Chichen Soup - How to Make Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup - Old Recipe - The Hillbilly Kitchen

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner; chicken thighs are more affordable.

noodles

🥗Healthier: whole grain noodles

💰Cheaper: egg noodles

Whole grain noodles offer more fiber; egg noodles are often cheaper.

Welcome to the Hillbilly Kitchen; it's chicken soup season.

Start with a medium-sized onion and a few stalks of celery, chopped fine.

Add a little butter to a large pot with the chopped vegetables.

Season the vegetables with a little salt and a tiny bit of black pepper, then cover with a lid.

Prepare the chicken; you can use fresh, deli, or canned chicken, aiming for 2-4 cups.

Add about 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and less than 1 tablespoon of honey to the chicken.

Season the chicken with a little salt and pepper.

Chop or grate carrots if desired; if using cooked chicken, slice them and add to the pot with the vegetables.

Add egg noodles or another type of pasta; egg noodles are preferred but can be substituted.

Add poultry seasoning to the chicken for flavor.

Once the vegetables have softened, add the chicken skin-side up to the pot.

Cover the pot and cook for about 30 minutes without adding anything else.

After 30 minutes, add about 4 to 5 cups of water to the pot to create broth.

Simmer until the chicken is falling off the bone tender.

Remove the chicken, separate it from the bones and skin, and slice it thinly.

Slice about 2 carrots thinly and add them to the pot before the noodles, as they take longer to cook.

Add the noodles to the pot and cook until tender, adjusting the broth to your preference.

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