

1 celery stick

1 small onion

4 peppercorns

2 bay leaves

salt, pepper to taste

subheading: Chicken Noodle Soup Ingredients:

1 carrot, peeled and chopped

1 celery stick, chopped

1 onion, whole

2 cloves garlic, whole

2 bay leaves

1 cup egg noodles

1 cup shredded chicken

2 tablespoons butter or vegetable oil

4 to 6 cups chicken broth (depending how liquidy you want it) (if chicken broth seems too oily/fatty for you dilute it with water)

subheading: Directions for the Chicken Broth:

Place chicken in a pot (if pot is too small for whole chicken to be covered with water, chop it into smaller pieces first) and fill the pot up with cold water. Bring to a boil, pour out all the water, fill the pot up again (washing off any residue that has formed on the sides) and bring to a boil again.

As soon as water boils the second time, reduce heat to low, add carrot, celery, onion and peppercorns and continue to simmer, uncovered for 1 hour. Using a spoon, occasionally skim off any film that forms on the surface. Add bay leaves, salt and pepper, a few minutes before broth is done.

Remove chicken, celery, carrot, onion and bay leaves.

**Broth can be refrigerated (after a few hours the fat will rise to the surface and you will be able to just scoop it up with a spoon) or frozen for up to 6 months

subheading: Directions for the Soup:

Heat vegetable oil over medium heat. Add carrots and celery. Sweat the vegetables for 10 minutes, without letting them brown. Add salt/pepper to taste.

Add chicken broth, onion and garlic, and bring to a boil. Once boiling add egg noodles. Reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes.

Add shredded chicken, and bay leaves. Cook 5 minutes. Remove onion, garlic and bay leaves. Serve hot!

Chicken Noodle Soup just in time for the cold fall and winter months. Make your own broth for it to be extra special and delicious.

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