Lite Chicken Noodle Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 48 ounces low fat low calorie chicken broth (i use swanson at about 15 calories per cup)
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 14 ounces cubed chicken breasts (all fat removed)
• 1 (16 ounce) can sliced carrots, drained
• 4 ounces egg noodles

Recipe

• 1 place celery in a microwavable container and slightly cover with water. cover and microwave for about 3 minutes. then transfer to a soup pot.
• 2 add cubed chicken, ginger and pepper to pot with celery. add enough of the broth to slightly cover the chicken and celery. bring to a boil and cover. reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender and no longer pink; about 20-30 minutes.
• 3 when chicken is cooked add remaining broth and carrots. return to a boil and add the egg noodles. cook until noodles are tender, about 20 minutes.
• 4 salt can be added as needed but prepackaged chicken broth is often salty enough by itself.