Uncle Bill's Chicken Soup
"This chicken soup recipe is particularily good especially when you have a cold.
Substitute and use turkey if it is available."
photo by Rootsman
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 large leek, cleaned and chopped, use white part only
- 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
- 1 large celery rib, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 30 fluid ounces chicken broth
- 2 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 large bay leaf
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup diced mushroom
- 2 cups uncooked noodles (Ramon noodles are okay)
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- In a large heavy bottom cooking pot, heat olive oil and butter over medium-high heat.
- Add onions, leeks, carrots celery and garlic and cook, stirring for about 3 minutes or until vegetables are slightly softened but not browned.
- Add chicken broth, water, bay leaf, thyme and rosemary.
- Bring to boil.
- Cut chicken into bite size pieces and add to soup along with the diced mushrooms.
- Add noodles and bring soup to boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until noodles are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove bay leaf and discard.
- Stir in parsley, salt and pepper.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Serve soup hot.
- Refrigerate any unused portions.
- NOTE: Homemade Chicken or Turkey Stock is so much better than purchased broth.
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Reviews
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Excellent! Homemade chicken soup is our favorite cure-all. DH was on his way back from a business meeting after having had a very "unsettled" night probably the result of eating raw oysters. I wanted to try something different without losing the character of the classic version. Adding thyme and rosemary was the magic touch! I made the recipe by cooking bone-in chicken breasts in the water broth mixture with the bay leaf, thyme and rosemary. I removed them, chopped the meat and returned the chicken to the broth. I added the veggies and noodles and finished the soup as directed. DH just kept saying "oh, this is so good!" After 3 helpings he went to bed as a very happy man. Thank you Uncle Bill for this "magic recipe". -
Excellent. I made with all homemade stock. Very flavorful. My biggest mistake was making it about 20 minutes too early, so the pasta got a little overcooked sitting in hot liquid. Will make again soon & just do it last minute. Thanks Bill. -
Wonderful flavor blends that are really accented nicely due to the tymme and rosemary. I used home made canned turkey. (1 pint). I did omit the mushroom and leek. A nice comfort food for this time of year where there's still a little nip in the air. Made for Spice of the Month in the French Forum - rosemary~ -
Fantastic flavours! I made some changes to use what I had on hand. I started with Thanksgiving Turkey bones which I boiled for hours and then picked clean, then proceeded with the recipe. I only used 2 garlic cloves and still thought the garlic was strong but that is my personal taste. I did add dill at the end because I love it and it adds a new dimension of flavour. It was nice to try a new recipe for chicken soup and I will definitely make this again. Thx Uncle Bill!
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After searching through numerous chicken soup recipes for my sick BF I felt that this was the best. I made my own noodles and had to add extra water and an extra can of broth because the noodles soaked up the liquid which would not have been a problem if I had followed the recipe. The spices were delicious and my BF said that this was the best chicken soup he has ever had! This will be my chicken noodle soup recipe from now on. Thank you for posting your fantastic recipe.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
