Chicken and Noodles

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar cheese

💰Cheaper: colby jack cheese

Colby jack is often cheaper and melts well.

cream of chicken soup

🥗Healthier: homemade cream soup

💰Cheaper: cream of mushroom soup

Cream of mushroom is often less expensive and can be used in similar dishes.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Pecorino is often cheaper and adds a similar flavor.

Wash chicken thighs and gizzards thoroughly.

Remove skin from some chicken thighs and trim excess fat.

Peel hard skin off gizzards and wash them.

Determine water amount based on chicken quantity, adding just enough to cover the chicken in the pot.

Place pot on stove and bring to a boil.

Add chopped onion and celery to the boiling pot.

Add garlic powder, salt, and butter to the pot to reduce foam.

Add Lipton onion soup mix to the pot.

Cover the pot and cook on medium heat for 30 to 45 minutes until chicken is done.

Check chicken doneness by inserting a fork; it should twist easily.

Add can of cream of chicken soup to the pot for flavor.

Add 2 cups of water to the pot, adjusting based on chicken amount.

Bring pot back to a boil after adding water.

Add 2 bags of noodles to the boiling pot.

Cook noodles for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and let sit for another 10 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens