#BLC 2018 - Day 9: Rainy Days and The Sewing Gourmet...

...it has rained CATS and DOGS here for two days in a row.  There is always something about rainy weather that makes me crave a good bowl of soup - a trait left over from my childhood when my Grand Father would make pots of delicious soups or stews for us on rainy or cold days.  The soup of my choice is usually vegetable beef.  I did make a pot of  that when Matthew flew through here as a Category One  Hurricane exactly a month ago.  It's hard to make just a little soup (that is really never really my intention) so I had enough left over to freeze three nice sized containers for lazy days ahead.

Today I wanted a nice pot of homemade Chicken Noodle Soup so that is just what I made.  So it was soup for tonight, and it'll be soup for lunch tomorrow with the balance going into freezer containers.

I know it's much easier to open up a can, but making it from scratch is just one of the ways that I pamper myself.  Here's the recipe that I used with the help of good old Google:

EASY HOMEMADE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
Courtesy of  Delish.com

Ingredients

1 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 c. diced onion

2 carrots, diced

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2" pieces

2 celery stalks, diced

Kosher Salt

Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 tsp. Thyme

32 oz. low-sodium chicken stock
1/2 cup water

1 c. egg noodles

1/4 c. chopped parsley
Note:  For my own twist I added 1/4 tsp. Rosemary, and 1 Bay Leaf.
 

Directions

1. In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions, celery, and carrots and cook until softened, 6 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.
2. Move vegetables to one side of the pot and add chicken. Season with salt and pepper and cook until no pink remains, 6 to 8 minutes. Add stock and 1/2 cup of water and bring to a boil.  

Note: I added all of the stock and the 1/2 cup of water then reduced heat cooked about 20 minutes before bringing to a boil to add the noodles as instructed below.

Add noodles and cook according to package instructions. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add parsley and serve immediately.

Should you make it, I do so hope that you thoroughly ENJOY!!!