The Best Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs chicken breasts
• 3 1/2 quarts water
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 4 ounces cremini mushrooms
• 2 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
• 5 celery ribs, thickly sliced
• 2 carrots, thickly sliced
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 mix flour and 1/4 tsp salt thoroughly and place on the counter, or a pastry board, making a well in the center.
• 2 place eggs, 1 tbsp milk, and olive oil in a large bowl and whisk until smooth.
• 3 slowly add egg mixture to well in flour and mix together.
• 4 knead dough for about 10 minutes until a smooth, slightly elastic dough is formed.
• 5 cut dough into three pieces and cover with plastic wrap.
• 6 allow to sit about 15 minutes.
• 7 on a floured counter top, roll dough out as thin as possible without tearing.
• 8 cut noodles about 1/4- 1/2 inch wide.
• 9 cover noodles loosely with plastic wrap and set aside.
• 10 place water, chicken, onion, salt, pepper, and bay leaves in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• 11 reduce heat to medium high and allow to simmer about 45 minutes.
• 12 after 45 minutes, add celery, carrots and sweet potatoes, stir in, then allow to simmer another 45 minutes.
• 13 remove chicken and bay leaves from broth and discard bay leaves.
• 14 allow chicken to sit until cool enough to handle. once cool, shred chicken into coarse pieces.
• 15 add milk and butter to broth and return to a rolling boil over high heat.
• 16 add chicken to broth, then add noodles.
• 17 cook soup over high heat 15-20 minutes, stirring regularly.
• 18 remove from heat and allow to sit for 15 or 20 minutes, the soup will thicken.
• 19 serve alone, or ladled over mashed sweet potatoes.