Chicken Noodle Soup

The PERFECT lunch on a cold day. You'll have to bear with me though because I didn't follow a recipe, I just put it together on the fly :)

Last night I put 1 can of chicken broth and 4 - 5 cans of water (enough to cover everything) into the crock pot. I then put 3 large whole chicken pieces (bone in) into that. You could use boneless chicken breasts too, if you prefer.

Then add:

1 large chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrot
1/2 to 1 teaspoon thyme
1 tablespoon parsley
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning (I actually had some rotisserie seasoning I used)
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
2 bay leaves
1/2 lb wide egg noodles (more or less depending on how many you like in your soup)
salt and pepper

Put everything in the crock pot except the salt, pepper and egg noodles and turn it on low. Cook for about 8-10 hours. I did it overnight so we'd have it for lunch today.

Take the chicken pieces out making sure to get all the bones out too. Remove the bay leaves and toss. Cut the chicken up with a fork and toss the bones. While you are doing this the broth should have settled and you can skim any fat off the top with a spoon. Add the chicken back in. If it doesn't seem like you have enough liquid, you can add a bit more water. Put the egg noodles in and cook another 45 minutes or so on low, until the egg noodles are done. Serve and season to taste with salt and pepper.


This is an easy recipe to alter. Just leave things out you don't like. You can also add things like parsnips, potato, leak, dill...