There's love in the pot.

If you know a little about me, you know that someday I'd love to own a deli cafe. I make soup - good homemade soup. The kind that makes people feel good and loved. My deli cafe would be a place where I could serve a bowl of love. Until then my family gets test and enjoy lots of pots of soup. I'll share a few of my favorite recipes on my blog but not all of them. ;)

Today I made chicken noodle for my kids. My 6 year old is not feeling well. So just like my mother did for me, I made her a pot of soup. Chicken noodle. I don't know why but whenever my sick kids have some good homemade chicken noodle soup they seem to get better much faster. This is the first soup I ever made. I make it just like my mother did when I was young.

Chicken Noodle Soup

For the broth.
2 quarts water
chicken bones with meat
1 carrot
1 rib celery
1/2 onion
4 boullion cubes
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/8 tsp. whole peppercorns
1 bay leaf

Put everything in a 8 qt pot and bring to boil. Then reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and reserve broth and chicken meat for soup. Discard bones and vegetables.

For the soup.
2 quarts broth (as prepared above or canned)
2 carrots sliced
2 ribs celery sliced
1 small onion diced
1 cup chicken (reserved from chicken bones)
1 cup uncooked egg noodles (any variety)

Bring broth to a low boil. Add carrots, celery and onions. Cook 3-5 minutes, then add chicken and noodles. Cook 6-8 minutes more until noodles are soft and vegetables are still slightly firm. Serve hot with crackers.
(note- if you like your soup chunkier, feel free to increase the amounts of chicken and vegetables).

Try a pot of this chicken noodle the next time your family needs a little love.