Easy Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

• porções: 5 servings
• tempo ativo: 10 minutes
• tempo total: 45 minutes

Ingredientes

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs (450g)

3 tablespoons butter, chicken fat, or olive oil (42g)

1 large onion, chopped

2 large carrots, chopped

2 ribs celery, chopped

Heaped tablespoon minced garlic, 4 cloves

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 bay leaves

3 sprigs fresh thyme or use 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

6 cups chicken stock, try homemade chicken stock

5 ounces egg noodles

1/4 cup heavy cream, plus more as needed (60ml)

1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped

Salt and pepper, to taste

Pinch or two crushed red chili peppers, optional for heat

Instruções

Cook veggies: Melt butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring every few minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften, 5 to 6 minutes.

Make a roux: Stir in the flour and cook, stirring it around the pan, for about 2 minutes.

Prepare the broth: Add the thyme and bay leaves, then continue to stir while pouring in the chicken stock. Bring the soup to a low simmer, then taste it and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Depending on the stock used, you may need to add one or more teaspoons of salt.

Poach the chicken: Submerge the chicken thighs in the soup so that the broth covers them. Bring the soup back to a low simmer, then partially cover the pot with a lid and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken thighs are cooked through and tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer the cooked chicken to a plate to cool for a minute. If the broth seems low, add a bit more stock or use water and reduce the heat a little.

Add the noodles: Stir the noodles into the soup and cook until done, 6 to 10 minutes, depending on the type of noodles used.

Shred the chicken: While the noodles are cooking, shred the chicken into strips or dice it into cubes.

Finish and serve: Slide the chicken back into the pot. Add the cream and parsley, then taste the soup once more. Adjust with more salt and pepper, as needed. We enjoy this soup with a generous amount of pepper or a pinch of crushed red peppers stirred in.

Nutrição

• Tamanho da Porção: 1/5 of the recipe
• Calorias: 381
• Gordura Total: 18.8g
• Gordura Saturada: 5.1g
• Colesterol: 129.3mg
• Sódio: 719.3mg
• Carboidrato Total: 22.2g
• Fibra Dietética: 2.6g
• Açúcares Totais: 3.8g
• Proteína: 32.3g