Herbed Chicken Soup

Total Time
Prep: 15 min. + cooling Cook: 2 hours

Updated on Oct. 14, 2022

I love cooking from scratch and turning a recipe into my own personal "creation". This soup is one I developed gradually over the years...after some experimenting.

Test Kitchen Approved

Herbed Chicken Soup

Yield: 16 servings (4 quarts)
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 2 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 3-1/2 pounds), cut up
  • 2-1/2 quarts water
  • 4 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 5 chicken bouillon cubes
  • 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon each rubbed sage and poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt, optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 1 package (12 ounces) frozen noodles or 2 cups cooked noodles

Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, place the first 13 ingredients. Cover and bring to a boil; skim fat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
  2. Remove chicken; allow to cool. Debone and cut into chunks. Skim fat from broth; bring to a boil. Return chicken to kettle. Add frozen noodles and cook for 20 minutes or until tender, or add cooked noodles and heat through. Remove bay leaf.
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