Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup With Hand-made Egg Noodles

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 eggs, warmed 5 min in warm tap water
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 49 ounces chicken broth (swanson)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 large carrot, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 1 celery rib, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 1/4 cup onion, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley (or 1/2 t. fresh)
• 1 cup chopped cooked chicken (no skin)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash your hands, remove any rings and get ready to get messy.
• 2 noodles: break warmed eggs into a large bowl. add 3/4 of the flour and mix with a wooden spoon until most of the flour is combined with the eggs. "squish" dough through your fingers. dough will probably be pretty sticky. add a little more flour. continue squishing through your fingers and kneading dough and adding small amounts of flour until dough is no longer sticky. you can add a little water if you get it too dry. the key here is to have the dough just to the point of not being sticky.
• 3 let dough rest 20-30 min (allows gluten to develop).
• 4 meanwhile, start broth and water boiling. slice carrot, celery and onion and chop chicken. add vegetables, chicken, garlic powder, onion powder and parsley to broth.
• 5 take rested dough and run through your pasta machine to desired thickness and cut into 1/4" wide noodles (if you don't have one, that's ok -- skip to the next step!). cut noodles to desired length. separate noodles and lay out to dry until veggies are tender.
• 6 no pasta machine? wipe down your counter and dry thoroughly. dust a 1 foot circular area with all-purpose flour. place rested dough on floured counter. knead gently a few times. re-flour counter and dough. knead until pasta is smooth. roll out with a rolling pin to 1/8" thick and cut into 1/4" thick strips with a sharp knife or pizza cutter(don't cut the counter). cut to desired length. separate noodles and lay out to dry until veggies are tender.
• 7 when veggies are tender, add noodles and allow to boil 3-5 minutes until tender.
• 8 season with salt and pepper as desired.
• 9 portions can be frozen for later, if desired.
• 10 enjoy!