My Cuban Grandmother's Chicken Noodle Soup

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are more affordable.

egg noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat noodles

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole wheat noodles offer more fiber, while pasta is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has health benefits, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: fresh lemon juice

💰Cheaper: bottled lemon juice

Fresh lemon juice offers better flavor, while bottled is more accessible.

Fill a small crock pot with water and add a 2-3 pound chicken.

Season with salt, minced onion, black pepper, garlic, cumin, and oregano.

Cover and cook on low for 10 hours until the chicken is falling off the bone.

Remove the chicken from the crock pot and debone it, saving the bones for broth.

Strain the broth to remove bits and add back the neck bones and more water.

Let the broth simmer for another 8-12 hours to extract nutrients from the bones.

Remove excess fat from the broth once cooled.

Return the broth to the crock pot and add the deboned chicken.

Break up spaghetti noodles and add them to the broth.

Cook on high until the noodles are tender.

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