Healthy Chicken Noodle Soup
Servings 8 servings
This homemade healthy chicken noodle soup is the perfect comforting dish to serve when the cooler weather arrives and is so much better than store-bought soup. Make up a pot at the beginning of the week for a quick, easy and tasty lunch or dinner throughout the week. It only takes 30 minutes to prepare! {Gluten-free friendly}
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 5 large carrots thinly sliced
- 5 ribs of celery thinly sliced
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dry
- 12 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cups dry pasta of choice such as rotini, fusilli or egg noodles (I used whole-grain fusilli)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Optional garnishes:
- Top with finely chopped fresh parsley if desired
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan, heat olive oil over medium heat and cook onion, carrots, celery and garlic for 5-6 minutes or until onion is translucent and fragrant. Add the thyme and cook for an additional minute.
- Next, add the chicken broth and bay leaves. Turn the stove up to high and bring broth to a boil.
- Add chicken breasts, turn the stove down to medium low and simmer the chicken for 15 minutes. Next, add the pasta to the pot and simmer for an additional 10-12 minutes until pasta is tender and chicken has cooked through and is no longer pink inside.
- Remove chicken breasts to a bowl and shred using two forks.
- Add shredded chicken back to the pot. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley, if desired.
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Notes
- Cut the vegetables so that they're roughly the same size so that they all finish cooking at the same time.
- You may need to add some extra broth if the soup has been sitting for a while as the noodles tend to absorb the liquid the longer it sits.
- If you want to save on time, you can add pre-shredded chicken that you've cooked ahead of time or use a rotisserie chicken instead of cooking the chicken breasts in the broth. You would need about 3 cups of shredded chicken for this soup recipe.
- This chicken noodle soup recipe is a great recipe if you’re looking to do some meal prepping or batch cooking. It makes 8 servings, or you can easily double it and freeze any leftovers in individual containers or large ziploc bags for quick and easy meals.
Nutrition
Calories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 22gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 825mgPotassium: 599mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 6475IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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