Best 7 Chicken And Noodles Or Turkey Recipes

FARMHOUSE CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Place the chicken breast-side up in a 6-8 quart Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot. Arrange the celery, carrot, onion, bay leaf and thyme around the chicken. Add cool water to just barely cover the chicken. Sprinkle in the salt and pepper.
• Cover the pot and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 1 - 1 ½ hours, or until the chicken is falling apart. Turn off the heat and let it rest in the broth for 30 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the broth and shred the meat into medium-size pieces. Discard the skin and bones.
• Strain the broth and return to the pot. Discard the vegetables and herbs.
• Return chicken to the pot with the broth. Bring to a simmer; add the noodles. Cook for about 6-8 minutes for wide egg noodles, or until the pasta is al dente (cooked, but still slightly firm). Turn off the heat; stir in lemon juice. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if necessary.

OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN AND WAFFLES

Steps:

• Clean and wash chicken and place in a very large pot with onion, celery, carrots, parsley, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper. Cover with water and place the lid on top.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, and allow to boil for about 30 minutes. Then, turn the temperature to low and cook for 2 ½ - 3 hours or until the chicken is cooked and tender.
• Drain the chicken and vegetables from the pot, save the cooking liquid!
• Add the cooking liquid back to the pot along with 2 cups of store-bought stock. Cook the noodles as per the package instructions. Drain the noodles when done, reserving the cooking liquid.
• While the noodles are cooking, debone the chicken and cut it into small bite-size pieces.
• Add the drained noodles back to the pot. Stir in condensed soup and milk to the noodles.
• Stir in the chicken pieces and cooked vegetables. Add some of the reserved cooking liquid if the mixture is too dry. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve.

INCREDIBLY EASY CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• In a large pot, mix the cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, chicken broth, and chicken meat. Season with onion powder, seasoning salt, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, and stir in the noodles. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.

MOM'S OLD FASHIONED TURKEY AND NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil to medium high. Salt and pepper the turkey thighs on both sides. Place the thighs in the pan and brown well on all sides.
• 2. When the turkey is well browned, add the chunks of vegetables and the garlic and saute them for a few minutes.Add the chicken broth, water (just enough to cover the turkey and veggies) and bay leaves. Add poultry seasoning here if desired.
• 3. Bring to a boil and then turn down heat to medium and simmer the mixture until turkey is tender and the internal temperature is 160 to 170 degrees F. Remove turkey from broth, let cool. Remove skin and bone from turkey and discard. Chop meat into bite sized chunks.
• 4. Strain broth through a sieve and discard the vegetables. Defat the broth, place back into the Dutch oven, bring to a boil and add the noodles. Turn heat to medium and add the cubed or sliced vegetables. Cook until noodles are tender, stirring frequently to avoid sticking. (Cooking generally takes longer than is indicated on the package for these noodles.)
• 5. When noodles are tender to your preference, add the chopped turkey meat and heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste. By the time the noodles are done, and the turkey reheated, most of the broth should be absorbed and thickened. (If you like more broth, add another can of chicken broth) Serve HOT.

HEARTY CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium high heat, cook carrots with 1 ½ cup broth, 1 bay leaf, salt, pepper, and dried or fresh thyme until carrots are tender.
• Add into the pot the remaining chicken broth, celery, onion and garlic and let come to a boil.
• Next add the dry wide noodles to the pot and cook for 5 minutes uncovered.
• Then after 5 minutes stir in 1 cup of milk and the frozen peas.
• In a separate pan mix the remaining milk with the all purpose flour over medium heat and slowly whisk the milk and flour together to remove the lumps. Do this for about 3-4 minutes. This is going to be used to thicken the chicken and noodles.
• Add this milk and flour mixture to the pot with the noodles, vegetables and broth.
• Finally add the cooked shredded chicken and let the soup simmer until thickened.
• Remove from heat and serve hot topped with fresh chopped parsley (optional).

CHICKEN AND NOODLES (OR TURKEY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a shallow 1 1/2-2qt casserole with butter or cooking spray.
• In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles al dente. They will be better slightly firm.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet over medium heat melt the butter.
• Add the flour, stirring for 1-2 minutes until smooth and bubbily.
• Remove from heat and stir in chicken broth gradually. Place back n heat and cook, stirring, until it thickens, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in milk and cook until very hot and smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Put drained noodles in a bowl with chicken or turkey and pour sauce over, toss thoroughly. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Spoon mixture into the greased casserole. Sprinkle with parmesan.
• Bake coverd for 15 minutes, then uncovered for about 15 minutes or until edges and brown and top is crisp.

EASY TURKEY OR CHICKEN AND NOODLES.

Steps:

• 1. cook pasta as directed.melt margerine in skillet. Add cream of chicken soup, peas and casrrots. Heat til bubbly. Toss with drained pasta, add turkey or chicken, mix well. I serve this with a side salad and warm french bread.