Chef John's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

This homemade chicken noodle soup is soul-warming and deliciously simple — just chicken and noodles. What makes it so good is the homemade roasted chicken stock.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 149 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup diced onion
• ½ cup diced celery
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (Optional)
• ½ cup diced carrot
• ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 2 tablespoons melted chicken fat
• 2 quarts roasted chicken broth (see footnote for recipe link)
• 4 ounces uncooked wide egg noodles
• 2 cooked boneless chicken breast halves, cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Stir in carrot, onion, celery, thyme, and salt. Add chicken fat; cook and stir until onions turn soft and translucent, 5 to 6 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in roasted chicken broth and bring to a boil. Season with salt, if necessary.

Step 3

Stir in egg noodles; cook until tender, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Add cooked chicken breast meat; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.