Family Favorite Chicken Noodle Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (32 ounce) boxes chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 12 ounces homestyle noodles (from the freezer section, i use reames)
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 teaspoon all purpose seasoning (i use spike)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
• 1/2 of a rotisserie-cooked chicken, meat only (i keep the chunks big)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepot, saute carrots, celery and onion in the butter for 2 minutes over med-high heat.
• 2 add broth, garlic and bay leaf, give it a stir, put the lid on the pot and crank up the heat to high until it start boiling.
• 3 when boiling, remove lid an drop in the noodles. give it a good stir and leave the lid off.
• 4 boil on med-high for 25 minutes.
• 5 in the meanwhile, remove the (pre-cooked) chicken meat from the bones and set aside.
• 6 after 25 minutes, turn down the heat to low.
• 7 add the peas, seasonings and chicken.
• 8 stir and let it cook on low for 15 minutes.