Easy Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Homemade (Sort Of) Chicken Noodle Soup

1 Rotisserie Chicken from Sams Club or Costco (or 2-3 chicken breasts cooked, then cut them up)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 medium onion (chopped)
6 cups chicken broth
2 cups sliced carrots
4 ribs celery sliced
1 bay leaf
1 tsp basil
1 can evaporated milk
Egg Noodles (I like the Country Pasta, Homemade Style Egg Noodles because they taste homemade)

Remove meat from rotisserie chicken and cut into bite sized pieces. In a little vegetable oil, cook chopped onion and garlic until it's soft and somewhat translucent. Add chicken pieces, stir. Add salt and pepper to taste along with bay leaf, basil and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Add celery and carrots, cover and cook on med-high heat until carrots are tender. Once carrots are tender, add evaporated milk and noodles. Cook until noodles are finished. Top with fresh parsley if desired.

Note: I've made this both with chicken breasts (that I cooked in the stock pot then followed the recipe from there adding onion and garlic, etc) and with a rotisserie chicken. It's amazing both ways, however, using a rotisserie chicken makes it taste AMAZING. Also, I've used both noodles and I've tried making bisquik dumplings in this and it's also good with both. Enjoy!

Jody Wright

Award Winning Fire & Ice Chili

1 can (20 oz) Pineapple Chunks OR Tidbits
1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes
1 can (6 oz) tomatoe paste
1 can (4 oz) diced green chilis
1 can (15 oz) spicy chili beans
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped OR 1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 medium yellow onions, chopped OR 1/2 cup minced dry onion
1 green bell pepper, seeded, chopped (optional)
3 Tbs. chili powder
2 tsp ground cumin
2 Tbs. finely chopped jalapeno chilis OR 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper (omit if want really mild)
2 tsp. salt
2 lbs. lean ground beef

Brown meat with onions, drain if necessary.

Drain pineapple, reserve juice

Combine reserved pineapple juice with tomatoe paste. Add tomatoes, green chilis, beans, garlic, bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, jalapeno chilis and salt. Mix together and then combine this tomatoe mixture and cooked meat in crockpot. Cover and simmer for 3 hours stirring occasionally. Add pineapple during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

Top with sour cream, cheese, green onions - whatever sounds good.

Thank you Marilyn McLean for this outstanding recipe. Marilyn's amazing chili has won at the Utah State Fair twice & once you taste it, you will know why...it is SOOOO good! The name Fire and Ice makes it sound rather spicy; however, it isn't too 'firey' and if you are worried, leave out the jalapenos. This recipe goes great with the Kalli Roll Recipe listed in the blog.

Jody :)

Pasta e Fagioli

I made this Monday night and invited some friends over for dinner. Yum-O! I went to The Olive Garden and picked up salad, breadsticks and alfredo sauce to complete the meal. DELISH!!!!

1 lb. ground beef, turkey or italian sausage (I used ground beef)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
1-2 carrots, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
1-28 oz. can diced tomatoes
1-15 oz. can kidney beans
1-15 oz. can white beans
1-15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups V-8 juice
1 T. vinegar
1 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1 t. oregano
1 t. basil
1 1/2 t. thyme (or just replace all 3 of these with 3 t. italian seasoning)
1/2 lb. ditalini pasta

Brown meat in large stock pot. Add all fresh veggies and saute for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients except for pasta. Simmer for 1 hour (or however long you have until dinnertime!). Meanwhile, cook pasta, drain and toss with olive oil. Put soup and pasta together in bowl and top with grated parmesan cheese.

Kristen (picture courtesy of Once upon a dinner time - where I found the recipe)

Chicken Noodle Soup

Boil 1 fryer chicken in water (you may use chicken breasts if you want)
Add 3 chicken boullion cubes
1 large onion, chopped
Chopped celery and carrots if desired
Add 2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp parsley flakes (put in at very end)

You can let it simmer all day or start just before dinner. You just need enough time to cook the chicken.

For the noodles:
(makes ALOT of noodles)

2 cups flour
2 tsp salt
4 eggs
1/4 cup water

Mix together and roll out THIN; cut with pizza cutter and carefully drop one at a time into soup.

Kristen (thanks Patty)