Last week, Dan called to tell me he was starting the drive back to Ithaca from Columbus. “If I were already home, I’d have to take a sick day. I feel horrible. Instead, I have to drive for 7 hours.”
Poor Dan. In an attempt to make him feel better after driving for that long with a head cold, I made sure a pot of hot chicken noodle soup was nearly ready when he arrived.
He’s feeling better now, but now I have the cold. Looks like I need to break out the leftovers!
This is the perfect soup for any fall or winter sick-day. It makes a lot of soup, so freeze some for your next sick day (which hopefully won't be soon!)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large leek, sliced
- 6-7 large carrots, unpeeled and sliced
- 12 cups chicken stock
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- Meat from one 3-4 pound chicken, cooked and shredded
- 1 bunch kale, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 3 cups egg noodles
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Warm the olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the leeks and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to brown and soften.
- Add the stock and rosemary, cover and bring to a boil. Remove the lid and allow to simmer for 30-35 minutes. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, remove the rosemary sprigs.
- Add the chicken, kale and egg noodles to the stockpot. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Stir and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Copyrighted by Julie Grice and Savvy Eats
Mmm, your chicken noodle soup looks so comforting! Now I wish I were sick, so I could take a sick day and eat this on the couch.
You can come keep me company on my sick day and eat some soup with me
Yum! I could so go for some of this! Love the little bowls! So cute
Thanks for the reminder! I’ve bought all of the ingredients to make chicken noodle soup but ended up making chicken pot pie instead. But soup weather is here and I’m ready for it. I wonder if eating it while healthy will keep cooties away? Can’t hurt right? Feel better soon!
It certainly can’t hurt to try!
I wish this would’ve appeared for me when I got sick last week! Instead, I made myself broccoli soup. Good but not the same as chicken noodle. This looks delicious
Broccoli soup is good too… lots of vitamins!
You are saving the day over here!
Chris was sick with a head cold last week and now I have it too… and all I could think about last night was that I needed to get my hands on some homemade chicken noodle soup! Hope you are feeling better already
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I could have used that soup last week! Feeling better now and hope you will soon:)
Yum! You can never go wrong with chicken noodle soup! So perfect for cold days, like this weekend is suppose to be (in PA).