Chicken and Homemade Noodle Something Something.

Several people have recently asked me for my recipe for Homemade Chicken & Noodle something something. I say it like that because it is quite a versatile recipe.  Those who know me, know that I like things simple. This is such a simple recipe that can be used in many different ways. It saves me having to have several chicken noodle this or that recipes... I just use the same recipe and modify it slightly for different dishes.

I usually like things simple but I take the time to make the homemade noodles.. it's totally worth the effort, but if you are in a hurry, you can just toss in some egg noodles. In my opinion, the noodles totally make or break the yumminess of the recipe.

My family doesn't like celery, so I skip that ingredient and add frozen peas about 15 minutes before I serve it.

For the dough for dumplings, you can make regular biscuit dough, or you can mix some pancake mix up to a thick dough or for even quicker dumplings, you can break up Pillsbury biscuit dough and drop on top about 15 minutes before you want to serve it..

for a pot pie, you can make homemade pie crust for the bottom and top crust, or you can get the pre-made crust from the grocery store. If you are doing it as a pot pie, use a lot less water and more flour to thicken it up.

My family prefers to have it over mashed potatoes. You can do real mashed potatoes or instant mashed. If you do instant mashed, make them thick so they will withstand all the juice in the soup.

It all depends on how much time you have and what you are in the mood for.

Another tip to make it easier,... I put the chicken breasts in the crock pot and cover with water and cook them overnight. Then I pull them out of the water and can shred them with a fork while they are warm.  Save some of the water to use in the soup.

So here's the basic recipe:

Chicken Noodles over Potatoes

Put 3-4 inches of water in large pan. Dice ½ onion, 1 ½ cup carrots & celery (each.. more if you want). 1 can chicken broth + 1 can water. Boil 2 chicken breasts – strain water and add water to rest of soup.

Boil til veg are tender, add chicken and noodles. Salt & pepper to taste along the way. 

(you can make in stock pot and then move to crock pot to keep warm until ready to serve.)

Noodles:

3 eggs + 2 half shells of water, a sprinkle of garlic salt, 1 ½ cup flour. You can add more until you can roll out to ¼ “ thick. Flour the top a little and fold over both edges to the middle. Be sure to flour wherever the dough touches so it won’t stick, especially under the dough. Cut into thick strips ¼” or so (I use a pizza cutter to cut the noodles). Unfold them and let sit while veggies are cooking. In a hurry, you can also use egg noodles from the store.