Chicken Noodle Soup

My friend, Heather, made this for dinner when I was at her house almost a year ago. I've been meaning to post it ever since then because it's just a really basic, delicious soup. My daughter will eat bowl after bowl. Below it I have one other egg noodle recipe that is a lighter option (but maybe not quite as wickedly yummy).


Here is the recipe for the chicken noodle soup. I just get like 12ish cups of water boiling and add carrots, onions and celery. Then I add chicken bouillon, usually a whole 3.75 oz, but the water, amount of veggies and bouillon is just totally to taste. After the veggies have boiled to softness, I add cooked chicken pieces and noodles. Here is the recipe for those:


2 cups flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. salt


Mix ingredients together, add more flour if sticky. Roll out on floured surface about 1/4 inch or whatever thickness you like and cut them to desired length and width. Drop them in soup for 12- 15 min. So easy.

Egg Noodle Option 2 (from The New Best Recipe):

Makes about 1 pound

2 Cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3 large eggs, beaten

1. Pulse the flour in a food processor fitted with a steel blade to distribute and aerate it evenly. Add the eggs; process until the dough forms a rough ball, about 30 seconds. If the dough resembles small pebbles, add water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time; if the dough sticks to the side of the workbowl, add flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, and process until the dough forms a rough ball. (I actually do all of this by hand without a food processor like you do to make pie crust.)
2. Turn the dough ball and small bits out onto a dry work surface; knead until the dough is smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours to relax. (The pasta dough can also be wrapped well in plastic wrap and kept refrigerated up to 1 day before rolling out.)
3. Roll out the dough (or use a pasta machine, if you have one, which...who does?) into a thin layer and cut into thin strips. I use a pastry cutter or pizza cutter.