Welcome to Fall everyone! It is 100% my favorite season. The leaves crunching under your feet, pumpkins, apple picking, comfy sweaters and most importantly the D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S food. Generally, when the weather gets a little chillier, I get in the mood for a nice hot bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup. This has to be one of my favorite dishes that my Mom makes. She would always make it for me when I came home from college on break and wanted some home cooking. You could always tell when she was cooking this delectable soup because the house smelled like sautéed onions, garlic, carrots and celery. So comforting. The smell that meant home. My Mother cooks everything she makes from scratch and it's a favorite activity of mine to watch her make food come to life. Even when I was little I'd always be jumping up next to the counter just to get a peek at what she was making.
This is my beautiful Mother and her newest child, my dog, Mackenzie. Her "everything from scratch" cooking has been my constant inspiration and origin of my passion for food. She taught me how to cook, shop for the ripest and freshest food and how to add a dash of love to everything I make. No matter how loyal I am to my Mom's recipes my food always seems to taste not as good as hers. Just something about Momma's cooking I guess! Chicken Noodle Soup is one of those dishes she taught me how to make so that when I'm away at college I can whip this up and freeze it for later. It's cheap, easy and, most importantly, good for you! It's loaded with veggies and roasted chicken. There's no lack in nutrition here! Always a good thing in my mind :)
So now it's senior year and I have no clue what this year is going to bring. It's a little scary and mostly stressful. So when I start feeling like this I like to make myself feel at home. What could be a better remedy than filling my apartment with the smell of Chicken noodle? I guarantee it will put a permanent smile on your face. I hope when you try out this recipe it keeps you warm in the coming cold months and it gives you a little feeling of home.
Ingredients:
2 tbls extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 large vidalia onion, diced
2 cups celery, chopped
2 cups carrots, peeled and chopped
1 cooked rotisserie chicken
2-3 Boxes of Swanson Reduced Sodium chicken broth
3 handfuls egg noodles (I used whole wheat noodles for a little more nutritional value)
Sea Salt, to taste
Black Pepper, to taste
First, mince garlic.
Dice the onion, make sure the onion is all relatively the same size. This way it will cook evenly.
Heat up tall pot. When pot is hot add olive oil, garlic and onion. Season with salt and pepper. Stir.
Dice and add celery to pot. Stir.
Dice Carrots. Again, make sure the pieces are all relatively the same size and thickness.
Add carrots to pot. Season again and stir.
Next, shred rotisserie chicken. Make pieces chunky as you like.
Add chicken to pot.
Add broth to pot and stir. Let simmer.
In the meantime, boil water and add noodles. Cook aldente (slightly firm).
When aldente, add pasta to soup. Salt and pepper to taste.
Let simmer for 5 more minutes and wah la! You have an amazing smelling apartment and a hot meal!
Now, Shut Up and Eat.
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