Best 5 Moms Homey Chicken Soup Recipes

MOM'S CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the chicken, giblets, water, salt, onion, peppercorns, three celery ribs, all the celery leaves and three carrots in a soup kettle. Bring to a boil. Skim off the foam. Reduce heat to simmer; cover and cook for 2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat. Discard cooked vegetables and peppercorns. Strain stock if desired. , Chill stock, then skim fat. Dice remaining celery and carrots; add to the stock. Cook until the vegetables are tender. , Meanwhile, remove chicken from the bones and dice. Add chicken, cooked rice or noodles and parsley. Heat through. Stir in food coloring if desired.

HOMEY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrots and mushrooms; cook and stir 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in flour, basil and salt until blended; gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes., Return to a boil; add noodles. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Stir in kale and chicken; cook, covered, 6-8 minutes longer or until kale and noodles are tender. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth if necessary.

MOM'S HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned.
• Mix all ingredients except peas and noodles in 3 1/2- to 4-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 1/2 to 7 hours or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink in center.
• Rinse frozen peas with cold water to separate; drain. Stir peas and noodles into soup. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 15 minutes or until noodles are tender.

MOM'S HOMEY CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat all ingredients except noodles and chicken to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven.
• Stir in noodles; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 20 to 25 minutes, adding chicken for last 5 minutes, until vegetables and noodles are tender.

MOM'S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook chicken in water; cool slightly. Remove chicken from bones; discard bones. Skim fat from broth. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces; add to broth with remaining ingredients except noodles. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 50-60 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Meanwhile, for noodles, place flour in a small bowl and make a well in the center. Stir together remaining ingredients; pour into well. Working the mixture with your hands, form a dough ball. Knead for 5-6 minutes. , Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. On a floured surface, roll dough out to a square, 1/16 to 1/8 in. thick, and cut into 1/4-in.-wide strips. Cook noodles in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes or until done. Drain and add to soup just before serving. Freeze option: Freeze uncooked noodles on waxed paper-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer to freezer containers; return to freezer. Prepare soup as directed, reserving potatoes for later. Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Place potatoes in a small saucepan; add water to cover. Simmer 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain. Meanwhile, cook noodles as directed; drain. Transfer soup and potatoes to a Dutch oven. Heat through. Just before serving, add noodles.