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Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Noodle Soup – A Warm, Honest Bowl That Feels Like Someone Cares
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 bowls
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Calories: 280
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

What you ideally need:
  • Chicken: 400–500g bone-in = flavour, boneless = easier… your call
  • Noodles: 2 cups egg noodles or spaghetti broken into pieces… I’ve done that too
  • Carrots: 2
  • Onion: 1
  • Celery: 1 or 2 sticks optional but worth it
  • Garlic: 4–5 cloves
  • Ginger: a small piece this is your hidden hero
  • Butter or oil: 1 tablespoon
  • Water or chicken broth: 6–7 cups
  • Bay leaf: 1
  • Salt + black pepper
  • Parsley or coriander for garnish
Optional (based on mood, weather, or random craving):
  • Lemon juice
  • Chili flakes
  • Oregano
  • Tiny bit of soy sauce
  • A splash of cream
  • Peas or sweet corn
  • Thyme
  • Extra garlic because… why not?

Equipment

  • A big pot
  • Knife.
  • Cutting board.
  • A ladle
  • A bowl for shredding chicken
  • A spoon you like using

Method
 

Step 1: Melt the butter gently
  1. Put your pot on the stove.
  2. Add butter.
  3. Let it melt slowly — no rushing.
  4. Enjoy that tiny moment of peace… the quiet bubbling.
Step 2: Add onions
  1. Throw in the chopped onion.
  2. Let it soften.
  3. It doesn’t have to turn golden — just lose that sharpness.
Step 3: Add garlic + ginger
  1. Now the magic duo.
  2. The kitchen will instantly smell like comfort.
  3. Honestly, if comfort had a scent, this would be it.
Step 4: Add carrots & celery
  1. Add both veggies.
  2. Give them a little stir.
  3. Let them cook and release their sweetness.
Step 5: Bring in the chicken
  1. Place the chicken pieces gently.
  2. Add salt.
  3. Add pepper.
  4. Drop in the bay leaf.
  5. Give it a slow stir — I always do it twice for no reason… habit, maybe.
Step 6: Add water or broth
  1. Pour it all in.
  2. Stir.
  3. Cover the pot.
  4. Let it simmer for about 25 minutes.
  5. This is the part where I usually sit down and scroll my phone or just stare at something… because cooking doesn’t need to be chaotic. It can be slow.
Step 7: Shred the chicken
  1. Take the chicken out.
  2. Shred it with forks.
  3. Or hands.
  4. Doesn’t matter.
  5. No need to make perfect strips — uneven pieces taste just as good.
  6. Put shredded chicken back into the pot.
Step 8: Add noodles
  1. Drop the noodles in.
  2. Let them cook until soft.
  3. Noodles have their own personality — sometimes they behave, sometimes they cook faster.
  4. Check them occasionally.
Step 9: Taste test — the moment that makes it YOUR soup
  1. Taste the liquid.
  2. Close your eyes for a second.
  3. Ask yourself —
  4. Do you want more salt?
  5. More warmth?
  6. More lemon?
  7. More pepper?
  8. Fix the soup the way your mood likes it today.
  9. And then — turn off the heat.
  10. Take a breath.
  11. Your Chicken Noodle Soup is ready.