The Lady's Chicken Noodle Soup

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Cozy Country Cooking

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (322)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

Stock:

1 (2 1/2 to 3-pound) fryer chicken, cut up
3 1/2 quarts water
1 onion, peeled and diced
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 bay leaves
3 chicken bouillon cubes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Soup:

2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups sliced celery, with leafy green tops
2 1/2 cups uncooked egg noodles
1 cup sliced mushrooms
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/3 cup cooking sherry
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1 cup grated Parmesan, optional
3/4 cup heavy cream, optional
Seasoning salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Crusty French bread, for serving

Directions

For the stock: add all ingredients to a soup pot. Cook until chicken is tender, about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove chicken from pot and set aside to cool. Remove and discard bay leaves and onion. You should have approximately 3 quarts of stock. When chicken is cool enough to touch, pick bones clean, discarding bones, skin, and cartilage. Set chicken aside.

For the soup: bring stock back to a boil, add carrots, and cook for 3 minutes. Add celery and continue to cook for 5 to 10 minutes. Add egg noodles and cook according to directions on package. When noodles are done, add chicken, mushrooms, parsley, sherry and rosemary. Add Parmesan and cream, if using. Cook for another 2 minutes. Adjust seasoning, if needed, by adding seasoning salt and pepper. Enjoy along with a nice hot crusty loaf of French bread.

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Kim Rohnert Park, CA 02-09-2010
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Oustanding!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this soup! I was looking for a good chicken noodle soup and boy did I find one with this, I'll never need to find... another recipe! I've made this several times and everyone who has had it loves it! It's creamy and cheesy and great on a rainy, cold day! Read more
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Krysta Saratoga Spri ngs, NY 02-08-2010
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the ONLY chicken soup you ever need to make
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made many different kinds of chicken noodle soup for many years and this is, by far, THE best recipe ever. I will dig... this recipe out ever time.Read more
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Renee New Castle, DE 02-04-2010
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I KNEW I WOULDNT BE DISAPPOINTED!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Its 9:00 in the evening and I just finished cooking this wonderful and couldnt wait to post my thoughts on it. Yes, its a... little time consuming but it is THE BEST Chicken Noodle soup I've ever had. Yes, its my first time making homemade soup and my entire family is singing my praises!!Read more
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Betty Lawrenceburg, KY 02-03-2010
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The Best Chicken Noodle Soup I've Ever Had In My Life
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is not a watery basic stock chicken soup - this is without a doubt the best - be sure to use the cream and parmesan... cheese - that is what I think makes it unique!!! Everyone I serve it to raves over it. I use a whole chicken as well - doesn't really matter other than might have to cook longer. Don't put too much noodles - they will absorb all your yummy stock. I don't see how anyone could say it's not the best or one of the best soups you've ever had- maybe it wasn't cooked exactly as the recipe? Read more
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Ashlee Vinemont, AL 01-27-2010
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WONDERFUL!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thanks to this recpie we have a new family favorite! I choose to use a whole young chicken and then shred the chicken once it... is done cooking and add a few extra spices here and there, but other than that i dont change a thing! Absolutly wonderful and extreamly easy to make!Read more
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Paula The Woodlands, TX 01-27-2010
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If you love chicken soup this one is not for you
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I love Paula Deen and this is the first time I made something of hers and did not like it AT ALL! I was so sick with strep,... with four young children, with my husband out of town... all I wanted was chicken noodle soup; which is my favorite and I could not even eat a spoon full. If you love chicken noodle soup, stay away from this one! Read more