Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

With the super cold weather we are eating a ton of soup but this is out #1 recipe for my family!

My family and I are in so much love with my homemade chicken noodle soup that we have it often. I would say at least on the minimum side once a month year round. When we make beer can chicken I make an extra chicken to save for when I make the soup. The beer can chicken drippings leave enough from the two chickens cooking to make it into a stock when I put the chicken into the crock pot.

Break down:

Beer Can Chicken

I take the chicken and clean it out while rubbing my seasoning on the out/in sides. 

Seasonings: 

1 tablespoon of salt

1 tablespoon of pepper

3 tablespoons of all seasoning

1 tablespoon of cumin

1 tablespoon of chili pepper

3 tablespoons of butter soft

Now in the in side of the chicken:

Before I place it on the beer stand I slice 1/2 an onion and 1/2 lemon sticking them in side the chicken. Next place the chicken onto the beer can stand onto a foiled cookie sheet.

Put into oven for 45 minutes or until done.

Let rest for 20 to 35 minutes then clean the chicken off the bone and chop up.

  Into a pot on the stove while the chicken is cooking I start the veggies if I don't already have the chicken cooked from a meal before.

Into the pot:

1 stick of butter

1 onion diced

1 clove of garlic

6 diced up carrots

6 diced up celery
2 Cups Peas

Let all these each one start to brown up a little (or soften up if its the carrots and celery). Mine takes around 15 minutes or so. You can add any other seasonings, veggies, and herbs you would like. 

Next add chicken stock container and chopped up chicken that you have cleaned off your precooked chicken into the pot. 

Noodles:

1 pot of water with olive oil drizzle and shake of salt to a boil while making noodles

I love homemade noodles!

3 cups flour

3 pinches salt

3 eggs

1 tsp butter

Mix all ingredients. Roll thin with flour and cut into 1 inch strips. (I have a roller and cutter that attaches to my Kitchen Aid Machine). Let dry 5 minutes or until not tacky.

Drop into hot water and boil 15 minutes.

I then add noodles to the rest of my chicken soup pot and if I need any extra liquid I use the water from boiling the noodles. Then I taste to make sure it is seasoned right. If need to add extra seasonings to your taste.

Yes its a lot of work but in my house its worth it and it feeds my family of four with leftovers!