Chicken Noodle Soup

With homemade noodles

Serving size 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 carrot sticks, peeled and chopped (or buy carrot chips a put about 1 1/2 cups)
• 2 celery sticks, chopped 
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 cups reduced sodium chicken broth (if you do not use reduced sodium it may be too salty) 
• 1 pound cooked chicken breast, diced (Rotisserie chicken is easy and delicious)
• Homemade egg noodles (recipe below)
• Fresh or dried parsley

Homemade Egg Noodles (Make this first to give noodles time to dry)

• 3 egg yolks 
• 1 whole egg
• 6 tablespoons cold water
• 2 teaspoons salt 
• 2 cups flour

Directions for Noodles

1. Beat eggs until well mixed
2. Beat in water and salt
3. Stir in flour until combined and separate dough into 3 balls 
4. Flour surface well and roll each ball out thin and cut into small stripes with pizza cutter
5. Place parchment paper and let dry while cooking the soup

Directions

1. Place a large pot over medium heat and add olive oil. Add vegetables, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. 
2. Add chicken broth and raise heat to bring liquid to a boil. 
3. Add dices chicken and return soup to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook chicken for two minutes. Add egg noodles. 
4. Cook soup an additional 5 minutes or until noodles are tender and floating. 
5. Remove from heat. Stir in Parsley and serve hot.