🍜 Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients−6 servings+

• 2 tbsp butter or olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1½ lb boneless chicken breasts
• 6 oz wide egg noodles
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Steps

1. Cook onion, carrots and celery in butter in a large pot over medium until softened, 8 minutes. Add garlic for 30 seconds.
2. Add broth, thyme, bay leaf and the whole chicken breasts. Simmer gently 15–18 minutes until the chicken reaches 165°F.
3. Remove chicken, shred it with two forks, and discard the bay leaf.
4. Add noodles and simmer until tender, 6–8 minutes.
5. Return chicken, add salt to taste, and stir in parsley.