Home-style Chicken Noodle Soup

It's that time of year! Soups, chilis, and stews fragrant the air and warm our cold selves! Personally, I love warm, summer-y weather (is summery a word?), but there's something exciting about the crisp, fall season. And I get to wear boots.

Chicken noodle soup is a classic you gotta make. It's super simple, but man, does it warm not only the body, but the SOUL! Chicken broth, especially, makes everything better. In case you were wondering...

Here's my simple recipe you can try at home, with 7 ingredients! 

Ingredients (for 2 servings) 

1-2 small carrot(s), raw

2 stalks celery, raw

1 chicken breast

2 C spiral egg noodles

(For the broth)

4 C water

2 T Chicken Base

2 t dried, ground sage (optional)

Directions

If making broth from scratch, in a pot, bring water to boil. Add chicken base, stir. Add sage if desired. (It's really yummy). 

Once broth is boiling again, add chicken breast. *In a hurry? Buy a ready-made rotisserie chicken, remove meat from one breast, shred, and add it last!

While chicken is cooking, slice carrots and celery to thickness desired. Carrots take a while to cook soft sometimes, so I grate mine to make paper-thin circles.

Once chicken is cooked almost thoroughly, remove and set aside to be shredded with a fork. Add veggies. After 5 minutes, add noodles and shredded chicken to finish cooking. Continue boiling until noodles are soft (5-10 more minutes).